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NACFE Study Shows Flat Fuel Economy for Class 8 Vehicles Surveyed

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency said fuel efficiency in Class 8 trucks participating in its annual fleet study from 2018 to 2020 remained flat at 7.24 mpg after seven previous years of 2% annual increases.

December 14, 2022
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Volvo Autonomous Solutions, Uber Freight Announce Partnership

Volvo Autonomous Solutions and freight broker Uber Freight announced a long-term strategic partnership to deploy Volvo’s autonomous transport network within Uber Freight’s marketplace.

December 14, 2022
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentFuel

Southern California Ports to Expand Electrification Efforts

California’s move toward its 2035 goal of requiring all drayage trucks to be zero-emission is ramping up. Port and trucking experts say to achieve that, the hard work needs to be done now and for at least the next 10 years.

December 14, 2022
Safety

Cold Blast Threatens Eastern US as Gulf Coast Tornado Risk Lingers

Tornadoes have killed at least two people in Louisiana as a violent weather system moves across the U.S., spawning blizzards in the Great Plains that will be followed by a blast of the season’s coldest weather to the Midwest, Northeast and Texas.

December 14, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Texas Steps Up Safety Inspections Along Ports of Entry

With extra holiday congestion at the El Paso border, Texas Department of Public Safety officers are conducting random enhanced inspections on commercial vehicles as they cross international ports of entry from Mexico into Texas to combat illegal activity.

December 14, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

Railroad Unions Call for Sick Leave Executive Order

Railroad workers are continuing their demand for paid sick days. The Sheet Metal, Air, Rail Transportation Union, or SMART, held an informational picket near the rail yard on Rice’s Point on the afternoon of Dec. 13.

December 14, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

GSA to Spend $3.4 Billion to Update 26 Land Ports of Entry

Replacing pavement at Otay Mesa land port of entry in California is the latest of 50 modernization projects the General Services Administration has embarked on using $3.4 billion in federal infrastructure funds.

December 14, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogistics

Georgia, Nebraska Extend Trucking-Related Executive Orders

Earlier emergency orders have been extended in Georgia for supply chain and oversize permits and in Nebraska for driving hours hauling fuel.

December 14, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Customs and Border Protection to Test New Supply Chain Identifiers for Imports

The Office of Trade at U.S. Customs and Border Protection is launching a testing project for a global business identifier to streamline tracking of goods in supply chains.

December 14, 2022

South Carolina Lands Two New Business Ventures

South Carolina captured deals for a sporting toy company to open distribution operations and a golf bag maker to set up third-party logistics and global manufacturing in the state.

December 14, 2022

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