25 Aug Bollinger Expands Lineup With Classes 4, 5 EVs Bollinger Motors Inc. said Aug. 25 it will sell Class 4 and Class 5 electric commercial trucks in addition to the Class 3 vehicles it unveiled last year in a move the Oak Park, Mich.-based startup said would offer greater coverage to customers. Read more...
25 Aug EPA Rebuffed Warnings Auto Emissions Plan Was Too Weak White House and other administration officials told the Environmental Protection Agency that its industry-backed plan for tightening auto emissions limits was too lax, but the agency rebuffed those warnings and released the proposal with provisions that could lessen its bite. Read more...
25 Aug Peterbilt Delivers 10 Battery-Electric Trucks to Shippers Transport Express Peterbilt Motors Co. announced the delivery of 10 battery-electric Model 579EVs to Shippers Transport Express for immediate use as part of their drayage operations at the Port of Oakland. Read more...
25 Aug China Reopens Terminal at World’s Third-Busiest Port The Meishan terminal at China’s second-busiest port reopened Aug. 25 following a two-week shutdown that further snarled already stressed shipping routes in Asia. Read more...
25 Aug Bendix Marks Milestone for Remanufactured Brake Shoes Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced it produced 10 million units of its remanufactured brake shoes not quite a decade after beginning serial production of the component. Read more...
25 Aug Goldman-Backed Exchange Raises Cash to Expand Shipping Contracts The New York Shipping Exchange, founded in 2015 by a former industry executive to make the container shipping market more efficient, is raising another $15 million to expand contracts that can help protect companies’ supply chains from price hikes and other uncertainties. Read more...
25 Aug Phillips Introduces Electrical Cable Support Products Phillips Industries announced it released its QWIK-Clamp for charging cables with an insert designed for single or dual pole applications. Read more...
24 Aug UPS Starts Drone Delivery of COVID Vaccines UPS Inc. started delivering coronavirus vaccines with the use of drones as part of a new initiative announced Aug. 24. Read more...
24 Aug $3.5 Trillion Budget Blueprint Passes First Step in House WASHINGTON — Striking a deal with moderates, House Democratic leaders muscled President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle Aug. 24, ending a risky standoff and putting the party’s domestic infrastructure agenda back on track. Read more...
24 Aug Walmart to Launch Delivery Service for Other Businesses NEW YORK — Walmart said Aug. 24 it will start farming out its delivery service, using contract workers, autonomous vehicles and other means to transport rival retailers’ products directly to their customers’ homes as fast as just a few hours. Read more...