The U.S. Treasury Department sketched out its interpretation of content requirements for electric vehicle tax credits in President Joe Biden’s signature climate bill, while delaying final rules until March of next year. The action intends to provide enough clarity for automakers to move forward with supply chain investments, while giving Treasury officials more time to ...more
As Tesla helped usher in electric cars, a Tampa Bay, Fla., company seeks to do the same for boating. Blue Innovations Group, founded by former Tesla global head of manufacturing Chuan “John” Vo, is working out of Pinellas Park on a 30-foot-long boat powered by only electricity. In January, Blue Innovations Group will debut the ...more
Educational grants for careers as truck drivers and diesel mechanics are among $54 million in awards by the Texas Workforce Commission to schools to buy equipment and expand job options for students. “Texas continues to cultivate a highly skilled, diverse workforce through major investments in career and technical education training programs for our students,” Gov. ...more
The U.S. Department of Energy announced it intends to issue $750 million in funds to dramatically lower the cost of hydrogen technologies for heavy-truck fuel cells as well as hydrogen delivery and storage. “By investing in the cutting-edge research and development necessary to making market-ready clean hydrogen a reality, DOE is delivering on President [Joe] ...more
TOPEKA, Kan. — A pipeline operator put a damaged section in Kansas back into service Dec. 29, a little more than three weeks after a spill dumped 14,000 bathtubs’ worth of crude oil into a rural creek. Canada-based T.C. Energy announced that it had completed repairs, inspections and testing on its Keystone pipeline in northeast ...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $273.9 million to 12 projects that are designed to improve safety and freight movement on rural roadways in several states. The agency as part of an initiative funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will invest $2 billion through 2026 for rural projects to update infrastructure, improve ...more
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) shared dash cam and police body cam video of a trooper’s recent encounter with a truck driver as a reminder to avoid distracted driving. The video was shared by OSHP on December 29, 2022. It was captured on US 30 in Crawford County.In the video, a trooper from the ...more
A truck driver shows off the “worst bathroom” they ever used in this gross video. In the clip, the driver shows off a “wall of boogers” in the bathroom at one of his deliveries. “Would it be bad if I added to it?” the driver asked in the comments. “I have about zero faith in humanity ...more
A motorist captured video of an unusual oversize load haul with a second driver operating underneath the oversized load. The video was captured by passing motorist, who said:“My wife and I were traveling to our son’s high school football game on November 4th, 2022, when we looked over and saw this. We pulled over to ...more
