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GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Inflation, Tangled Supply Lines Are Gripping Economy

WASHINGTON — Since the pandemic erupted two years ago, Forest Ramsey and his wife, Kelly, have held the line on prices at their gourmet chocolate shop in Louisville, Ky. Now, they’re about to throw in the towel.

February 11, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Ontario Declares State of Emergency Over Blocked US Bridge

The premier of Canada’s biggest province declared a state of emergency, warning protesters choking off traffic at a key U.S. border crossing and causing gridlock in Canada’s capital they face stiff punishment if they don’t leave.

February 11, 2022
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Anheuser-Busch Taps Zero-Emission Trucks to Deliver New Beer

Anheuser-Busch teamed up with fleet partners Nikola Corp. and BYD Motors ahead of the Super Bowl to deliver Bud Light NEXT with zero-emission trucks.

February 11, 2022
BusinessEquipment

TRP Opens 250th Aftermarket Parts Store

TRP, Paccar Parts’ brand of aftermarket parts for all makes and models of trucks, trailers and buses, announced the opening of its 250th TRP store.

February 11, 2022
BusinessEquipment

January Trailer Orders Clear 26,000

U.S. trailer orders in January kept pace with a month earlier at about 26,000 but were down 13% compared with the 2021 period, ACT Research reported, citing manufacturers’ preliminary data.

February 11, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

How ATA Stopped the Vaccine Mandate

Join TT’s Dan Ronan as he interviews ATA President Chris Spear and gets a behind-the-scenes look at how ATA took the industry’s case against the vaccine-or-test mandate all the way to the Supreme Court – and won.

February 11, 2022
BusinessEquipment

Goodyear Plunges as Tiremaker Sees Inflation Pressures

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. tumbled the most since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic after the company said inflationary pressures are likely to continue this year, tarnishing a quarter in which results outpaced expectations.

February 11, 2022
BusinessEquipment

Port of Baltimore Gets Grant to Upgrade Diesel Equipment

The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore announced it received a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the port’s Diesel Equipment Upgrade Program, which replaces older cargo-handling equipment and dray trucks with newer, cleaner and more efficient models.

February 11, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsAutonomous

After ‘Driver-Out’ Milestone, TuSimple CEO Cheng Lu Outlines Vision for Autonomous Trucking

LAS VEGAS — When TuSimple completed its first “driver-out†autonomous truck run in December, it marked a significant step toward a commercial launch of the company’s driverless truck technology.

February 11, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

US Urges Canada to Use Federal Powers to End Bridge Blockade

TORONTO — The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government Feb. 10 to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the border to shut down or scale back production.

February 10, 2022