Heartbreaking video shows a driver releasing his frustration after learning that his pension is at risk amidst trucking company Yellow Corp.’s financial woes. On July 15, Yellow withheld pension and healthcare payments totaling $50 million and now will be booted out of the Central States Pension Fund on July 23, according to The Hill. Teamsters ...more
This week, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) performed a raid on a distribution center as part of a crackdown on an interstate marijuana trafficking operation. OBN says that a warehouse in Oklahoma City was raided this week because the facility was “being used as a distribution hub for a criminal organization trafficking millions of ...more
A plug-in electric vehicle charging point. (Carina Johansen/Bloomberg News) Kentucky and West Virginia are leading a 25-state coalition in challenging emissions regulations proposed by the Biden administration that aim to phase out fossil fuel-powered vehicles in favor of alternative power options such as electric vehicles. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, his West Virginia counterpart Patrick ...more
Rivian bills its Spaces locations as more of a playground than a showroom. This is an image from its Venice, Calif., location. (Rivian) Nearly two years after launching production of its electric pickup trucks and SUVs in Normal, Ill., Rivian is planning to open its first showroom in Chicago. California-based Rivian has leased a 5,160-square-foot ...more
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) is the lead sponsor of the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act. One aim of the bill is to limit efforts by California lawmakers to ban the sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News) Legislation that aims to block efforts to prevent the sale of internal combustion engines ...more
Cummins revealed a medium-duty concept truck powered by the B6.7H hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2-ICE) at the IAA Transportation exhibition in Hanover, Germany, last September. (Cummins Inc.) Daimler Truck Holding AG is pushing a hydrogen technology as an alternative to batteries and fuel cells in the shift to zero-emission rigs. The advantage? It would be ...more
Tesla reported vehicle delivery rose 83% compared to the year-earlier quarter. (Eric Gay/Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk’s big bet that Tesla price cuts could boost sales and profits amid increasing competition and poor economic sentiment appears to be yielding mixed results. Sales jumped and the company beat analyst expectations for net income in ...more
Workers moved 833,030 containers at the Port of Los Angeles in June, making it the facility’s strongest performance since last July. (Port of Los Angeles) Container volume was lower in June when measured against strong year-ago levels at ocean cargo facilities on the West and East Coasts, but some signs of improvement can be seen. ...more
A truck enters a security checkpoint at Charleston AFB in South Carolina. An Armed Services panel said there is no universal access standard across the military's branches for truckers. (Nicholas Pilch/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — A must-pass defense policy bill under consideration in the Senate includes a proposal to further facilitate access for trucks to ...more
Murray said, “This is a strong bipartisan bill that makes critical investments to continue investing in the infrastructure that helps Americans get to where they need to be." (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press) Leaders in the House and Senate aim to finalize legislation that would fund the Department of Transportation during fiscal 2024. On July 20, a ...more
