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TFI International Completes UPS Freight Acquisition

TFI International has completed its previously announced acquisition of UPS Freight, the company said April 30.

May 3, 2021
BusinessEquipment

Mack Trucks Commemorates 100 Years in Canada

Mack Trucks is celebrating a century of operations in Canada, the company announced April 26.

May 3, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Nevada DOT Construction Project Involves Large-Truck Restrictions

The Nevada Department of Transportation recently announced commercial truck restrictions on a Lake Tahoe-area highway as the agency undertakes a construction project.

May 3, 2021
BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomousTCA

Ford Boosts Investment in Solid-State Battery Maker

Ford Motor Co. announced May 3 it is increasing its investment in a producer of solid-state batteries, yet another move in the automaker’s push to establish a sustainable supply of the components needed to power a coming wave of electric vehicles.

May 3, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Engine Oil Suppliers Target Sustainability Amid Broader Push to Reduce Emissions

As the trucking industry explores zero-emission technologies such as battery-­electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, heavy-duty engine oil suppliers are applying less conspicuous methods of curbing airborne particulate matter and carbon emissions.

May 3, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

States Eye Federal Cash, Go Slow on Road Taxes

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have agreed on in recent years.

May 3, 2021
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Kroger Joins Drone Delivery Race With Pilot From Ohio Store

Kroger Co. is diving into drone delivery, starting a pilot at a store near its Cincinnati headquarters.

May 3, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Canadian Pacific Objects to Potential Regulator Exemption for Rival Bid

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said Canadian National Railway Co.’s unsolicited offer for Kansas City Southern shouldn’t be exempt from tougher merger rules that the U.S. railroad regulator established two decades ago.

May 3, 2021
BusinessTechnology

SPAC Crackdown Threatens Environment That Powers EV Startups

The marriage between SPACs and clean-tech vehicle startups is on the rocks as regulators push for detail.

May 3, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Texas House Passes Bill That Would Help Curb Lawsuit Abuses

The Texas House of Representatives has passed legislation that would help curb the growing trend of lawsuit abuse targeting commercial vehicles in Texas.

April 30, 2021