28 Apr FMCSA Reviews Seizure Policy The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is reviewing the agency’s current seizure medical policy with an eye toward possibly eliminating a requirement that truck drivers with the condition request a special exemption from the agency. Read more...
28 Apr America’s Mass Hog Cull Begins With Meat to Rot in Landfills The mass culling of America’s hog herd is starting as a wave of shutdowns at processing plants creates livestock gluts that farmers can no longer sustain. Read more...
28 Apr Cummins Q1 Net Income, Revenue Fall Cummins Inc. reported first-quarter net income and revenue fell as key domestic and global markets weakened as the novel coronavirus spread. Read more...
28 Apr Electric-Vehicle Charging Startup Amply Power Secures $13.2 Million Startup Amply Power has raised $13.2 million from investors including Soros Fund Management to advance the company’s electric-vehicle charging service for commercial fleets. Read more...
28 Apr Yokohama, Continental Resume Tire Production Two tire manufacturers that had suspended production due to the COVID-19 crisis have restarted their factories. Read more...
28 Apr Oil Swings After Major Index Bails Out of June Contract Oil resumed losses after a brief bounce higher amid the aftershocks of a major index tracked by billions of dollars in funds exiting near-term contracts for fear prices may turn negative again. Read more...
28 Apr China Merchants Group Explores Taking $4 Billion Port Unit Private China Merchants Group Ltd. is exploring taking China Merchants Port Holdings Co. private after shares of the state-owned conglomerate’s unit slid in Hong Kong this year, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Read more...
28 Apr CARB Approves Amendments to Reduce NOx Emissions in B20 Biofuels The California Air Resources Board has conditionally approved a slate of regulatory amendments intended to more closely monitor the additives blended into B20 biodiesel that so far have not been deemed effective at mitigating oxides of nitrogen in the alternative diesel fuel. Read more...
28 Apr Caterpillar Sees Virus Pain Intensifying After Profit Trails The world’s biggest maker of mining and construction equipment is predicting that the pain from the coronavirus crisis is far from over. Read more...
28 Apr Efforts to Prevent Clogged Diesel Particulate Filters Include Low-Ash Engine Oil, Ensuring Fuel Quality As engine oil suppliers develop new formulations to protect diesel engines and enhance their efficiency, some are paying particularly close attention to the performance of exhaust aftertreatment systems. Read more...