Prime trailers at an Amazon delivery station in Dallas. (Kathy Tran/Bloomberg News) U.S. consumers spent $6.4 billion online in the first 24 hours of Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Day, according to Adobe Inc. That’s up 6% from a year ago but fell short of estimates for even stronger growth as shoppers hunt for bargains. The 48-hour ...more
The Crimson Battery Energy Storage Project in Blythe, Calif. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg News) California has, in just three years, seen a tenfold increase in batteries plugged into its grid as solar and wind installations take the place of aging gas-burning power plants. The state now has enough large-scale batteries to supply 5,600 megawatts of electricity, up ...more
A shopper looks down an aisle in a Target store in Upper Saint Clair, Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) WASHINGTON — After two years of painfully high prices, inflation in the United States has reached its lowest point in more than two years — 3% in June compared with 12 months earlier — a sign ...more
Roland Bolduc holds the sleeper berth trophy, which was presented to him by Motor Transport Association of Connecticut President John Blair. (Eugene Mulero/Transport Topics) WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — On a reasonably warm, sun-soaked morning in early June, Roland Bolduc arrived at his state’s truck driving championships ready for elite-level competition. His goal was simple: qualify ...more
Freightliner trucks on the assembly line. June's overall volume marked the second consecutive year-over-year increase in Class 8 orders with the only other positive month this year being February. (Freightliner via YouTube) North American Class 8 truck orders experienced a year-over-year increase for the second month in a row during June, ACT Research reported. ACT ...more
Harvesting a soybean crop. Biofuels (biodiesel and renewable diesel) have become alternatives to diesel and are helping meet emission requirements set by California, Oregon and Washington. (United Soybean Board) The West Coast’s growing demand for renewable diesel and biodiesel fuel will drive petroleum diesel usage there next year to the lowest level in more than ...more
The task force's goal is to make sure that truck leasing agreements are not trapping drivers in predatory situations. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says. (welcomia/Getty Images) In their first meeting on July 11, members of a federal truck-leasing task force began outlining plans for future discussions on how to evaluate potential predatory commercial and motor ...more
A Tritium DCFC and Hawaii Department of Transportation fast charger. (Tritium DCFC Limited) Hawaii says it is the first out of the gate to award a contract for federally funded fast chargers to be deployed across the state. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, or NEVI, offers $5 billion over five years to states ...more
A truck driver gave it all he had in order to save his truck from rolling away. In the apparent doorbell camera video, a trucker is walking up some front porch steps when he notices his truck starting to roll. The driver whips around, stops what he’s doing, and books it big time towards the ...more
A man was recently arrested and charged in Memphis after allegedly illegally towing and robbing a semi truck driver at a truck stop. The incident began shortly after midnight on July 6 at a truck stop near the airport in Memphis, according to a report from WREG.The truck driver later told police that two males ...more
