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GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Construction Costs Soar on Alaska Freight Route

Inflation is blamed for sending project completion costs soaring 68% since 2021 to today’s $840 million to complete a freight route for bringing goods into Alaska from the port in Anchorage.

August 1, 2023
BusinessTechnology

Ford Restarts Lightning Plant as Price Cuts Spark Demand

Ford Motor Co. restarted production of the F-150 electric Lightning pickup truck as price cuts stoke higher demand from buyers.

August 1, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Caterpillar Defies Slowdown Fears as Profit Tops Estimates

Caterpillar shook off concerns of a global slowdown in economic activity, posting profit that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations amid demand for the company’s iconic yellow machinery.

August 1, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Tesla Wants to Build Texas-to-California Semi Charging Route

Tesla reportedly is seeking nearly $100 million from the U.S. to build nine electric semi-truck charging stations along a route from the southern border of Texas to northern California.

August 1, 2023
BusinessFuel

BP Profits Are Cut in Half to $2.6 Billion

LONDON — Energy giant BP said Aug. 1 that it earned nearly $2.6 billion in the second quarter, almost half what it posted in the first quarter as oil and natural gas prices have fallen.

August 1, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

NHTSA Investigates Tesla Steering Control Complaints

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into a dozen complaints about loss of steering control or loss of power steering in Tesla 2023 Models 3 and Y electric vehicles.

August 1, 2023
BusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

Saia Reports Lower Q2 Profit, Revenue

Saia Inc. posted net income of $91.3 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared with $109.2 million in the same period a year earlier, the less-than-truckload carrier said.

July 31, 2023
BusinessFuel

Scorching Heat Curbs Gas Output, Raises Prices

Record-breaking summer heat is forcing fuelmakers to cut back operations, just as dwindling supplies are causing gasoline prices to surge around the world.

July 31, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Technology Fuels a New Future for Internal Combustion Engine

Industry leaders have been working to give the basic piston engine an extended life using greener fuels as they allow reduced cost of fuel while at the same time reducing greenhouse gases.

July 31, 2023
BusinessSafety

Pre-Trip Master Shamrell Bound for 17th NTDC

NTDC-bound FedEx Freight driver Dan Shamrell from Oregon is among the most accomplished pre-trip experts competing in precision-driving events.

July 31, 2023