As electric vehicles appear more and more to be the future of transportation in America, the decades-old method of funding the nation’s roads and bridges with gasoline taxes will soon be a relic of its past.
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Derek Leathers Named New ATRI Chairman
Derek Leathers, CEO, president and chairman of Werner Enterprises, is the new chairman of the American Transportation Research Institute, it was announced Nov. 1.
November 1, 2022TuSimple Fires CEO Xiaodi Hou Amid Investigation
Self-driving truck technology developer TuSimple announced it terminated Xiaodi Hou, the company’s CEO, president and chief technology officer, and removed Hou from his position as chairman, effective Oct. 30.
October 31, 2022XPO Spinoff RXO Officially Launches
XPO Logistics Inc. turned its tech-enabled brokered transportation platform, RXO, into an independent, publicly traded company Nov. 1.
November 1, 2022EVs Become a Debate Topic Ahead of Midterm Elections
Heading into November’s midterm elections, many Republican candidates are seeking to capitalize on voters’ concerns about inflation by targeting a key component of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda: electric vehicles.
October 31, 2022UAW Petitions to Organize GM-LG Energy Ohio Battery Plant
The United Auto Workers filed a petition to gain union membership for the 900 workers at the Ultium Cells LLC battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio, that is jointly owned by General Motors Co. and Korean partner LG Energy Solutions.
October 31, 2022Clarience Introduces New Fleet Management Platform
SAN DIEGO — Road Ready, a brand of Clarience Technologies, introduced a new fleet management platform that leverages application programming interface techniques to enable the integration and exchange of data.
October 28, 2022Truckers Express Concern as California Lawmakers Seek to Phase Out Diesel Big Rigs
From truckers to railroaders, commenters testifying at an Oct. 27 public hearing and in writing expressed concerns ranging from the cost of new electric trucks to the adequacy of charging infrastructure when California’s proposed Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation takes effect beginning in 2024.
October 28, 2022Cleveland Matchmaking App for Trucking Raises $4.4 Million
A Cleveland-based startup has a solution to the trucker shortage: matchmaking. Software company Drive My Way lets drivers create profiles where they describe what they’re looking for in a working relationship.
October 28, 2022SpaceX’s Swarm Subsidiary Launches Satellite-Based Tracking Device
Swarm, a satellite data service provider owned by SpaceX, has introduced a simple asset-tracking device that can function anywhere in the world using the company’s global satellite network.
October 28, 2022