03 May Ford Boosts Investment in Solid-State Battery Maker Ford Motor Co. announced May 3 it is increasing its investment in a producer of solid-state batteries, yet another move in the automaker’s push to establish a sustainable supply of the components needed to power a coming wave of electric vehicles. Read more...
03 May Crossword Puzzle Solution for May 3, 2021 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the May 3, 2021 print edition. Read more...
03 May Pelosi Promotes Biden’s Infrastructure Plan As a House committee prepares to consider a multiyear highway policy bill, the chamber’s Democratic leader touted the president’s plan for modernizing transportation networks. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
03 May Engine Oil Suppliers Target Sustainability Amid Broader Push to Reduce Emissions As the trucking industry explores zero-emission technologies such as battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, heavy-duty engine oil suppliers are applying less conspicuous methods of curbing airborne particulate matter and carbon emissions. Read more...
03 May States Eye Federal Cash, Go Slow on Road Taxes JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have agreed on in recent years. Read more...
03 May Kroger Joins Drone Delivery Race With Pilot From Ohio Store Kroger Co. is diving into drone delivery, starting a pilot at a store near its Cincinnati headquarters. Read more...
03 May Canadian Pacific Objects to Potential Regulator Exemption for Rival Bid Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said Canadian National Railway Co.’s unsolicited offer for Kansas City Southern shouldn’t be exempt from tougher merger rules that the U.S. railroad regulator established two decades ago. Read more...
03 May SPAC Crackdown Threatens Environment That Powers EV Startups The marriage between SPACs and clean-tech vehicle startups is on the rocks as regulators push for detail. Read more...
30 Apr Texas House Passes Bill That Would Help Curb Lawsuit Abuses The Texas House of Representatives has passed legislation that would help curb the growing trend of lawsuit abuse targeting commercial vehicles in Texas. Read more...
30 Apr Leadership Changes Announced as UPS Freight Sale to TFI Inches Closer With the pending sale later this year of UPS Freight to TFI International, leadership changes are taking place in anticipation of the new ownership. Read more...