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PS Logistics Buys Buddy Moore Trucking

PS Logistics has acquired Buddy Moore Trucking, which is also based in Birmingham, Ala.

January 12, 2024
BusinessTechnology

Battery Plant Location Decision Nears for Paccar, Partners

LAS VEGAS — Paccar, Daimler and Cummins are nearing a decision on the location of a factory to produce lithium-iron phosphate batteries.

January 11, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Ohio Law Bans State Adoption of California Emission Rules

In a slap to California, Ohio has a law taking effect in March banning agencies from adopting that state's emissions regulations and protecting the sale and use of diesel and gas vehicles.

January 11, 2024
Government

Congress Faces Deadline on Partial Government Funding

Members of Congress returned to Washington this month to face a Jan. 19 partial government funding deadline.

January 11, 2024
GovernmentSafety

Buttigieg Emphasizes Transportation Safety at TRB

WASHINGTON — At an annual gathering of the nation’s transportation intelligentsia, Secretary Pete Buttigieg pressed stakeholders to remain hyperfocused on safety while urging Congress to avert a government shutdown.

January 11, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Energy, Housing, Food Drive Slight Uptick in US Inflation

WASHINGTON — Higher energy and housing prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow inflation to its 2% target may remain a bumpy one.

January 11, 2024
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentLogistics

DOD Announces Delay in $17.9B Military Moving Contract

U.S. Transcom announced that an IT systems glitch is delaying implementation of a contract designed to improve the quality of moves for military members and their families. 

January 11, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Autonomous Trucks Show Progress at CES

LAS VEGAS — The pathway toward large-scale commercialization of self-driving trucks became clearer at CES 2024 as tech startups unveiled upgrades to their autonomous driving systems.

January 11, 2024
Logistics

60 Seconds: A Fresh Look at Reverse Logistics

Reverse logistics — the management and movement of returned goods — is one of the most significant systems in the economy, as it affects people and businesses in myriad ways, for example, post-holiday season when a high volume of gift returns are common.

January 11, 2024
BusinessLogistics

Kenco Buys The Shippers Group

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based third-party logistics group Kenco is to buy The Shippers Group, a Dallas-based third-party warehousing company, it said.

January 11, 2024