Arizona News Updates

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New Arizona-Mexico Commercial Port Gets $275M Contract

The U.S. General Services Administration awarded a $275 million contract to create a large commercial border crossing in Arizona to facilitate bilateral trade with copper mines in Mexico.

October 29, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Arizona to Train CDL Students With Help From Scholarships

Starting this summer, future truck drivers seeking CDL training at nine Arizona community colleges will get financial help thanks to a $4.5 million workforce scholarship program.

May 14, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

TSMC to Win More Than $5 Billion in Grants for US Chip Plant

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is set to win more than $5 billion in federal grants to support a chipmaking project in Arizona, according to people familiar with the matter.

March 8, 2024
GovernmentEquipmentLogistics

Arizona to Standardize Truck-Restriction Highway Signs

Arizona has a new law mandating that vehicle weight-restriction signs can only be enforced on state highways if designed by the state transportation department.

July 11, 2023
BusinessSafety

Ina Daly’s Sweet 16 Win Puts Her on Road to NTDC Again

XPO's Ina Daly earned her 16th trip to the National Truck Driving Championships by winning the tank truck division April 1 at the Arizona Truck Driving Championships.

April 28, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Arizona’s Cross-Border Project Gets $8.9 Million State Grant

Arizona’s governor has allocated $8.9 million to help modernize the port of entry in Douglas, where a new commercial one is being built to bolster the state’s trade with Mexico.

December 27, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

Arizona DOT’s I-15 Bridge Replacement Project Aims to Help Commerce Flow

In an effort to facilitate the flow of commerce, the Arizona Department of Transportation is starting work to replace a bridge that carries Interstate 15.

February 5, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Arizona DOT Names Preferred Developer for I-10 Project in Phoenix Area

The Arizona Department of Transportation has selected a preferred developer for a project to reconstruct a portion of Interstate 10 in Phoenix that the agency has identified as a key commerce corridor.

November 9, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Planning Group Launches Truck Parking Survey for Phoenix Region

An organization representing the Phoenix metropolitan area is conducting a study of truck parking issues in the region.

August 12, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Nikola to Launch New US Plant With Tre Cabover Model

The battery-electric cabover Nikola Tre model will be the first Class 8 off the assembly line at Nikola's manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Ariz.

July 28, 2020