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Uber Offers to Return Parcels for $5

Uber said Oct. 4 that its drivers will collect up to five prepaid and sealed packages and drop them off at a local post office or at UPS or FedEx stores. 

October 4, 2023
BusinessTechnologyFuelTCA

Former CEO Buys Lordstown Motors’ Assets for $10 Million

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The former CEO of Lordstown Motors Corp. has bought the company’s assets for $10 million, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

October 3, 2023
BusinessTechnologySafetyFor-Hire

Cyberattack Hits Estes Express Lines’ IT Systems

Estes Express Lines on Oct. 3 confirmed that its IT systems were the target of an ongoing cyberattack, but said its trucks were still moving freight.

October 3, 2023
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

UPS Buys MNX Global to Bolster Health Care Options

UPS Inc. will acquire MNX Global Logistics for an undisclosed sum, the parcel delivery company said Sept. 28. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year.

October 3, 2023
Government

US House to Consider FY24 Transportation Bill

Legislation to ensure the Department of Transportation is funded through fiscal 2024 is scheduled for consideration this month in the U.S. House of Representatives.

October 3, 2023
BusinessEquipmentFuel

Cummins Unit Completes Acquisition of Faurecia Plants

Cummins Emission Solutions completed the acquisition of two Faurecia commercial vehicle manufacturing plants in Indiana and the Netherlands for $208.56 million, Cummins Inc. said.

October 3, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentLogistics

Texas to Invest $240 Million in 31 Port Projects

Thirty-one port projects in Texas will begin receiving an estimated $240 million in state funds to improve those facilities and bolster the state’s supply chains.

October 3, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

ATA Honors Lawmakers’ Fentanyl Response

WASHINGTON — The charitable arm of American Trucking Associations recognized members of Congress who are working to raise awareness of fentanyl addiction in the United States.

October 3, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Hendrickson Buys Brake Component Specialist Brunner

Hendrickson acquired commercial vehicle brake component specialist Brunner for an undisclosed sum Oct. 2, the Woodridge, Ill.-based company said.

October 3, 2023
BusinessEquipmentTCA

Mack Trucks Reaches Tentative Agreement With UAW

Mack Trucks and the United Auto Workers Union have announced they’ve come to a tentative agreement, which now avoids any potential strike among thousands of workers at the Lower Macungie, Pa., plant.

October 2, 2023