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60 Seconds: Port Leaders Enter 2024 With Cautious Optimism

The shipping industry is keeping a watchful eye on developments in Panama Canal, Middle East. Story by Dan Ronan.

January 9, 2024
GovernmentTechnologyEquipmentFuelTCA

Hyundai Plans for Hydrogen Trucks to Supply Georgia Factory

LAS VEGAS — Officials from Hyundai and the state of Georgia touted plans on Jan. 8 for hydrogen-powered trucks to supply the automaker’s EV factory under construction near the Port of Savannah.

January 9, 2024
Government

Landrieu Moves From Infrastructure to Biden Campaign

Mitch Landrieu, the White House face of the bipartisan infrastructure law, has resigned from his appointed post, to serve on President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign.

January 9, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

New Rule Will Reclassify Independent Contractors as Employees

A new Department of Labor rule adopts an “economic factors” test for companies to follow to determine whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or an employee.

January 9, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA

Kodiak Unveils Driverless-Ready Semi Ahead of Dallas Debut

Kodiak Robotics introduced what it billed as the world’s first driverless-ready semi-truck designed for scaled deployment at CES in Las Vegas this week.

January 9, 2024
BusinessTechnology

Battery Maker LG Energy Posts Earnings Miss Amid Weak Demand

Battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. badly missed fourth-quarter earnings estimates amid weaker demand for electric vehicles and a drop in lithium prices that hurt revenue.

January 9, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsGlobal Freight

US Trucking Faces Downstream Effects From Suez Canal Attacks

A militant group that is attacking container vessels along the Suez Canal in Egypt is causing shipment disruptions that threaten to inflict downstream effects on the U.S. trucking sector.

January 9, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Lidar Maker Aeva Wins Multiyear Contract for Daimler Trucks

Aeva Technologies Inc. has won a multiyear contract to supply Daimler Truck Holding AG with technology to help advance autonomous driving on highways.

January 9, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Goodyear Unveils Plans for Sustainable EV Tires at CES

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is developing a product for electric vehicles that it says will bolster their competitiveness against gas-powered vehicles by extending tire duration.

January 9, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Drivewyze Offers Free Access to New Safety System

WASHINGTON — Transportation technology company Drivewyze announced at the Transportation Research Board conference Jan. 9 that it is making its new safety system available at no cost.

January 9, 2024