16 Sep Cargill to Pay Growers for Carbon-Friendly Farming Methods Commodity superpower Cargill Inc. is starting to pay American farmers to adopt growing practices that boost soil health and trap carbon. Read more...
16 Sep Retail Sales Unexpectedly Jump in Sign of Resilient Demand U.S. retail sales rose unexpectedly in August as a pickup in purchases across most categories more than offset weakness at auto dealers, showing resilient consumer demand for merchandise. Read more...
15 Sep Planning, Flexibility Key in Electric Fleet Management CLEVELAND — Experts stressed common considerations in electric fleet management in a study group session during American Trucking Associations’ 2021 Technology & Maintenance Council Fall Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition. Read more...
15 Sep Technical Session Explores Modern Truck Battery Challenges CLEVELAND — The evolving demands on truck batteries and how to prolong their life has proven revolutionary for Class 6 and Class 8 vehicles, experts said Sept. 14 during American Trucking Associations’ 2021 Technology & Maintenance Council Fall Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition. Read more...
15 Sep Free Rides Cost Pennsylvania Turnpike $104M More than $104 million in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls went uncollected last year as the agency fully converted to all-electronic tolling, with the millions of motorists who don’t use E-ZPass having a nearly 1 in 2 chance of riding without paying under the “toll-by-plate” license plate camera system. Read more...
15 Sep Former Ruan Transportation Chairman John Ruan III Dies at 78 John Ruan III, chairman emeritus of Ruan Transportation, died Sept. 11 after a long illness. He was 78. Read more...
15 Sep NTSB: Officer’s Error Likely Caused 2019 Shipwreck Off Georgia A top officer’s errors in calculating the stability of a cargo ship loaded with nearly 4,200 automobiles likely caused the giant vessel to overturn along the Georgia coast, U.S. investigators said in a report Sept. 14. Read more...
15 Sep Clarience Relates Transition From Electric to Electronic CLEVELAND — Ushering in its transition from an electrical company to an electronic company, Clarience Technologies introduced a suite of products including the A2Z for e-Mobility, a companywide initiative developed to extend the range of electric vehicles by reducing battery amp draw. Read more...
15 Sep Seven More Indicted in New Orleans Staged Crash Scam Seven individuals have been charged with staging two accidents with tractor-trailers in New Orleans, bringing the number of indictments to 40 in a federal investigation into intentional collisions with trucks. Read more...
15 Sep US House Democrats Edge Closer to $3.5 Trillion Budget With Transportation Bill Approval Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives moved closer to realizing President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda after they advanced transit and climate change proposals in a transportation budget bill. Read more...