Four years after the California Legislature boosted the gas tax in order to fix the stateās crumbling roads and bridges, California has spent billions and made some progress in repairs, but officials now say the funding is sufficient to complete less than half of the work needed.
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Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
4 Million Accident-Free Miles and Still Trucking at 79
Four million miles and not so much as a fender-bender. Pennsylvania trucker Don Cook, 79, attributes his success to skill and patience ā āYou have to have your wits about you,ā he said ā but also to luck.
May 24, 2021For Tesla Owners, Colonial Pipeline Hack Was No Big Deal
Automotive historians may look back on May 2021 as a tipping point in the evolution of electric vehicles.
May 24, 2021At Ford Visit, Biden Says Future of Autos Is Electric
Without mentioning his predecessorās name, President Joe Biden criticized former President Donald Trump while visiting a Ford Motor Co. plant in Dearborn, Mich., on May 18, saying Trumpās rollback of fuel standards delayed an inevitable move to electric vehicles.
May 18, 2021Ford Visit Offers Symbolic Backdrop for Bidenās EV Agenda
President Joe Bidenās planned visit May 18 to the Dearborn, Mich., Ford Motor Co. Rouge Electric Vehicle Center that will build an electric version of the F-150 pickup will showcase what experts say is a powerfully symbolic example of a zero-emission vehicle with mass market appeal, built in the U.S. by union workers.
May 17, 2021Maineās Trucking Industry Turns to TikTok in Appeal to Gen Z
The Maine Motor Transport Association is targeting Gen Z and other young workers with a video storytelling campaign aimed at filling shortages of truck drivers and technicians.
May 14, 2021Mail Delivery Delays Persist in Metro Detroit
Slow, sometimes nonexistent mail delivery continues to plague several Metro Detroit neighborhoods despite the best efforts of U.S. lawmakers to identify and correct the problems.
May 13, 2021Missouri Lawmakers Pass Fuel Tax Hike With Refund Option
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. ā Missouri drivers will likely pay more at the pump starting this fall after lawmakers passed a bill to raise the stateās fuel tax for the first time in more than two decades.
May 12, 2021Elon Musk Plays Nice as āSNLā Host
Elon Muskās āSaturday Night Liveā episode on May 8 was neither controversial nor disruptive. It was, in the end, a decent but rather uneventful evening, neither the flaming car wreck his detractors expected or edgy show for which his fans were hoping.
May 10, 2021Minnesota āClean Carsā Rules Get OK to Move Forward
The administration of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state regulators can adopt new vehicle emission standards without the OK from lawmakers, an administrative law judge ruled May 7.
May 7, 2021