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USPS Settles Colorado Suit Over ā€˜False’ Voting Postcards

The U.S. Postal Service settled a lawsuit brought by Colorado election officials over a mass-mailer about mail-in voting that a judge deemed ā€œfalse,ā€ agreeing to destroy cards that hadn’t been sent yet and work with the state on its election media campaign.

September 18, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomousTCA

Tesla’s Austin Site Plan Outlines Footprint for Huge Truck Factory

Bulldozers and other construction equipment have been at work for weeks at the location of Tesla’s future $1.1 billion electric vehicle factory in southeast Travis County, but a site plan filed by the company is providing the first public indication of the facility’s huge eventual footprint.

September 18, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

DeJoy Ordered to Halt Post Office Changes Ahead of Election

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was ordered by a court to halt operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that triggered fear of a botched tally of mail-in ballots during the presidential election, Washington state’s attorney general said.

September 17, 2020
BusinessTechnologySafety

Industry Celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

The trucking industry celebrated the people who have kept the wheels turning in this unprecedented year during 2020 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, which ran Sept. 13-19 and was notable for the variety of ways drivers were recognized amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 17, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Consumer Spending Rises in August

While the trucking industry’s financial health continues to excel, the overall U.S. economy is trying to gain momentum.

September 17, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

NHTSA Officials Emphasize Partnerships, Data

Representatives of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s regional offices stressed the importance of collaborating with traditional and non-traditional partners.

September 17, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Gulf Coast Braces for Second Round of Flooding in Sally’s Wake

°®¶¹“«Ć½owners and businesses along the soggy Gulf Coast began cleaning up Sept. 17 in the wake of Hurricane Sally, even as the region braced for a delayed, second round of flooding in the coming days from rivers and creeks swollen by the storm’s heavy rains.

September 17, 2020
BusinessTechnologyFuel

World’s Top Electric-Car Battery Business Moves Toward IPO

South Korean petrochemicals maker LG Chem Ltd. will split off its electric-vehicle battery business into a separate entity, seeking to carve out value as global EV demand increases.

September 17, 2020
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Ford Builds Its Most Advanced Factory to Make Electric Pickup

Ford Motor Co., facing an onslaught of competition for its new battery-powered F-150 pickup, unveiled the high-tech factory that will produce the electric truck using self-driving transport sleds and robots collaborating with human workers.

September 17, 2020
BusinessEquipment

August Trailer Orders Trumpet Better Days, Rise 150%

U.S. trailer orders in August topped 27,000 as they rose 150% year-over-year, ACT Research reported.

September 17, 2020