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Conversation Begins About Who Will Pay for Suez Canal Crisis

The Suez Canal may be open again, but the battle over damages from the waterway’s longest closure in almost half a century is just beginning.

March 30, 2021
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

Oil Rises for Second Day With Focus Moving Toward OPEC+ Meeting

Oil climbed to the highest in almost two weeks as traders looked ahead to this week’s OPEC+ meeting with speculation that renewed demand concerns will spur the group to keep production in check.

March 29, 2021
BusinessEquipment

Yokohama Tire Promotes Jeff Barna to CEO Among Several Personnel Changes

Yokohama Tire Corp. announced it promoted Jeff Barna to CEO in addition to his role as president, effective March 30. It was one of several organizational moves announced by the company.

March 29, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Biden Envisions Thousands of Wind Turbines Spinning at Sea to Bolster Grid

The Biden administration is outlining ambitions to dramatically boost offshore wind power in the U.S. by 2030, pushing to drive construction of projects at sea capable of generating enough electricity for more than 10 million American homes.

March 29, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Senate Legislation Targets EV Charging Stations

The Securing America’s Clean Fuels Infrastructure Act, recently introduced by a bipartisan group of senators, would aim to boost investments, including extending current tax incentives for projects through 2029.

March 29, 2021
BusinessLogistics

World’s Other Major Shipping Pileup Is Still Clogging Trade

Ship congestion outside the biggest U.S. gateway for Asian imports worsened from a week ago, highlighting a headwind facing American companies just as a pileup around the Suez Canal had threatened to tangle Europe’s supply chains.

March 29, 2021
BusinessEquipment

February Used Class 8 Market Hot, Demand Outpaces Supply

The average price of a used Class 8 vehicle in February rose 17.9% to nearly $50,000 compared with a year earlier, as year-over-year sales rose, too, ACT Research reported.

March 29, 2021
BusinessSafety

Willard Nearhoof Honored as Maryland’s Top Driver

Willard Nearhoof, a driver for Pitt Ohio, was selected as Maryland’s 2020 Truck Driver of the Year.

March 29, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Biden Economic Plan to Focus First on Infrastructure This Week

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will lay out the first part of his multitrillion-dollar economic recovery package this week, focusing on rebuilding roads, bridges and other infrastructure, followed by a separate plan later in April addressing child and health care.

March 29, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Paccar Parts Participates in Hiring Our Heroes

Paccar Parts reaffirmed its commitment to supporting veterans by participating in the Hiring Our Heroes program.

March 26, 2021

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