Tesla recently released a brief video touting the ruggedness of company’s new-to-market all-electric Class 8 Semi. Tesla shared the video on December 13 with the caption: “Our engineers tested Semi in a variety of harsh conditions to maximize reliability & durability.”In the video, the Tesla Semi plows through a large puddle, goes through suspension testing, ...more
Authorities in Everett, Washington, are investigating after a person was found dead inside of a burned truck on Tuesday. According to the Everett Police Department (EPD), a semi truck fire was reported by witnesses on Tuesday evening in a fenced parking lot in the 1200 block of 108th Street SW.Firefighters arrived on the scene to ...more
Agents made the third largest methamphetamine bust in Border Patrol history in Texas last week. The contraband was uncovered at the Falfurrias Border Patrol Station in Texas on December 8th. According to Local 23 News, a tractor trailer was referred to the secondary inspection area for an immigration inspection on the driver. During the immigration inspection, ...more
High-speed charging for electric vehicles could be on its way to becoming a mainstream convenience, available at grocery stores, apartment buildings and other locations many people frequent. Imagen Energy, based in Wisconsin, has been awarded a $12 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance the development of DC fast-charging that is ...more
Inflation in the United States slowed again in November in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households. Consumer prices rose 7.1% in November from a year ago, the government said Dec. 13. That was down sharply from 7.7% in October and a recent peak ...more
The value of global trade is set to reach a new record this year, increasing by about 12% to an estimated $32 trillion, according to a U.N. report that signaled a slowdown heading into 2023. “The substantial trade growth during the last year was largely due to increases in the value of the trade of ...more
Freight mobility technology company Einride announced it secured $500 million in financing, including a Series C equity raise and a debt facility. The $300 million in debt financing — which includes an initial facility rollout of $150 million starting in January — signed with Barclays Europe ensures long-term funding for Einride’s current and future electric, ...more
Shippers urged the U.S. railroad regulator to create more competition in the industry during hearings in which Union Pacific Corp. was called to explain a spike in service restrictions. Univar Solutions Inc., a chemicals distributor, deals with all modes of transportation from air to barge, and railroads stand out as “notoriously difficult to do business ...more
TC Energy’s efforts to restart a segment of its Keystone oil pipeline after a 14,000-barrel spill have been delayed by bad weather, according to people familiar with the matter. The company’s latest estimate for resuming service on a leg of the pipeline extending to Patoka, Ill., is Dec. 14, said the people, who asked not ...more
Class 8 U.S. retail sales in November were the second-highest this year and continued the trend since May of monthly gains compared with a year earlier, Wards Intelligence reported. Sales rose 39.5% to 23,075 compared with 16,539 a year earlier. August posted the best sales so far with 23,581. Year-to-date sales rose 14.2% to 225,163 ...more
