The U.S. Department of Energy is pushing itself, academia and industry to come up with ways to make and distribute clean hydrogen at a price low enough to boost it into a starring role as the primary alternative fuel of the future.
June 8, 2022Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
CTA Calls Request to Deny High Court Consideration of AB 5 'Head-Scratchingly Wrong'
The California Trucking Association in a legal brief described as 鈥渉ead-scratchingly wrong鈥 the U.S. solicitor general鈥檚 recommendation that the U.S. Supreme Court decline to hear an appeal of a state law aimed at reclassifying owner-operators as motor carrier employees.
June 8, 2022GXO Enhances Security With Ground, Air Robotics System
GXO Logistics Inc. has deployed a new robotics system for air and ground security at one of its major distribution centers in Clayton, Ind., the company announced June 8.
June 8, 2022Shipping Boom Expected After Shanghai Reopening
China鈥檚 shipping industry is bracing for an uptick in demand and freight costs as manufacturing activity in Shanghai roars back to life after the city鈥檚 return to normal starting June 1.
June 8, 2022Kriete Adds Autocar Terminal Tractors to Dealership Lineup
Kriete Trucks Centers announced it is now an authorized dealer of Autocar-brand terminal tractors.
June 7, 2022DOE Issues $8 Billion Hydrogen Hub Funding Notice
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, while opening an annual meeting, revealed that developing hydrogen as a fuel source is a major federal priority, as DOE issued an $8 billion hydrogen hub funding notice.
June 7, 2022CVSA Brake Safety Week Scheduled for Aug. 21-27
Commercial motor vehicle inspectors will be conducting this year鈥檚 Brake Safety Week from Aug. 21-27, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced June 7.
June 7, 2022Uber Freight, Waymo Via Partner to Advance Autonomous Trucking
Uber Freight and Waymo Via have entered into a strategic partnership that aims to marry Uber鈥檚 freight marketplace with Waymo鈥檚 automated truck technology, the companies announced June 7.
June 7, 2022Gasoline Tops $5 a Gallon in 13 States
Gasoline reached $5 a gallon or more in more than a dozen states a week into the peak summer travel season, as stockpiles of the fuel remain tight.
June 7, 2022West Coast Ports, USDA Offer Incentives for Agriculture Shipments
The Port of Oakland, along with those in Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., and the U.S. Department of Agriculture said they are working together to provide financial incentives for U.S. growers to ship agriculture products through the ports.
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