Greenlane's flagship facility in Colton, Calif., is set to open April 24. Volvo Open Charge is a digital application that helps drivers of electric trucks locate charging infrastructure. (Greenlane Infrastructure) Greenlane Infrastructure is set to become the first U.S. partner for Volvo Open Charge, a digital application that helps drivers of electric trucks locate charging ...more
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2. (Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press) President Donald Trump rolled out a whole new set of tariffs in a move to promote U.S. manufacturing — but one that experts warn also could disrupt transportation and the ...more
Duffy speaks at the April 2 hearing. (epw.senate.gov) WASHINGTON — The nation’s top transportation officer is asking Congress to consider reforming permitting regulations specific to construction projects as part of an update to federal highway policies next year. Addressing the historically bipartisan Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on April 2, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ...more
A Volkswagen e-Golf charges at an electric vehicle charger in Escondido, Calif. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg News) President Donald Trump’s federal funding cuts are poised to slow down growth in the installation of electric-vehicle charging stations across the country, according to the CEO of a company that supplies them. The suspension of a government program funding new ...more
A Volkswagen e-Golf charges at an electric vehicle charger in Escondido, Calif. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg News) President Donald Trump’s federal funding cuts are poised to slow down growth in the installation of electric-vehicle charging stations across the country, according to the CEO of a company that supplies them. The suspension of a government program funding new ...more
DHL Supply Chain CEO Oscar de Bok (left) and Cryoport CEO Jerrell Shelton at the acquisition announcement. (DHL Group via X) DHL Group acquired white-glove logistics specialist Cryopdp from Nashville, Tenn.-based Cryoport for an undisclosed sum. Cryopdp specializes in logistics for clinical trials, biopharma, and cell and gene therapies. Headquartered just outside Paris, Cryopdp handles ...more
A side underride guard installed on a truck. The equipment has been the source of much debate. (AirFlow Deflector) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has denied a request seeking an investigation into whether side underride guards on trailers could reduce the severity of vehicle collisions with tractor-trailers. “Currently, a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard ...more
A truck driver admitted to buying a gun on the street and accepting $3,000 for the transportation of migrants to San Antonio during a border inspection earlier this month. Truck driver Jermaine Phillips attempted to cross the border with the contraband at the Interstate 35 checkpoint in Texas on March 23rd at about 5:40 p.m. According ...more
A motorcycle smacked into the back of a semi truck while fleeing Arizona Department of Public Safety officers on Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened on April 1st at 12:30 p.m. on Interstate 10 westbound near Avondale Boulevard in Avondale, Arizona. According to ABC 15, the DPS trooper attempted to stop the motorcycle rider but the person ...more
A former Massachusetts State Police (MSP) trooper will plead guilty to multiple charges for his role in a bribery scheme involving unqualified Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) applicants. On April 1, authorities announced that former MSP trooper Calvin Butner, 64, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to falsify records, three counts of falsifying ...more
