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GM Aligns With California on Emission Rules

General Motors said it will recognize California’s authority to set vehicle emission standards under the Clean Air Act.

Jamie L. LaReau | Detroit Free Press
January 10, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

CSX Purchase of Pan Am Railway Gets Federal Hearing

Massachusetts DOT told federal regulators overseeing the potential purchase of Pan Am Railways by competitor CSX that the state needs CSX to guarantee track access for east-west passenger trains through Springfield.

Jim Kinney | The Republican (Springfield, Mass.)
January 10, 2022
Business, Logistics, TCA

Return to Sender: Gift Returns Swamping Shippers

Last week, customers at the UPS Store in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood got a pretty good demonstration of what the global supply chain looks like when you try to run it backward.

Paul Roberts | The Seattle Times
January 10, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Autonomous Truck Company Torc to Open Hub in Texas

Torc Robotics is opening an Austin, Texas, engineering hub to accelerate development of its self-driving truck technology.

Lori Hawkins | Austin American-Statesman
January 7, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Cadillac Unveils Concept AV InnerSpace

Cadillac revealed the InnerSpace concept two-passenger electric and autonomous luxury vehicle Jan. 6 at CES in Las Vegas.

Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
January 7, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

‘Alabama-USA Corridor’ Rail Work to Improve Supply Chain Infrastructure

The Jan. 4 announcement appears to be a significant step in that direction. According to the governor’s office, the overall concept calls for $231.6 million in investment in rail projects “to upgrade economic development infrastructure in central and southern Alabama.”

Lawrence Specker | Alabama Media Group
January 6, 2022
Government, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Pennsylvania Unveils Bill to Allow Driverless Testing

Forty years ago, Pennsylvania became a leader in self-driving vehicles when it deployed one to help clean up the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island in Harrisburg.

Ed Blazina | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
January 6, 2022
Business, Logistics, TCA

Developer Plans 1 Million-Square-Foot Warehouse in Ontario, Calif.

A national developer recently purchased one of the largest empty lots in Ontario, Calif., with plans to build a 1 million-square-foot logistics center that would be among the largest warehouses in the city.

Steve Scauzillo | The Press-Enterprise
January 6, 2022
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics, TCA

Project at Port of Tacoma Aims to Relieve Congestion

At the Port of Tacoma, leaders hope a new project to build added storage capacity for containers will help operations run more smoothly as ports across the West Coast are now facing a surge with activity resuming.

Allison Needles | The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
December 27, 2021
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

New Jersey Adopts Clean Truck Rules

State Environmental Protection officials adopted Advanced Clean Truck rules Dec. 20 that would make New Jersey the first East Coast state to require phasing in of electric commercial trucks to reduce air pollution and the diseases it causes.

Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media Group
December 21, 2021