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Maryland bridge detonation

BALTIMORE — Crews set off a chain of carefully placed explosives May 13 to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo’s self-driving vehicles.

Delaware announced it will join Enstructure, the operator of the Port of Wilmington, to build a new port terminal in Edgemoor in a $635 million project.

The national average diesel price dropped for the fifth consecutive week, falling 4.6 cents to reach $3.848 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released May 13.

Trailer telematics specialist FleetPulse is to operate as a stand-alone company rather than as a unit of original equipment manufacturer Great Dane, it said.

Hydrogen producer Plug Power Inc.’s stock soared May 14 after the Biden administration offered the U.S. company a conditional commitment for $1.66 billion in loan guarantees to build up to six facilities.

Losses at Westport Fuel Systems Inc. widened in the first quarter of 2024 on the back of weaker revenue and inflationary cost increases.

The joining of trucking companies comes with challenges throughout the merger and acquisition process. The slow-moving procedure was exacerbated during the boom/bust cycle of 2022-23.

China EV assembly

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment — an election year move that’s likely to increase friction between the world’s two largest economies.

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Warehouses Look at Ways to Improve Recruitment, Retention

The use of automation in warehouses to streamline efficiencies, already part of the conversation pre-pandemic, has accelerated.

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