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GovernmentBusinessPerspective

Perspective: EB-3 Visa Provides Route to Labor Solution

Increasingly, trucking companies' search for truck drivers is moving beyond U.S. borders as immigration programs become a greater focal point.

April 22, 2024
Business

Panel at Motive Summit Tells Women to Be Persistent

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥擶omen who have achieved success in trucking have advice for women wanting to break into and move up the ladder in the industry: Be determined, persist and stay the course.

April 22, 2024
Crossword

Crossword Puzzle Solution for April 22, 2024

Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the April 22, 2024 print edition.

April 22, 2024
BusinessEquipmentSafety

E-Smart Introduces Backing Speed Management System

The speed management provider E-Smart is adding a backing speed limiter feature for facilities to its services, the company announced April 22.

April 22, 2024
GovernmentBusinessPrivate

Kroger, Albertsons Agree to Divest More Stores

Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. agreed to divest more stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers, seeking to make their planned $24.6 billion merger more appealing to antitrust authorities.

April 22, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyTCA

Georgia Demands Rivian Secure, Maintain Factory Site

Electric vehicle maker Rivian said it is working to secure and maintain the site of its planned Georgia factory, as well as preparing the land for vertical construction as soon as it can move forward with the $5 billion project.

April 22, 2024
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Tesla Cuts the Price of Its 鈥楩ull Self Driving鈥 System

NEW YORK 鈥 Tesla knocked roughly a third off the price of its 鈥淔ull Self Driving鈥 system 鈥 which can鈥檛 drive itself聽 鈥 to $8,000 from $12,000, according to the company website.

April 22, 2024
BusinessSafetyLogistics

Focus Shifts to Removing Debris From Dali鈥檚 Deck

BALTIMORE 鈥 Salvage crews at the site of a collapsed bridge are turning their focus to the tons of debris sitting atop the Dali, a massive cargo ship that caused a deadly catastrophe in March.

April 19, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFuelTCA

Rivian Cuts 1% of Workforce in Second Round of Layoffs

Electric vehicle upstart Rivian, which recently put on pause plans to build a Georgia factory, said in mid-April it is laying off more workers as it cuts costs to buttress its balance sheet.

April 19, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Transportation Index Falls, Signaling Risks for Stock Market

Transportation companies that serve as a bellwether for the American economy sent up a smoke signal last week.

April 19, 2024