Virginia News Updates

Automatic fuel-tax increases took effect July 1 in California, Maryland, Washington and Virginia, but Illinois suspended its planned hike.

The Monterrey facility — Volvo Group’s first truck manufacturing plant in Mexico — is set to build trucks for both VTNA and Mack, in addition to U.S. output.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said the coffee chain has the potential to add at least 5,000 more stores in the U.S., echoing comments from earlier this year.

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Legislators in several states are calling for measures to temporarily halt motor fuel taxes to alleviate the impact of rising prices at the pump for residents.

Construction of the South Korean company’s expansion of the Clarksville, Tenn., plant, which began in December 2023, is scheduled to be completed in June.

Torc is working with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute through a state planning grant intended to help shape training for jobs linked to autonomous truck manufacturing.

Freightliner Cascadias equipped with Torc’s software began testing in Michigan in February, adding to trials already underway on roads in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and in Virginia.

"It’s time to stop asking Virginians to pay tolls on this facility, and we are doing so five months early,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin said.

Motor fuel taxes fell in three states but rose in 10 others after states on July 1 either recalculated their annual rates or adopted legislation to pay for highway infrastructure.