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Arkansas Carrier Forced to Close After Multimillion-Dollar Ruling

Over Valentine’s Day dinner last year, Randy Clifton and his wife, Karyn, decided the fate of the trucking company that had been Randy’s pride and joy for a decade. Unfortunately, they had to close down.

March 24, 2021
Business

DSI Bulk Transport Maintains Identity Under American Bulk Commodities

When American Bulk Commodities acquired DSI Bulk Transport earlier this year, it was a deal that ABC President Mark Carrocce said dovetailed nicely with his company's business philosophy.

March 24, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentTCA

GM to Halt Midsize Truck Production on Chip Woes

DETROIT — General Motors Co. is halting production for two weeks at its Missouri midsize truck plant due to a global semiconductor supply constraint, the automaker said March 24.

March 24, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Alabama Leaders Pitch Trucks-Only Toll Bridge

Leaders in the Mobile, Ala., area have proposed plans for a new toll bridge project that will be exclusive to large trucks.

March 24, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Global Auto Plants Idle as Chip Supplies Dry Up

Many of the world’s biggest automakers are suspending operations at their factories in Asia, Europe and North America due to a persistent shortage of semiconductors that was exacerbated by a fire at a key chip-producing plant over the weekend.

March 24, 2021
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern Merger Will Create 'Transformative' Network

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. envisions a “transformative” remaking of its freight-rail business after an announced merger with Kansas City Southern Railway that will create the first U.S.-Mexico-Canada network.

March 24, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuelAutonomous

Japan’s Toyota, Isuzu, Hino Join in Truck Technology Tie Up

Toyota, Isuzu and Hino are setting up a partnership in commercial vehicles to work together in electric, hydrogen, connected and autonomous driving technologies, the three Japanese automakers said March 24.

March 24, 2021
BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous

Frito-Lay Replaces All Diesel Vehicles at Facility With Cleaner Tech

Frito-Lay has largely completed the transformation of a snack food facility in California to use zero-emission and near-zero-emission technologies for production and transportation.

March 24, 2021
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Containership Blocking Suez Canal Remains Stuck

A giant containership remains stuck in the Suez Canal, blocking one of the world’s busiest maritime trade routes that’s vital for the movement of everything from oil to consumer goods.

March 24, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

BorgWarner Shares Drop After Skepticism on New EV Vision

BorgWarner Inc.’s attempt to garner more respect from investors for its effort to shift to electrification fell flat, triggering an 8% slide in the auto-parts maker’s shares on the day it presented its strategic vision.

March 24, 2021

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