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The recent Senate confirmation of Robin Hutcheson as administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prompted praise from groups representing key aspects of the freight industry.

Ford Motor Co. is investing $700 million at its sprawling truck factory in Louisville, Ky., and adding 500 workers to help build a redesigned version of its largest F-Series pickups.

GXO Logistics Inc. celebrated the opening of a new warehouse with Bayer in Kearney, Neb., the companies announced Sept. 27.

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. will invest $125 million and hire 40 new employees at its Topeka, Kan., plant as part of a modernization of the facility, which has been in operation since 1945, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced.

Federal trucking regulators are planning a study that will examine the effect of human driver factors for Level 2 and Level 3 automated driving systems on commercial trucks.

WASHINGTON — All 50 states received final approval Sept. 27 to begin construction on a first nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations that places one roughly every 50 miles along interstate highways, part of the Biden administration’s plan to spur widespread adoption of zero-emission cars.

Program Aired: October 27, 2022

Whether you’re moving goods, storing them, or doing both, your customers expect their products on time and without errors. Any signs of pest activity can have a ripple effect on your business and your employees which is why it’s important to prevent them. Join Orkin entomologist, Ian Williams, BCE, for an educational webinar where you will learn about how costly pests can be for the logistics industry and get proactive tips you can use to help ensure your business operates without pest delays.   

Cemvita Factory Inc., a Houston-based biotech company backed by Occidental Petroleum Corp., says tax credits passed by Congress last month will allow it scale up plans to produce hydrogen using oil-eating microbes.

HANOVER, Germany — Industry partnerships for production of diesel engines are a potential next step for manufacturers spreading resources across rapidly evolving alternative power sources, and an announcement on such an initiative could arrive sooner rather than later, Daimler Truck executives said during the IAA Transportation 2022 conference.

Do you know who your best drivers are? If you had to stop and think about that, then your safety program is backward! This webinar will address the most common mistakes fleets are making within their safety department and how to correct them.