A Columbus, Ohio, trucking company says they are making history as the first American carrier to deploy truck platooning technology to generate revenue. On May 17, EASE Logistics announced that they “will soon be the first in the U.S. to deploy connected and automated trucking technology on revenue-generating routes.”EASE is working with the Ohio Department of ...more
In just a few weeks, two major law enforcement agencies in Iowa will merge in an effort to increase efficiency and consistency. On May 16, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation that will make the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) Motor Vehicle Enforcement (MVE) Division a part of the Iowa State Patrol.The bill was signed ...more
A semi truck outfitted with multiple cameras captured a collision involving a possibly distracted motorist as they try to catch their exit from the left lane. The video was captured on I-70 in Pennsylvania.In the video, a car traveling in the left lane cuts in front of the dash cammer’s truck traveling in the right ...more
A hotel in Texas was seriously damaged after a semi truck crashed into it on Sunday morning. The accident happened at around 9 a.m. in Borger, Texas at the Borger Ambassador Inn at the corner of E 3rd and S. Florida streets.According to ABC 7 Amarillo, the semi truck was heading west on E 3rd ...more
Jim Farley by Emily Elconin/Bloomberg News Ford Motor Co. surprised Wall Street earlier this month with a strong first quarter, but CEO Jim Farley still faced a tough crowd by sticking with a goal for the company’s money-losing electric vehicle unit to be churning out 2 million models annually in a few years. “I appreciate ...more
Nati Harnik/AP Deere & Co. raised its full-year profit forecast amid strong demand for farm equipment and the easing of supply chain woes that have dogged companies since the pandemic. The U.S. tractor maker on May 19 lifted its outlook as it reported second-quarter profit of $2.86 billion that beat analyst estimates, citing healthy demand for ...more
Norfolk Southern OMAHA, Neb. — The union that represents railroad engineers finally secured its first deal for paid sick time with Norfolk Southern, several months after other rail unions began reaching similar agreements with the major freight railroads. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen announced the deal with the railroad May 18. Roughly 3,300 ...more
(Getty Images) A Texas state court has denied an appeal by Werner Enterprises Inc. of an $89.7 million jury verdict in a case involving a 2014 fatal crash. “We have inspected the record and find no error in the judgment,” seven of the nine justices wrote in a May 18 opinion. “We order the judgment ...more
A Tesla store in Corte Madera, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) The Biden administration has dropped, for now, a plan that would have awarded automakers such as Tesla Inc. credits for using renewable natural gas to power electric vehicles. That proposal was excluded from drafted regulation setting biofuel-blending quotas for the next three years that ...more
The reimagined welcome center on Interstate 70 eastbound in Preble County, Ohio. (Ohio Department of Transportation) Ohio transportation officials will add truck parking when possible in a massive four-year renovation to rebuild 33 rest areas at 17 locations in project recently announced by Gov. Mike DeWine. In a ceremony unveiling a revamped Preble County Welcome ...more
