Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other officials mark the beginning of construction to replace the Chain of Rocks Bridge. (Illinois Department of Transportation via Flickr) Illinois officials recently held a ceremony along Interstate 270 as construction started on a project with Missouri to replace the aging Chain of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River with twin ...more
Volvo VNR. Volvo AB is aiming for 100% of its global sales of new trucks to be electric by 2040. (Volvo Trucks North America) Companies including PepsiCo Inc. and Nike Inc. are calling for the European Union to implement stricter emissions targets for trucks, which the firms say will lower costs in the long run. ...more
A cross section of a lithium battery pack. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News) A new U.S. plant will soon offer a solution for tight supplies of critical metals: Pull them out of dead batteries in a process that produces fewer emissions than competitors. Recycling startup Nth Cycle is opening its first full-scale plant in Fairfield, Ohio, to ...more
Evan Burroughs displays a trcking device for Oregon's pilot program that charges motorists by the distance their vehicle travels. (Andrew Selsky/AP) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Evan Burroughs has spent eight years touting the virtues of an Oregon pilot program charging motorists by the distance their vehicle travels rather than the gas it guzzles, yet his own ...more
A Lion electric school bus. (Eric Gay/AP/File) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding almost $1.7 billion in grants for buying zero- and low-emission buses, with the money going to transit projects in 46 states and territories. The grants will enable transit agencies and state and local governments to buy 1,700 U.S.-built buses, ...more
(Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)) AUSTIN, Texas — In addition to expanding its own product offerings, Samsara is investing in other technology companies that are developing innovative products and services aimed at improving safety, efficiency and sustainability in connected operations. The fleet telematics provider announced a new investment fund, Samsara Ventures, to provide seed funding for startups ...more
Diesel prices dropped 2.4 cents a gallon on average in the Central Atlantic region. (THEPALMER/Getty Images) Diesel prices slipped 1.4 cents a gallon after a one-week interruption to settle at a national average of $3.801, according to Energy Information Administration data released June 26. Highlights Diesel prices resumed their decline after rising for just the ...more
Traffic in the Midtown neighborhood of New York. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News) A plan to charge motorists driving into New York City’s midtown Manhattan received final federal approval, according to a notice to congressional members, a significant step that allows the first such tolling program in the U.S. to roll out. The Federal Highway Administration on ...more
Maine Gov. Janet Mills signs the highway budget law. (maine.gov) Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed a two-year, $829 million highway budget law creating a reliable revenue stream to fund highway repairs using portions of state motor vehicle taxes. Mills said the new measure will decrease state borrowing by creating “a sustainable, long-term source of ...more
Amazon has been piloting the program since 2020. (Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg) Many small businesses have long relied on Amazon’s platform and delivery pipeline to boost their business. Now, Amazon wants to enlist them to help with deliveries, too. The e-commerce giant on June 26 officially launched a program it has been piloting since 2020 that pays ...more
