An Amazon Web Services outage is wreaking havoc on the e-commerce giant’s delivery operation, preventing drivers from getting routes or packages and shutting down communication between Amazon and the thousands of drivers it relies on, according to four people familiar with the situation.
December 7, 2021Latest Articles
Government
USDOT Nominees Await Action in Senate
Nominees for senior roles at the U.S. Department of Transportation continue to await consideration before the U.S. Senate.
December 7, 2021
Business, Fuel
New Pilot Travel Center Opens in Missouri
Pilot Co. opened a travel center location in Faucett, Mo., the company announced Dec. 6.
December 7, 2021
Government, Safety
Biden Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Blocked
A federal judge in Georgia has blocked the Biden administration’s nationwide mandate for federal contractors’ employees to be vaccinated amid a slew of challenges from states that say the president overstepped his authority in requiring the COVID-19 shots.
December 7, 2021
Government, Business
US Might Need to Produce More of Its Own Goods, Yellen Says
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that U.S. reliance on foreign supply chains has proved a vulnerability and that the country needs to produce more critical goods domestically to protect its economic and national security.
December 7, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Daimler, Waymo Outfitting Custom Chassis for Autonomous Driving
Daimler reported a custom Class 8 chassis specifically intended to support SAE Level 4 driving is being outfitted through its partnership with the autonomous technology company Waymo.
December 7, 2021
Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics
NACPC Acquires Pratt Industries, Will Build Its Own Chassis
The North American Chassis Pool Cooperative on Dec. 6 acquired the Bridgman, Mich.-based chassis manufacturer Pratt Industries Intermodal Chassis from the Nashville-based private equity firm LFM Capital.
December 7, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
Musk Not a Fan of Biden’s Build Back Better Act
Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk spoke out in opposition to President Joe Biden’s signature economic package, questioning the need for legislation that would support electric car adoption due to concerns government spending is out of control.
December 7, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous
LG Energy Seeks Up to $10.8 Billion in Record IPO
LG Energy Solution plans to raise as much as $10.8 billion in what would be South Korea’s biggest-ever initial public offering, defying concerns over fires involving its batteries that led to a mass recall of Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles.
December 7, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Intel to Take Mobileye Unit Public in 2022 IPO
Intel Corp. plans to list shares of its Mobileye self-driving car business by the middle of next year, letting the chipmaker capitalize on its investment in a burgeoning industry.
December 7, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Stellantis Wants to Outfit Cars With AI to Drive Up Revenue
MILAN — Carmaker Stellantis announced a strategy Dec. 7 to embed AI-enabled software in 34 million vehicles across its 14 brands, hoping the tech upgrade will help it bring in 20 billion euros ($22.6 billion) in annual revenue by 2030.
December 7, 2021
Government, Business
Trade Deficit Narrows in October as Exports Rebound
WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit narrowed to $67.1 billion in October, the lowest in six months, after hitting a record high in September.
December 7, 2021
Government, Fuel
Diesel Falls 4.6¢ to $3.674 a Gallon
The national average price for diesel slipped 4.6 cents to $3.674 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Dec. 6.
December 6, 2021
Business, Technology
ERoad Bolsters North American Presence With Coretex Acquisition
New Zealand-based ERoad announced Dec. 1 that it has closed the acquisition of the telematics solutions provider Coretex Limited.
December 6, 2021
Government, Business, Safety
USDOT Approves TIFIA Loan for Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Project
A tunnel project critical to the Virginia Beach region’s mobility grid is receiving a boost from the federal government.
December 6, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
EV Maker Lucid Reveals SEC Investigation
Lucid Group Inc. disclosed it has become the latest electric vehicle maker to come under U.S. investigation following a merger with a blank-check company, sending its shares plummeting.
December 6, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel
Exxon Pledges to Zero Out Some Permian Basin Emissions by 2030
ExxonMobil Corp. pledged to zero out some greenhouse gas emissions in North America’s biggest oilfield by the end of the decade.
December 6, 2021
Government
Senate Sprints to Legislative Finish as DeFazio Era Ends Next Year
The end-of-the-year congressional rush is officially here. Democrats in the majority in the Senate are considering a nearly $2 trillion House-passed social infrastructure budget package that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) intends to wrap up by Christmas. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at...
December 6, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics
DoorDash Forms DashCorps to Employ Couriers for NYC Deliveries
Starting Dec. 6, DoorDash is offering grocery delivery in 15 minutes or less in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York.
December 6, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Top 50, Top 100
Werner Enterprises Integrates With Decisiv to Expand Repair Network
Werner Enterprises is integrating Decisiv into its application programming interface to expand its repair network, the company announced Dec. 2.
December 6, 2021