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Electric Vehicle Industry Thriving in Southern California, Report Says

California already is a world leader in the embryonic electric vehicle industry but needs more government help to flourish, according to a new report from the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp.

Russ Mitchell | Los Angeles Times
March 4, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, TCA

Massachusetts Transportation Funding Plan Would Increase Gas Taxes

BOSTON — Fees for ride-hailing services and a 5-cents-per-gallon hike in the state’s gas tax are the heart of a plan floated by Democrats in the House of Representatives to pay for upgrades to roads, bridges and public transit.

Christian M. Wade | The (North Andover, Mass.) Eagle-Tribune
March 2, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Alabama Warehouse Expected to Increase Use of Inland Port, Reduce Truck Traffic

A new 30,375-square-foot storage warehouse at the Mallard-Fox Creek Port facility in Decatur, Ala., is expected to increase the use of the port and ease truck traffic on area highways, officials said.

Marian Accardi | The Decatur (Ala.) Daily
February 28, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

California OKs Passengers for GM’s Cruise Autonomous Vehicle Test

Cruise, the autonomous-vehicle unit of General Motors Co., has been cleared to carry passengers in California.

Keith Laing | Bloomberg News
February 27, 2020
Government, Business, TCA

Army Corps to Hold Hearing on Proposed Battery Plant at Lordstown, Ohio

Plans to build a $2.3 billion electric battery assembly plant near General Motors Corp.’s shuttered automobile plant in Lordstown, Ohio, will be reviewed during a March 12 public hearing in Lordstown.

Joe Napsha | Tribune Review (Pittsburgh)
February 26, 2020
Business, Logistics, TCA

Rich Corrado to Replace Joe Hete as CEO at Wilmington Air Transport Services

Joe Hete will step down as chief executive of Wilmington’s Air Transport Services Group Inc. in May and will be replaced by Rich Corrado, the air transport company said Feb. 25.

Thomas Gnau | Springfield News-Sun (Ohio)
February 25, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Amtrak Blames Freight Trains for Passenger Delays Getting Worse

Amtrak's "on-time performance" for its increasingly popular passenger trains is sliding to new lows, and it says that slow-moving freight trains that use the same tracks are to blame.

Bill Laitner | Detroit Free Press
February 24, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 100, TCA

Coronavirus Cuts Prompt DSV Panalpina to Open Cargo Flights Between Alabama, China

Danish company DSV Panalpina is opening a route between Alabama and China in response to shipping cutbacks over the coronavirus.

Leada Gore | al.com
February 24, 2020
Government, Business, TCA

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont Hits Pause on Trucks-Only Toll Vote

Gov. Ned Lamont has called for a pause on the vote for trucks-only tolls in Connecticut after repeated delays from lawmakers to convene for a vote.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
February 20, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, TCA

Connecticut Lawmakers Consider Cutting Trucks-Only Toll Bill in Half and Voting Twice

With Connecticut state legislators deeply distrustful of each other, lawmakers are considering a new plan for Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal to toll trucks only at 12 bridges — offering two separate bills with six tolls each and forcing the House of Representatives and Senate to vote twice.

Christopher Keating | The Hartford (Conn.) Courant
February 19, 2020