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Fleets Can Expect Long Timelines for Facility Connections

Facility electrification timelines for  heavy-duty trucking fleets are likely to be more protracted than carrier executives might expect, according to executives at power utilities.

June 28, 2023
BusinessLogistics

Yellow Sues Teamsters, Alleging Breach of Contract

Yellow Corp. filed suit June 27 against the Teamsters union and certain affiliates alleging breach of contract and accusing the union of causing more than $137 million in damages.

June 27, 2023
BusinessEquipment

ELFA Reports $9.5 Billion in New Business in May

A survey of companies in the equipment finance sector saw overall new business volume hit $9.5 billion in May, according to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association.

June 27, 2023
BusinessFuel

Trans Mountain’s Rising Shipping Costs Draw Oil Producer Ire

Some of the largest oil producers in Canada are objecting to potentially rising costs and fees to ship their crude on the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline.

June 27, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

Trucking Interests Say EPA Is Moving Too Fast on GHG Rule

Many of the major players in the trucking industry say they generally are supporters of the goals of the EPA’s Phase 3 proposed rule, but they have concerns that the phase-in is moving too fast.

June 27, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

SAE International Plans to Standardize Tesla’s EV Chargers

A key U.S. automotive industry organization says it will set performance standards for Tesla’s electric vehicle charging cords in another move toward using the Tesla plug on all EVs.

June 27, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

FMCSA to Consider Broker-Shipper Transparency

Federal trucking regulators  confirmed they plan to consider a request by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association seeking a rulemaking on broker-shipper pricing transparency.

June 27, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogisticsAutonomous

Kodiak to Equip 800 Loadsmith Trucks With Self-Driving Tech

Kodiak Robotics Inc. is set to equip 800 trucks with self-driving technology for Loadsmith, a third-party Capacity-as-a-Service logistics provider, the companies said.

June 27, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Lordstown Motors Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Commercial electric vehicle startup Lordstown Motors Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection nearly two months after it warned that it was in danger of failing.

June 27, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

PMTA Sues Pennsylvania Over California Emissions Regulations

The Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association and four trucking company members are suing two commonwealth agencies over adoption of California's heavy-truck emission standards.

June 27, 2023