The West Virginia Legislature has passed a bill to allow use or nonuse of seat belts as admissible evidence in civil actions, a legislative step the trucking industry has applauded.
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Biden Meeting to Test Support for Infrastructure Plan in Congress
President Joe Biden will meet with Republican and Democratic members of Congress on April 12 to discuss his $2.25 trillion plan to build U.S. infrastructure, an early test of political support for the proposal.
April 9, 2021Reason Foundation Report on Rest Areas Challenged by Truck Stop Operators
A report that suggests a longstanding prohibition on commercial services at interstate rest areas should be lifted is being opposed by a group representing private truck stops.
April 9, 2021Musk Statement on Tesla Production Raises Questions
DETROIT — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is once again drawing scrutiny for questionable comments he made to Wall Street analysts, this time involving the status of his company’s vehicle production.
April 9, 2021Boeing Grounds Dozens of 737 Max Jets on Manufacturing Flaw
Boeing Co. grounded dozens of 737 Max jets to repair an electrical flaw that emerged just months after the planes were cleared to return to the skies, forcing airlines to cancel flights and line up replacement aircraft.
April 9, 2021Biden Promotes Infrastructure Plan Amid GOP Opposition
President Joe Biden and his team are galvanizing public support for their multitrillion-dollar infrastructure proposal as Congress prepares to debate both the plan and the administration’s budget request for federal agencies.
April 8, 2021EV Shift Becomes Life-or-Death Risk for Automakers
The shift to electric vehicles won’t happen like the flip of a light switch.
April 8, 2021Atlantic Faces Another Wild Hurricane Season After Record 2020
The Atlantic hurricane season is poised to be another wild one, with forecasters predicting an above-average 17 named storms sweeping out of the basin.
April 8, 2021US Jobless Claims Jump, Showing Choppy Labor Recovery
Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance unexpectedly rose for a second week, underscoring the uneven nature of the labor market recovery.
April 8, 2021Texas Bill Seeks to Reduce Large Jury Verdicts in Crash Lawsuits
A bill making its way through the Texas Legislature could make it more difficult for victims to reap multimillion-dollar jury verdicts against truckers in lawsuits that result in serious injury or death following a crash.
April 8, 2021