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Forklift Driving Becomes Desk Job in Phantom-Mitsubishi Deal

Phantom Auto, a California-based startup focusing on remote vehicle operation, has struck a deal to provide logistics equipment heavyweight Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. with software that enables forklifts to be operated remotely from thousands of miles away.

May 13, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

US Jobless Claims Fall More Than Forecast in Week Ended May 8

Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance fell to a fresh pandemic low last week as business confidence strengthens and employers seek to fill more positions left open by restrictions.

May 13, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Texas Senate Committee Approves Legislation to Curb Lawsuit Abuse

The Texas Senate Transportation Committee has unanimously approved a House bill that would help curb the growing trend of lawsuit abuse targeting commercial vehicles in Texas.

May 13, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Colonial Pipeline Restarts Operations, but Normalcy Days Away

Colonial Pipeline, the nation’s largest fuel pipeline, restarted operations May 12, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers.

May 12, 2021
BusinessLogistics

New TIA Chairman Michael Riccio Highlights Areas of Focus

Michael Riccio discussed his goals as the newest chairman of the Transportation Intermediaries Association during the 2021 TIA Capitol Ideas Conference on May 12.

May 12, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTCA

Missouri Lawmakers Pass Fuel Tax Hike With Refund Option

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri drivers will likely pay more at the pump starting this fall after lawmakers passed a bill to raise the state’s fuel tax for the first time in more than two decades.

May 12, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

House Panel Ready for Transportation Bill, Rep. Peter DeFazio Says

WASHINGTON — Comprehensive, multiyear surface transportation legislation is likely to be considered by a U.S. House committee prior to Memorial Day, the chamber’s top transportation policymaker said May 12.

May 12, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Repairs to I-40 Bridge Could Take Months

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Repairs to the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee could take months after a crack was found in the span, forcing thousands of trucks and cars to detour and shutting down shipping on a section of the Mississippi River, a transportation official said May 12.

May 12, 2021
GovernmentBusinessFuel

More Stations in Southeast Running Out of Gas

Drivers waited in long lines at gas stations in the Southeast on May 12 after a hack of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline led to distribution problems and panic buying, draining supplies at thousands of gas stations.

May 12, 2021
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

CSX to Acquire Quality Carriers

Class I railroad CSX Corp. is acquiring bulk liquid carrier Quality Carriers Inc. in a deal that expands the railroad’s footprint in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

May 12, 2021