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UPS Launches End-to-End Cold Chain Solutions

UPS is taking the lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic to expand its specialty pharmaceutical offerings by establishing UPS Cold Chain Solutions, a suite of technologies, capabilities and global facilities that incorporates those lessons into an integrated logistics platform, the company announced May 24.

May 26, 2021
BusinessTechnologySafetyLogistics

Safety Culture Helps Fleets Guard Against Lawsuits, Experts Say

Motor carriers with a culture that prioritizes safety can protect themselves from frivolous lawsuits and help stave off the multimillion-dollar court settlements that make headlines in accident litigation involving trucking companies, safety experts said.

May 26, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel

Court Orders Shell to Cut Net Emissions by 45%

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court on May 26 ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared with 2019 levels in a landmark case brought by climate activism groups, which hailed the decision as a victory for the planet.

May 26, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Truck-Lite to Relocate to Pennsylvania in Preparation for EVs

Truck-Lite Co., a provider of LED lighting systems for commercial vehicles, announced it is relocating its headquarters to Knowledge Park at Penn State Behrend in Erie, Pa.

May 26, 2021
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Tesla Phases Out Radar Sensors, Shifts to Camera-Based Autopilot

Tesla Inc. updated its website May 25 to announce that Model 3 and Model Y cars built for North America and shipping this month no longer will be equipped with radar.

May 26, 2021
BusinessTechnology

Lordstown Motors Drops as Earnings Stoke Case for Skepticism

Lordstown Motors Corp. shares tumbled after the electric vehicle company cut its full-year production expectations for its Endurance pickup truck and said it will need outside capital.

May 26, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

EV Charger Maker Tritium Going Public in SPAC Merger Deal

Tritium, which makes fast chargers for electric vehicles, has reached an agreement to go public through a merger with blank-check company Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp. II.

May 26, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Kodiak Robotics Autonomous Technology Headed to Asia

Self-driving truck technology company Kodiak Robotics Inc. announced a deal with one of South Korea’s largest conglomerates to bring Kodiak Driver to the Asia-Pacific markets.

May 26, 2021
BusinessLogistics

Trucking Groups Oppose Oakland Stadium Port Site Even as A's Mull Moving

Two California-based trucking associations continue to oppose plans for a major league baseball stadium to be built for the Oakland Athletics inside the Port of Oakland facility at the Howard Terminal, even as the team considers relocating to another city.

May 25, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

60% More Travelers for Memorial Day This Year, AAA Says

About 37 million people will travel this Memorial Day, a significant boost from a year ago, according to AAA’s forecast for the traditional kickoff of the country’s summer driving season.

May 25, 2021