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With members of Congress returning to Washington for their fall term, the leader of the U.S. Senate turned his eyes toward potential short-term federal funding that would avert a partial shutdown of government agencies by month’s end.

Program Airs: September 8, 2022, 2 p.m. ET. Idle time, whether it’s time spent waiting to load or unload a shipment or in a scale house line up, has significant impacts on your fleet operations. It increases the carbon emissions produced by your fleet, quietly consumes your fuel and personnel budgets, reduces operational efficiencies, and creates bottlenecks along your drivers’ routes. According to SmartWay, a partner of the US EPA, if each driver in a 25-truck fleet idled for only two hours, that fleet would burn 40 gallons of diesel each day, at a cost of over $46,000/year. 

Nikola Corp. won a court order preventing founder Trevor Milton from using certain company communications in his defense against criminal charges that he lied about the company’s products to mislead investors and prop up the stock.

The American Transportation Research Institute has launched its annual Top Industry Issues Survey, asking stakeholders to rank their top concerns along with potential strategies for addressing them.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on whether the safety and supply chain benefits of its COVID-19 national emergency declaration merit extending the current declaration after it expires Oct. 15.

GM expects to make the electric model of its popular Chevrolet Equinox SUV available for sale in about a year with a $30,000 price tag.

Stable spot rates coupled with rising contractual rates could help drive gross-margin expansion for freight brokers, according to experts.

Mercedes-Benz AG and Rivian Automotive Inc. plan to jointly manufacture electric vans in Europe as both companies try to share the rising costs of churning out battery-powered vehicles.

Jeep, the rugged American SUV brand owned by Stellantis NV, is expanding its lineup to meet more-stringent emission rules and catch up to rival automakers.

U.S. aviation regulators approved designs for the first flying drone built specifically for shipping packages, a major step forward for the fledgling remote delivery industry.