DOT Pauses Planned Workforce Cuts Due to Litigation
(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News) The U.S. Department of Transportation said it’s pausing planned cuts to its workforce while it waits for resolution in pending legal battles over the Trump administration’s efforts to significantly reduce the size of the federal government. A spokesperson for the department said May 30 that it’s holding ...more
Fed Hikes Rate by Half-Point, Signals More to Come
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve reinforced its inflation fight Dec. 14 by raising its key interest rate for the seventh ...more
NACFE Study Shows Flat Fuel Economy for Class 8 Vehicles Surveyed
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency said fuel efficiency in Class 8 trucks participating in its annual fleet study ...more
Volvo Autonomous Solutions, Uber Freight Announce Partnership
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and freight broker Uber Freight announced a long-term strategic partnership to deploy Volvo’s autonomous transport network within ...more
Southern California Ports to Expand Electrification Efforts
California’s move toward its 2035 goal of requiring all drayage trucks to be zero-emission is ramping up. Port and trucking ...more
Cold Blast Threatens Eastern US as Gulf Coast Tornado Risk Lingers
Tornadoes have killed at least two people in Louisiana as a violent weather system moves across the U.S., spawning blizzards ...more
Interstate blocked by highway sign pulled down by semi truck’s load
A fallen highway sign caused traffic backups in South Carolina on Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened on December 12th at ...more