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Self-Driving Truck Developer TuSimple Files for IPO

Self-driving truck developer TuSimple is moving forward with plans to become a publicly traded company.

March 23, 2021
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Maersk Can’t Find Enough Women to Pursue Top Jobs

The chairman of A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, Jim Hagemann Snabe, said it is proving difficult to get enough women to apply for top management jobs at the world’s biggest container-shipping company.

March 23, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Trucking Continues to Offer States Revenue Stability

One year since the COVID-19 pandemic caused vehicle travel and associated fuel tax revenue to plummet, recovery has been on a slow but positive trajectory.

March 23, 2021
BusinessLogistics

Amazon to Sell Deliveroo Stake of Up to $148 Million in IPO

Amazon .com Inc. could raise as much as $148 million (107 million pounds) by selling some of its stake in Deliveroo Holdings in the food-delivery startup’s London initial public offering.

March 23, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

FHWA Grants Will Support User-Based Funding Projects

The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded $18.7 million to eight projects that will test user-based funding methods.

March 23, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Goodyear Notches Diagnostic Milestone

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced a milestone as its tire management tools inspected nearly 4 million tires over a year to help fleets identify potential tire issues and improve overall fleet operations, and identified nearly 400,000 potential tire issues.

March 23, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Biden Starts Infrastructure Bet With US Far Behind China

President Joe Biden is betting that a multitrillion-dollar economic plan centered around infrastructure spending will do more than bolster an American economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic: It will ensure his country’s competitiveness against China for decades to come.

March 23, 2021
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February Tonnage Takes Winter Weather Hit

Severe winter weather took a toll on truck tonnage in February, according to American Trucking Associations.

March 23, 2021
Business

Business-Spending Growth Key for US Economic Rebound

The velocity of the U.S. economy’s post-pandemic rebound hinges on more than just an increasingly capable consumer, and business spending appears poised to deliver its own boost.

March 23, 2021
Business

PGT Trucking Adds Two New Locations

PGT Trucking Inc. has opened a terminal in Phoenix and relocated one to Fort Smith, Ark., to support increased market demands in those regions.

March 23, 2021

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