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TMC Releases Summer Survey Results

American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council conducted three surveys during the late spring and summer months.

October 4, 2024
BusinessTechnologySafety

Cybersecurity Firm Irdeto Turns Focus to Trucking

The growing need for cyber defenses in trucking has attracted the attention of Netherlands-based cybersecurity firm Irdeto.

October 4, 2024
BusinessLogistics

STG Logistics Cuts Debt Deal That Upends Creditor Ranks

Oaktree Capital Management-backed STG Logistics reached a deal with a group of lenders that overhauls its debt stack and allows them to jump ahead of peers in the repayment priority line.

October 4, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogisticsGlobal Freight

Maersk Expects IMO to Approve Global CO2 Levy in 2025

Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S expects the industry’s global regulator next year to approve a charge on vessels’ greenhouse gas emissions.

October 4, 2024
BusinessTechnology

Fleet Advantage Program Aligns EV, Diesel Pricing

HANOVER, Germany — Fleet Advantage’s EV Path aims to create more digestible investment terms for fleets and bridge the financial gap between traditional diesel fuel vehicles and EVs.

October 4, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Waymo, Hyundai Announce Partnership on Robotaxis

Hyundai Motor Group and self-driving car company Waymo announced a new partnership to incorporate Georgia-made electric vehicles into the next generation of robotaxis.

October 4, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

EU Countries Vote to Impose Duties on China EVs

BRUSSELS — EU countries voted to impose duties on imports of electric vehicles from China, as talks continued between Brussels and Beijing to find an amicable solution to their trade dispute.

October 4, 2024
BusinessTechnologySafety

N.C. Quartz Mine Owner Says Helene Damage Was Minimal

The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor manufacturing said its operations sustained only minor damage.

October 4, 2024
BusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Global Shipping Stocks Sink After Dockworkers Pause Strike

Shipping stocks slumped worldwide after a strike by U.S. dockworkers was suspended after only three days, spurring predictions of a decline in the price of transporting goods by sea.

October 4, 2024
BusinessSafetyLogistics

Cargo Theft Experts Warn of Peak Season Fraud

The trucking industry expects an uptick in cargo theft activity, related to peak shipping season, on top of already elevated conditions, experts warned.

October 4, 2024