President Donald Trump said he will revoke California’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from autos, confirming a widely-anticipated move that will escalate the ongoing dispute between his administration and California.
September 18, 2019BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuelTCA
San Diego Rolls Out $107.4 Million for Large Vehicle Charging Stations
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved a program that will see San Diego Gas & Electric build 3,000 electric vehicle charging stations for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles including school buses, delivery trucks and forklifts, and SDG&E customers will be the ones to pay for it.
August 20, 2019GovernmentBusinessFuel
Trump’s Bid to Ease Auto Rules Would Hike Fuel Costs, Study Says
President Donald Trump’s plan to freeze U.S. vehicle efficiency standards would hike costs for motorists without doing anything to boost highway safety, according to an analysis by Consumer Reports that undermines the administration’s chief talking points in favor of the move.
August 7, 2019BusinessLogisticsTCA
Agricultural Hauler Starlite Trucking of California Closes Abruptly
After 40 years in business, Ceres, Calif.-based Timmerman Starlite Trucking Inc. has closed.
July 15, 2019BusinessTechnologyFuel
Chevron, California Bioenergy to Produce Biomethane
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and California Bioenergy announced a joint investment in a holding company with California dairy farmers to produce and market dairy biomethane as a vehicle fuel in the state.
June 24, 2019BusinessTechnologyFuel
Oberon Receives Grant to Produce Ultra-Low-Carbon Transport Fuel
Oberon Fuels announced it received a $2.9 million grant from the California Energy Commission to produce for the first time in the United States renewable dimethyl ether, a clean-burning, ultra-low-carbon transportation fuel.
June 14, 2019BusinessLogisticsTop 100
Ryder to Shutter California Distribution Center, Lay Off 145 Workers
Trucking and logistics company Ryder System will cease operations at its Moreno Valley, Calif., distribution center, leading to layoffs for 145 employees there.
April 8, 2019GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics
White House Cancels $929 Million in Grants for California’s Beleaguered Rail Project
The Trump administration on Feb. 19 said it will cancel more than $900 million in federal grants earmarked for a high-speed rail project California that the state’s Democratic governor announced would be scaled back from its initial vision amid delays and cost overruns.
February 20, 2019GovernmentBusinessSafetyTCA
Caltrans Scrambles to Hire Road Maintenance Workers
Caltrans will consider hiring nearly anyone for 333 maintenance jobs it is trying to fill. The transportation department is on a spree to hire enough workers to improve road upkeep as called for in a 2017 gas tax bill that in November survived an initiative that would have repealed it.
February 19, 2019GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel
Los Angeles Nixes Plan to Upgrade Three Natural Gas Generators
Los Angeles will ditch a plan to spend billions rebuilding three natural gas-fired power plants as the city moves toward getting all of its electricity from renewable energy.
February 14, 2019