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Minnesotans Lose Thousands in Auto Dealer-Shipper Scam

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning Minnesotans about scams in which auto dealers and shippers ask customers to wire money for cars they have bought online.

Tim Harlow | StarTribune
May 8, 2020
Business, Safety, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100, TCA

5-Year-Old’s ‘Refreshment Stop’ Shows Appreciation for FedEx, UPS Drivers

A New York kindergartener who loves delivery trucks is thanking FedEx, UPS and other drivers during the coronavirus pandemic in his own special way, with a 'refreshment stop' of complimentary snacks and drinks that he has set up at the end of his driveway for these essential workers.

Kristi Gustafson Barlette | Times Union, Albany, N.Y.
May 5, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100, TCA

XPO to Cease Operations at Pennsylvania Warehouse

XPO Logistics will cease operations at its warehouse in Bethel Township, Pa., this month, according to a notice it filed March 11 with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

Daniel Urie | The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pa.)
May 4, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, TCA

Bus Industry Seeks More Recovery Relief

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers allocated $61 billion to airlines, $25 billion to transit and $1 billion for Amtrak in the roughly $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package, but the motorcoach industry, which includes charter buses, private transit buses and passenger buses, said it has been largely ignored.

Jessica Wehrman | CQ-Roll Call
May 1, 2020
Business, Technology, Safety, TCA

Volvo Turns 3D Printers From Making Truck Parts to Face Shields

Emmanuel Fargeon has been 3D printing truck parts for Volvo for 23 years, but he never imagined he’d be creating personal protective equipment on one.

Carl Wilson | News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.)
April 30, 2020
Business, Technology, TCA

Ford, Rivian Put Plans for Electric Lincoln on Back Burner

Ford and Rivian put their plans on ice to jointly develop a Lincoln-brand electric vehicle, a Lincoln spokeswoman confirmed April 28.

Phoebe Wall Howard | Detroit Free Press
April 29, 2020
Business, Technology, Safety, TCA

Georgia Company Builds Hospital Rooms From Shipping Containers

A company is adding more hospital beds for Georgia coronavirus patients one shipping container at a time.

Amanda C. Coyne | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
April 17, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100, TCA

UPS Shipping First Ventilators From GM Facility to Hospitals

UPS is shipping ventilators made in a General Motors facility to hospitals in the Chicago area.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
April 17, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA

Goodyear Offers ‘Zero Contact’ Customer Service, Announces Convoy Collaboration

People who go to a Goodyear Auto Service store for such things as an oil change or new tires have a new “zero contact” option that limits face-to-face interactions during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Jim Mackinnon | Akron Beacon Journal
April 14, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, TCA

California Highway Projects Speed Up With Drivers Off Roads

As state and local officials extend stay-at-home orders, road construction crews across California are taking advantage of reduced traffic to speed up projects.

Wes Venteicher | The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, Calif.)
April 13, 2020