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Renewable Natural Gas Gains Momentum as Trucking Fuel

Progressively tougher clean air mandates and the increasing corporate focus on environmental sustainability could signal a larger role for natural gas 鈥 especially renewable natural gas 鈥 as a trucking fuel, experts said.

April 26, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Lindsey Graham Floats $900 Billion in Infrastructure Spending

Republicans may be ready to back as much as $900 billion in infrastructure spending, according to a senior senator, though that would still be less than half of President Joe Biden鈥檚 proposal.

April 26, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Battery-Metal Rush Pits Miners Against Marine Biologists

Controversial plans to mine the ocean floor face a key test this year when a United Nations body unveils rules that could spur the exploitation of hundreds of billions of dollars of battery metals.

April 26, 2021
BusinessTCA

UPS Delivers Dream for Boy With Leukemia

STOCKTON, Calif. 鈥 For a 6-year-old Stockton, Calif., boy who is battling leukemia, dreams do come true.

April 26, 2021
Business

L.A. Ports Are Slowly Chipping Away at Ship Backlog

Ship congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia eased over the past week, with the number of container vessels waiting to enter the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach staying below 20 for five straight days.

April 26, 2021
Business

Daimler Reports Significantly Higher Q1 Net Income

Daimler Group reported higher net income and improved revenue in the first quarter as total vehicle sales climbed 13% compared with a year earlier.

April 23, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Fleets Cautious About ADAS Adoption, TMC Panelists Say

Advanced driver assistance systems have the potential to improve safety, but the road to adoption in trucking likely remains long, according to experts.

April 23, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Volvo Reports Higher Net Income, Revenue as Truck Deliveries Increase

Volvo Group reported higher net income and revenue for the first quarter as truck deliveries increased along with demand for other products and services.

April 23, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Announces 43 Multimodal Projects

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced $45.9 million in funding has been invested in multimodal projects meant to improve safety, mobility and economic activity.

April 23, 2021
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Biden Calls for Fourth Industrial Revolution to Close Climate Summit

President Joe Biden invited world leaders to join the U.S. in driving a 鈥渇ourth industrial revolution鈥 to transform the energy sector, create jobs and overcome the threat of climate change, capping his two-day summit on global warming April 23.

April 23, 2021