Self-driving transportation company Aurora Innovation Inc. on Feb. 16 announced that its fourth-quarter and full-year losses widened, but also said that its available cash soared in the wake of becoming a public company late last year.
February 17, 2022Trucking Industry Safety News
Transportation businesses face a host of dynamic risk issues that can significantly impact their financial and operational health. The news in this category focuses on the latest safety and security initiatives, resources and regulations and addresses topics that include fleet safety, claims administration, driver hiring and retention, risk management and compliance.
Aurora Reports 2021 Results, Plans to Expand in 2022
House Transportation Leader Advocates for FEMA Mitigation Bill
Legislation designed to facilitate recovery efforts for communities and commercial corridors hard-hit by natural disasters is ready for debate before the U.S. House of Representatives, the chamber’s top transportation policymaker said recently.
February 17, 2022Truck Driving Simulator Excites Idaho High School Students
A new Idaho Trucking Association program using a truck simulator traveling to high schools appears to be paying off, by getting teens interested in driving careers.
February 16, 2022Ottawa Police Step Up Efforts to Get Protesting Truckers to Leave
OTTAWA, Ontario — Ottawa’s police chief was ousted Feb. 15 amid criticism of his inaction against the trucker protests that have paralyzed Canada’s capital for over two weeks, while the number of blockades maintained by demonstrators at the U.S. border dropped to just one.
February 16, 2022January Retail Sales Surged 3.8% as Threat of Omicron Faded
NEW YORK — Americans picked up the pace of spending in January as the threat of omicron faded and there was some easing of supply shortages.
February 16, 2022US OKs New Headlights That Won’t Blind Oncoming Drivers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is about to allow new high-tech headlights that can automatically tailor beams so they focus on dark areas of the road and don’t create glare for oncoming drivers.
February 15, 2022GM to Resume Bolt Production as Fix Found for Battery Fires
General Motors Co. will resume production of the Chevrolet Bolt and larger Bolt EUV electric vehicles in April after the automaker and its battery partner, an LG Group company, found a solution to its manufacturing gaffes.
February 15, 2022Cummins to Build Engines for Low-Carbon Fuels
Cummins Inc. announced it will build a new family of internal combustion engines for a range of low-carbon fuels beginning in 2024 using core components on common engine blocks, with additional components installed to handle the specific fuel.
February 15, 2022Canada Plans to Tow Trucks, Freeze Protesting Truckers' Accounts
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is invoking emergency powers across all of Canada to quell protests by demonstrators who have paralyzed Ottawa and blocked border crossings in anger over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions.
February 15, 2022Congress, Biden Urged to Release Funds for Bridge Repair
Transportation experts are urging Congress and the Biden administration to release federal infrastructure funds to improve unsafe bridges across the nation.
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