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House Committee Considers Fiscal 2024 Bill

The transportation funding committee in theĀ U.S. House of RepresentativesĀ will consider a fiscal 2024 transportation bill July 18.

July 17, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

No Hazards Reported as Freight Train Derails in Pennsylvania

WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A freight train derailment in Pennsylvania early July 17 spurred precautionary evacuations, but officials said there was no known hazard to the public.

July 17, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Ford Cuts Price on F-150 Lightning by Up to 17%

Ford Motor Co. is slashing prices on the electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup by as much as 17%, reversing price hikes implemented last year on its debut battery-powered truck.

July 17, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Tesla Starts Cybertruck Production Two Years Behind Schedule

Almost four years after Elon Musk first unveiled Tesla Inc.’s debut pickup, the automaker has built its first Cybertruck.

July 17, 2023

Teamsters Ask Biden Not to Intervene if UPS Workers Strike

NEW YORK — The head of the Teamsters said July 16 that he has asked the White House not to intervene if unionized UPS workers end up going on strike.

July 17, 2023
GovernmentBusinessFuel

EPA Denies Oil Refineries Seeking Biofuel-Blending Exemption

The Biden administration on July 14 rejected more than two dozen oil refinery requests for exemptions from U.S. biofuel-blending requirements.

July 14, 2023
BusinessSafety

King of Kentucky Truckers: Willinger Bound for NTDC Again

FedEx Freight driver John Willinger’s overwhelming memory of his reign at the Kentucky Truck Driving Championships is of focus and persistence.

July 14, 2023
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Nikola’s Wild Week Erases 2023 Losses

Nikola Corp. has finally reignited some of the fervor of its once die-hard day-trading fans as it has reversed the stock’s 2023 decline.

July 14, 2023
BusinessLogistics

Midwest Rivers’ Falling Water Levels Raise Shipping Concerns

Water levels on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers are falling for a second straight year, raising the prospect of shipping problems along the all-important U.S. freight routes.

July 14, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

ā€˜Green Bank’ Opens for Clean Energy Projects Like EV Charging

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is making available $20 billion from a federal ā€œgreen bankā€ for clean energy projects such as electric vehicle charging stations and more.

July 14, 2023