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Shipping Container Rates Top $10,000 From Asia to Europe

The cost to move goods in a shipping container to Europe from Asia shot above $10,000 for the first time on record, an index showed, underscoring the pain inflicted on exporters and importers struggling with stretched supply chains.

May 27, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Carriers Continue to Raise Wages Amid Driver Shortage

Trucking companies are continuing to increase driver pay as labor capacity remains a challenge amid strong demand.

May 27, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuelLogistics

Biden to Meet GOP Next Week on Infrastructure After Latest Offer

President Joe Biden plans to meet with Republicans next week after a group of GOP senators pitched a fresh offer on a major new infrastructure plan that still left them over $1 trillion short of the White House’s latest proposal.

May 27, 2021
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Aurora Expands Autonomous Trucking Tests in Texas

Autonomous vehicle technology developer Aurora Innovation Inc. said it plans to expand testing throughout Texas as it works toward commercializing self-driving trucks.

May 27, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuelLogistics

GOP Offers $928B on Infrastructure, Funded With COVID Aid

Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal May 27 that would tap unused coronavirus aid, a counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s more sweeping plan as the two sides struggle to negotiate a bipartisan compromise and remain far apart on how to pay for the massive spending.

May 27, 2021
BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous

Rivian Hires Former Waymo CFO Gerard Dwyer

Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric-vehicle startup backed by Amazon .com Inc., has hired a former finance chief from Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving arm Waymo.

May 27, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

US Jobless Claims Fall Again to New Pandemic Low

Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance fell for a fourth consecutive week as more Americans get vaccinated and businesses reopen to eager customers.

May 27, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

The Commercial EV Buzz Is Coming From Infrastructure

It’s spring, and talk of electric vehicle infrastructure is sprouting all over.

May 27, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

CTA Pursues Review of AB 5 Contractor Ruling

The California Trucking Association has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a full appellate court review of a three-member panel’s earlier decision regarding a state law that many in trucking deem unfair to the industry.

May 26, 2021
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Rival Canadian Railroad Leaders Make Pitch for Kansas City Southern

Leaders of the rival Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railroads on May 26 made their pitches about why their respective railroads should be approved to purchase Kansas City Southern Railroad.

May 26, 2021