The Fastport eQuad prototype has undergone pilot testing in New York City. (Honda) Move over bicycle couriers, Honda Motor Co. wants to use bike lanes for a new fleet of four-wheeled electric delivery vehicles. The Japanese automaker said June 17 it plans to start small-scale production this year of an all-electric quadricycle, called the FastPort ...more
Mark Carney shakes hands with Donald Trump during an arrival ceremony during the Group of Seven Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, on June 16. (Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images) Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada and the U.S. are aiming to strike a trade deal within a month, a goal set during a meeting with President Donald Trump ...more
(RapidEye/Getty Images) A broad collection of states are warning residents about scams under which victims receive text messages purported to be from state motor vehicle agencies seeking payment for fraudulent traffic violations, and which threaten revocation of driver’s licenses for noncompliance. “Scammers took note of the toll text scams that were everywhere a couple months ...more
Due to a growing network of pipelines, Mexico’s reliance on gas from Texas sharply scaled up beginning around 15 years ago as U.S. shale projects took off. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg News) Canadian companies could help Mexico reduce its lopsided dependency on imported U.S. natural gas by maximizing its own domestic supplies of the fuel, according to ...more
Nikola's Phoenix headquarters were bought by EV maker Lucid in April. (Nikola Corp.) Bankrupt Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell tractor manufacturer Nikola’s administrators are finalizing plans for the sale of what are expected to be the last assets to go under the hammer: the intellectual property. Judge Thomas Horan on June 17 approved plans to ...more
“It’s hard to know exactly where this nets out over time, but ... we expect that this will reduce our total corporate workforce as we get efficiency gains from using AI extensively across the company," Jassy wrote. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News) Amazon.com Inc. CEO Andy Jassy says he expects the company’s workforce to decline in the ...more
The Estrella, a crude oil tanker operated by Lundqvist Rederierna (left), and Nansen Spirit, operated by Teekay Corp., transfer oil between them. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg) The cost of hauling refined oil out of the Middle East surged on June 17 as shippers reacted to the conflict between Israel and Iran. Rates for shipping large cargoes of ...more
Hundreds of workers are facing layoffs starting in August when food distributor United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) closes a Pennsylvania facility. According to a WARN document filed with Pennsylvania labor authorities in June 2025, Rhode Island-headquartered UNFI plans to shutter a distribution center located at 4255 East Independence Drive in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.The facility closure will result ...more
A police officer was sentenced to 45 days in jail and two years probation for tasing a trucker during a rainy traffic stop in Michigan nearly two years ago. The incident happened on July 20th, 2023 in Center Line, Michigan. 51-year-old former Warren police officer, Dammeon Player, was sentenced on Monday, June 16th, 2025. According to ...more
Nearly one and a half million dollars worth of brand new Nintendo Switch 2 consoles were stolen from the back of a semi truck heading to the Dallas area. The truck driver discovered that the cargo had been stolen at around 8 a.m. on June 8th while conducting a pre-trip at the Love’s Truck Stop ...more
