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GrubHub, Uber Fail to Get Price-Fixing Suit Dismissed

GrubHub Inc., Postmates Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. must face a lawsuit alleging their delivery fees result in higher prices even for New York diners not using those apps.

March 30, 2022
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Waymo to Expand Autonomous Vehicle Rides in San Francisco

Waymo’s self-driving ride-hailing service is branching out to San Francisco, carrying employees in electric Jaguar I-Pace SUVs without human backup drivers.

March 30, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

Companies Added 455,000 Jobs in March, ADP Reports

Employment growth at U.S. companies in March advanced strongly, indicating higher wages are helping firms fill a near-record number of vacancies.

March 30, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Tesla Dodges Nickel Crisis With Secret Deal to Get Supplies

The invasion of Ukraine has added to agita among electric vehicle makers over the supply of nickel, a critical ingredient in EV batteries, since Russia is one of the world’s biggest producers.

March 30, 2022
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Nikola Announces ENGS to Finance Trucks, Dealer Activities

Nikola Corp. and ENGS Commercial Finance Co., a member of Mitsubishi HC Capital Group, announced an agreement to facilitate sales of Class 8 Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicles and Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles.

March 30, 2022
BusinessTechnologySafetyLogisticsAutonomousTop 100

FedEx Partners With Elroy Air to Test Pilotless Package Drone

FedEx Corp. is partnering with Elroy Air, a startup that makes a large cargo drone, to test moving packages by air with no pilot on board.

March 30, 2022
BusinessTop 100

Penske Truck Leasing Expands in Tampa

Penske Truck Leasing announced it opened a new facility in Tampa, Fla., to upgrade the service it provides to existing customers in the area, as well as the ability to add new customers.

March 30, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Maersk Plans to Deploy 300 Electric Trucks in North America by 2025

A.P. Moller-Maersk is building out its electric heavy-duty truck fleet with two announcements involving Einride and BYD, and, separately, Volvo Trucks North America.

March 30, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafetyTop 100

Yellow Welcomes Labor Secretary Walsh at Driver Training Academy Opening

CARLISLE, Pa. — Executives from Yellow Corp. were joined by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf at a March 29 ribbon-cutting for the motor carrier’s 17th driving academy, a date that also marked the end of the Biden administration’s 90-day challenge to trucking companies to ramp up training and apprenticeship programs to bring drivers to the industry.

March 30, 2022
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

ATA Seeks Guidance on Missing Underride Guard Labels

The trucking industry is asking federal regulators for clarity about potential enforcement issues surrounding a new rule for annual inspection of rear underride guards on trailers.

March 29, 2022