Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

EPA Grants 4 States $248.9M for I-95 EV Truck Charging Sites

EPA is paying $248.9 million to develop 24 electric truck charging sites for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles along the Interstate 95 freight corridor in four East Coast states.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 31, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

FHWA Awards $96M to 16 States for High-Tech Safety Projects

For truckers, Maine was awarded $5.2 million to offset a $6.5 million project to develop real-time hazard alerts about congestion, bad weather and height restrictions on low bridges.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 31, 2024
Government, Technology, Safety, Logistics

CISA Issues Global Cyber Plan to Protect US Infrastructure

CISA released an international plan outlining steps to work more with overseas stakeholders to better safeguard online interconnections with the U.S. supply chain.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 30, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

New Indiana-Ireland Pact Seeks Direct Container Service

A business pact to form a container service between Indiana and Ireland was signed recently by officials from the Ports of Indiana and Port of Cork.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 29, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

New Arizona-Mexico Commercial Port Gets $275M Contract

The U.S. General Services Administration awarded a $275 million contract to create a large commercial border crossing in Arizona to facilitate bilateral trade with copper mines in Mexico.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 29, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

GSA Awards $33.2M for Pacific Highway Port Modernization

The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a $33.2 million contract to modernize Washington state’s busiest commercial border crossing with Canada.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 24, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Clark Beverage to Open Distribution Facility in Kentucky

C.C. Clark will invest $129 million to build a corporate headquarters as part of a new 300,000-square-foot distribution center along Kentucky’s Interstate 65 corridor.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 23, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Birla Carbon to Open $1B Graphite Plant in South Carolina

The company will build a 435,000-square-foot facility in Orangeburg County to launch next-generation synthetic graphite production operations.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 23, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Colorado OKs Tax Relief for Hurricane-Affected Residents

“Tax deadlines should be the last thing that families impacted by these natural disasters are worried about,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 22, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

West Virginia Invests $4.7M in Road Safety Tech Upgrade

The goal is for the state to use technology to lower weather-related vehicle crashes in West Virginia by warning drivers with real-time alerts about dangerous roadway conditions.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
October 22, 2024