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GovernmentBusinessFuel

Colonial Pipeline Sued for Gas Crisis From Ransomware Attack

Colonial Pipeline Co. was sued by a gas station seeking to represent thousands more over the ransomware attack in May that paralyzed the U.S. East Coast’s flow of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

June 22, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Massachusetts' $2.65 Billion Capital Plan Includes Funds for Transportation

Massachusetts leaders recently announced a $2.65 billion Capital Plan, which includes millions for improving transportation infrastructure and bottlenecks.

June 22, 2021
BusinessTechnology

Trucker Tools Acquired by ASG

Trucker Tools has been acquired by the software-focused investment portfolio company ASG, the companies announced June 22.

June 22, 2021
BusinessSafetyFuelBreaking News

May Tonnage Rises 3.7% Year-Over-Year

Truck tonnage rose 3.7% in May compared with year-ago levels and is pacing well against comparisons to the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to American Trucking Associations.

June 22, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics

China Trucking Startup Full Truck Alliance Raises $1.6 Billion in US IPO

Full Truck Alliance Co., an Uber-like trucking startup, has raised $1.6 billion after pricing its U.S. initial public offering at the top of a marketed range, in one of the biggest listings stateside by a Chinese company this year.

June 22, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics

Amazon Might Have to Sell Logistics Business Under Bill

Amazon .com Inc. could be forced to sell its valuable logistics services division — the network of warehouses and delivery hubs around the country that power quick delivery of online orders — under antitrust legislation proposed by a congresswoman from Amazon’s hometown of Seattle, according to a spokesman for the lawmaker.

June 22, 2021
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Some Denver Gas Stations Have Been Running Short of Fuel

Dozens of gasoline stations in Denver and southern Colorado ran dry last weekend as a shortage of truck drivers and pipeline work delayed fuel supplies.

June 21, 2021
BusinessTechnology

Public, Private Groups Pilot Last-Mile Delivery Hub in Seattle

The University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab, in collaboration with various companies, is piloting a zero-emission hub for last-mile deliveries.

June 21, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

US House Highway Bill to Reach Floor This Month

Floor consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives of legislation that would update the country’s surface transportation policies is expected as early as this month.

June 21, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

First Production Model Peterbilt 220EV Goes to Alaska

Peterbilt Motors Co. announced the delivery of the first production Model 220EV to the Department of Solid Waste Services in Anchorage, Alaska. Ordered but not yet delivered was a Model 520EV truck.

June 21, 2021