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GovernmentEquipmentLogistics

Virginia Ends Tolls on Bridge Outside Newport News

"It’s time to stop asking Virginians to pay tolls on this facility, and we are doing so five months early,ā€ Gov. Glenn Youngkin said.

September 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuelLogistics

Motor Fuel Taxes Rise in 10 States, Drop in 3

Motor fuel taxes fell in three states but rose in 10 others after states on July 1 either recalculated their annual rates or adopted legislation to pay for highway infrastructure.

August 7, 2025
BusinessEquipmentFor-Hire

Watsontown Trucking Buys Milton Transportation

The purchase of Milton Transportation and BTR will add 40 trucks, 300 trailers, two maintenance facilities and a body and alignment shop to the Watsontown Trucking portfolio.

June 30, 2025
Business

Everything Is Awesome (in Virginia): Lego to Build $366M Hub

Virginia has landed a $366 million deal withĀ The Lego GroupĀ to build a 2 million-square-foot warehouse and distribution center near Richmond to deliver the Danish company’s famous building-block toys throughout the region.Ā  Ā 

June 4, 2025
BusinessLogistics

Virginia Wins $366M Distribution Center in Lego's US Expansion

Virginia has landed a $366 million deal with The Lego Group to build a 2 million-square-foot warehouse and distribution center near Richmond.

May 30, 2025
BusinessLogistics

Patton Logistics Group Makes $10M Expansion in Virginia

The Patton Logistics Group announced a $10 million expansion in Virginia, which will add a 100,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility to the company’s footprint in the state.

April 8, 2025
BusinessEquipment

VTNA to Lay Off Up to 350 Employees at Virginia Plant

As many as 350 staff will be laid off in early April at Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Va., a Volvo Group representative told Transport Topics.

March 28, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Virginia to Fund Logistics Training, Business Sites

Two logistics projects and six proposed business development sites will receive state funds from a $2.5 million package of 21 grants that Virginia recently awarded.

October 14, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Camrett Logistics Invests $575K in Virginia Warehouse

The expansion is part of Camrett’s broader growth in Southwest Virginia, where it has been operating since 1995.

September 16, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Virginia Won’t Enforce New California Emissions Rules

Virginia is giving the boot next year to California’s electric vehicle mandates and will no longer be legally obligated to follow its emissions regulations.

June 7, 2024