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, 2021Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
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, 2021Battery-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, 2021UPS 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, 2021L.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, 2021Daimler 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, 2021Fleets 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, 2021Volvo 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, 2021Pennsylvania 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, 2021Biden 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.
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