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Pennsylvania Truckers Object to Proposed Doubling of Registration Fee

Pennsylvania’s transportation funding panel has proposed gas-tax alternative options that include a doubling of vehicle registration fees, which a state trucking leader said would lead to interstate trucking companies registering their trucks in other states.

Jan Murphy | pennlive.com
July 29, 2021
Business, Logistics, TCA

Memphis I-40 Bridge Set to Reopen

The Interstate 40 Hernando de Soto bridge, a major trucking corridor that runs over the Mississippi River and connects Memphis, Tenn., with Arkansas, will start reopening the week of Aug. 2 after being closed since May 11.

Bailey Aldridge | The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer
July 29, 2021
Government, Business, TCA

Biden Visits Mack Trucks Plant

Today, President Joe Biden will visit Mack Trucks in Lower Macungie Township, Pa., in conjunction with the White House’s proclamation designating July 26-30 as “Made in America Week.” Watch live.

Tom Shortell | The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.)
July 27, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel, TCA

Minnesota Adopts CARB Standards

Minnesota is the latest state — and the first in the Midwest — to adopt California’s stricter tailpipe emission standards and mandate for automakers to get more zero-emission vehicles onto sales lots.

Jennifer Bjorhus | Star Tribune
July 27, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Mobileye First to Test Self-Driving Vehicles in New York City

Mobileye, an autonomous vehicle company owned by Intel, announced that it has been testing its driverless cars on New York City streets since June, making it the first and only company thus far to receive a New York AV testing permit.

Erik Bascome | Staten Island Advance, N.Y.
July 26, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

Indiana Gives Utilities $5.5 Million to Build EV Charging Network

If you build it, they will come. At least that’s what the state of Indiana and its utilities are hoping for when it comes to charging stations and electric vehicles.

Sarah Bowman | Indianapolis Star
July 19, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100, TCA

FedEx to Invest $100 Million in Logistics Company in India

FedEx Express Corp. on July 16 said it has entered into equity and commercial agreements with Delhivery, a logistics and supply chain services company in India, which will utilize their combined strengths to unlock India’s international trade potential.

Mint | New Delhi
July 16, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Pennsylvania Ponders Package Fee to Pay for Roads, Bridges

What if the solution to Pennsylvania’s transportation funding quagmire was all the brown boxes and padded envelopes left at people’s front doors?

Sarah Cassi | The Express-Times, Lehigh Valley, Pa.
July 13, 2021
Business, Logistics, TCA

Intermodal Port in Arkansas Moves Forward

The new intermodal port in Arkansas between Van Buren and Fort Smith continues to move forward with hopes of breaking ground in two years. The Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority met on July 7 to learn about updates to the project.

Ty Thompson | Press Argus-Courier, Fort Smith, Ark.
July 12, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, TCA

Gateless Tolling Coming to Ohio Turnpike

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Turnpike is looking for new legal power to bill freeloading drivers as it prepares to institute no-stop, electronic toll lanes as part of a modernization plan it hopes will speed up traffic across the state.

Andrew J. Tobias | Cleveland.com
July 12, 2021