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Ford Unveils Big, Gas-Fueled Pickup That鈥檚 Funding Its EV Future

Ford Motor Co.鈥檚 redesigned F-Series Super Duty pickup may lack the sex appeal of the Mustang introduced earlier this month, but this hulking warhorse is critical to funding the automaker鈥檚 electric future.

September 28, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousPrivate

Amazon鈥檚 Robotaxi Arm Zoox Coming 鈥楽ooner Than People Expect鈥

The CEO of Zoox, Amazon .com Inc.鈥檚 self-driving unit, expects autonomous vehicles to be present in cities 鈥渟ooner than people expect,鈥 but stopped short of saying when her own company鈥檚 product would appear on roads.

September 28, 2022
BusinessEquipment

Average Price Seesaws for a Used Truck in August

The average retail price in August of a used Class 8 vehicle was much higher compared with a year earlier but less than the month before, extending a trend, ACT Research reported.

September 28, 2022
GovernmentSafetyLogistics

Hurricane Ian Nears Florida Landfall

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. 鈥 Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified as it neared landfall along Florida鈥檚 southwest coast Sept. 28, gaining top winds of 155 mph (250 kph), just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status. Damaging winds and rain lashed the state, and the heavily populated Naples to Sarasota region was at highest risk of a devastating storm surge.

September 28, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Rail Union That Rejected Deal Signs New Tentative Agreement

OMAHA, Neb. 鈥 A union that rejected its deal with the nation鈥檚 freight railroads earlier this month now has a new tentative agreement, but officials cautioned that the contract dispute won鈥檛 be fully settled until all 12 rail unions approve their agreements this fall.

September 27, 2022
Business

West Coast Dockworker Talks Imperiled by Seattle Labor Dispute

A dispute over the assignment of work at a terminal in Seattle is casting a shadow on the outcome of talks to reach a new labor contract between 22,000 dockworkers at 29 U.S. West Coast ports and about 70 employers.

September 27, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

North Dakota Is Creating Its First Combo Freight, Rail Plan

North Dakota is joining a handful of states that are merging their long-term freight and rail plans into a single document to maximize multimodal synergies and streamline federal reporting requirements.

September 27, 2022
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

West Coast Ports May Permanently Lose Volume Share to East Coast

For at least one month, August, the Port of New York and New Jersey was the busiest container port in the U.S. as it nudged ahead of longtime leader Port of Los Angeles in total 20-foot-equivalent units processed.

September 27, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Hurricane Ian May Be Among Costliest Storms in US History

Hurricane Ian is poised to become one of the costliest storms in U.S. history, threatening to slam Florida鈥檚 western coastline with 125 mph winds.

September 27, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

McLeod Expands Data Analytics, Introduces New Web User Interface

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 McLeod Software is expanding its data analytics and business intelligence capabilities along with other tools designed to help its carrier and freight broker customers navigate an uncertain business environment.

September 27, 2022

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