Here’s how some industries are gauging the potential impacts and getting ready for the possible rail work stoppage.
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States Get Early Green Light to Spend Federal EV Funds
Dozens of states from coast to coast will have early access to their share of $900 million in electric vehicle infrastructure funds thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy’s early approval of plans to locate chargers on more than 53,000 highway miles throughout the country.
September 14, 2022FHWA Nominee Highlights Safety, Technologies at Senate Hearing
President Joe Biden’s choice to manage the national highway system pledged to promote safety along passenger and freight corridors and incorporate new technological features across the transportation landscape.
September 14, 2022Real-Time Alerts Coming to Kansas Rural Freight Corridor
Truckers driving through the U.S. Route 83 rural freight corridor in Kansas will benefit from a $6.67 million federal grant to help fund a long fiber optic network to deliver real-time traffic, weather and other useful information in that remote agricultural stretch.
September 14, 2022Ballpark at Port of Oakland Takes Step Forward
Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics are one important step closer toward winning approval to build a ballpark as part of a $12 billion commercial development project at an abandoned terminal at the Port of Oakland.
September 6, 2022Classes 4-7 US Retail Sales Rise in August on Class 6 Surge
Classes 4-7 U.S. retail sales in August climbed 11.7% overall compared with a year earlier to more than 20,000, primarily because of a huge jump in Class 6 sales, Wards Intelligence reported.
September 14, 2022TMCSuperTech Back at Full Strength at Fall TMC
After an abbreviated meeting and TMCSuperTech competition, this year’s American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council Fall Meeting and National Technician Skills Competition is back at full strength.
September 14, 2022Inspectors Remove 12,456 CMVs, 3,714 Drivers During Roadcheck
Commercial vehicle inspectors conducted more than 59,000 inspections during the three-day 2022 International Roadcheck event, placing 12,456 vehicles and 3,714 drivers out of service, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance reported Sept. 13.
September 14, 2022California Sues Amazon, Alleging Antitrust Law Violations
NEW YORK — California is suing Amazon, accusing the company of violating the state’s antitrust laws by stifling competition and engaging in practices that push sellers to maintain higher prices on products on other sites.
September 14, 2022Nikola Whistleblower Made $600,000 Off Short Sale, Jury Told
A former Nikola Corp. contractor whose allegations of fraud at the electric truck company helped spur a criminal investigation told a federal jury he made $600,000 off a short seller’s report on Nikola.
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