Volume Continues to Surge at UPS to Start the Year
The continued surge of e-commerce deliveries from small and medium-sized businesses, along with the increase in deliveries of the various COVID-19 vaccines and other personal protective equipment, bolstered UPS Inc.’s first-quarter financial results.
April 27, 2021Truckbase Business Overview, Features, Reviews 2024
Truckbase has emerged as the next-generation truck dispatch software leader with its suite of easy-to-use tools for truckload carriers.
Tesla Sticks to Plan to Deliver Semi This Year
Tesla Inc. reported a higher-than-expected seventh consecutive quarter of profit on strong demand for its top-selling Model 3 sedan and announced it will begin deliveries of its Tesla Semi in 2021.
April 26, 2021Lyft to Sell Autonomous-Driving Unit to Toyota for $550 Million
Lyft Inc. has agreed to sell its self-driving division to a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp., joining Uber Technologies Inc. in stepping back from the costly driverless vehicle research once thought to be on the verge of revolutionizing ride-hailing.
April 26, 2021Biden Moves to Restore California’s Power to Fight Vehicle Pollution
The Biden administration on April 26 took a key step toward restoring California’s power to limit greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles and overturn a Trump-era policy that pitted the federal government against a state seeking to eventually ban conventional gas-powered cars.
April 26, 2021Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s Executive Order Aims to Electrify Transportation, Buildings
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed an executive order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within state facilities, including those for transportation.
April 26, 2021Fortistar Merges Two Units to Form Opal Fuels
Private equity firm Fortistar announced two of its portfolio companies, Fortistar Methane Group, a developer of renewable natural gas, and TruStar Energy, supplier of RNG transportation fuel, are merging under Opal Fuels to form a fully integrated renewable fuels supply company for North America.
April 26, 2021Daimler Truck Appoints Two Key Executives Ahead of Spinoff
Daimler Truck AG announced effective July 1 Andreas Gorbach will lead its new Truck Technology Group.
April 26, 2021ELD Data Shows Effectiveness, Expert Says
New research and inspection data shows that electronic logging devices are largely on target to reach their goals of improving road safety and simplifying tracking hours of service, according to a technology expert.
April 26, 2021Congressional Problem Solvers Caucus Unveils Infrastructure Plan
A bipartisan group of lawmakers pursuing compromise with congressional leaders unveiled an infrastructure policy proposal backed partly by an increase in the fuel tax.
April 26, 2021Elon Musk to Host NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ on May 8
Tesla CEO Elon Musk will host “Saturday Night Live” for the first time on May 8, NBC said.
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