Fleet telematics provider Samsara filed a patent infringement lawsuit alleging that competitor Motive Technologies has covertly stolen its technology patents and adopted them as its own.
January 24, 2024Transportation Compliance News
Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
Samsara Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Motive
US House Advances Bill to Protect Moving Privacy
Legislation intended to protect people’s personal information was easily approved by the U.S. House of Representatives this month.
January 23, 2024Hydrogen Company Plug Power Closes In on $1.6 Billion Loan
Plug Power Inc. surged the most in three years after the hydrogen company said it’s getting close to finalizing a $1.6 billion loan from the U.S. Energy Department.
January 23, 2024USPS Installs EV Chargers in Atlanta, Will Expand Nationwide
This week, USPS unveiled its first set of EV charging stations at its South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center, the first of hundreds that will be installed at centers nationwide this year.
January 23, 2024Group Releases 2023-2024 Top Judicial ‘Hellholes’ Report
Civil courts in Georgia and Pennsylvania have tied as the nation’s top “Judicial Hellholes†listed in a new 2023-24 report, primarily due to large nuclear verdicts and other events.
January 23, 2024Port NOLA Project Gets $226 Million in Federal Grant
WASHINGTON — The planned $1.8 billion Louisiana International Terminal project in St. Bernard Parish was awarded a $226 million grant Jan. 22 from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
January 23, 2024Amazon Fined in France for Employee Monitoring in Warehouses
France’s privacy watchdog said Jan. 23 that it hit Amazon’s warehouse unit with a $35 million fine for using an “excessively intrusive system†to monitor worker performance and activity.
January 23, 2024Red Sea Chaos Starting to Impair Profits Across Industries
With the Red Sea crisis roiling shipments of everything from cars to energy, it’s a matter of time before soaring costs and supply chain strains show up in companies’ earnings reports.
January 23, 2024DOT Panel Examines Maintenance Language in Lease Agreements
A U.S. Department of Transportation leasing task force has begun examining maintenance provisions in lease-purchase agreements.
January 23, 2024Diesel Price Sheds 2.5¢ a Gallon to $3.838
The national average diesel price fell for the third time in the first four reporting periods in January, dipping 2.5 cents to reach $3.838 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data for the week ending Jan. 22.
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