COLUMBUS, Ohio — Intel will invest $20 billion in a new computer chip facility in Ohio amid a global shortage of microprocessors used in everything from phones and cars to video games.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Foreign Truckers Must Be Vaccinated to Enter US Starting Jan. 22
Starting Jan. 22, travelers entering the United States at land ports of entry — notably along the Canadian and Mexican borders — and ferry points who are not U.S. citizens must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Department of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security announced.
January 20, 2022Washington Lawmakers Propose Parking, Restroom Bills
Legislative efforts that would provide more parking for commercial truck drivers and offer increased access to restrooms are under consideration in separate bills in the current 60-day legislative session in Washington state.
January 20, 2022Trucking Workforce Essential to Supply Chain Resolution, Buttigieg Says
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a wide-ranging interview with Transport Topics said targeted efforts at his agency aim to address the trucking industry’s shortage of drivers, an issue he listed among key administration priorities as the Biden White House works to alleviate ongoing supply chain bottlenecks.
January 20, 2022Vaccine Mandate Likely Defeated Following Supreme Court Stay
While the U.S. Supreme Court has remanded the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test law for large businesses back to a lower court, trucking industry experts said the high court’s action likely spells defeat for the proposal.
January 20, 2022Port of Long Beach Moves Record Cargo Despite Logjams
The Port of Long Beach moved record cargo volumes last year amid an import surge and supply chain snarl brought on by the pandemic.
January 20, 2022Robin Hutcheson Selected to Head FMCSA
Robin Hutcheson has been named Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Jan. 19.
January 19, 2022Transportation Committees Prep New Waterways Bill
Congressional transportation policymakers recently announced plans to kick off consideration of legislation aimed at improving the country’s transportation waterways.
January 19, 2022Oil Hits Seven-Year High as IEA Turns Bullish on Outlook
Oil climbed to the highest mark since October 2014 as the International Energy Agency said the market looked tighter than previously thought, with demand proving resilient to omicron.
January 19, 2022Army Corps of Engineers Gets $14 Billion to Help Ease Supply Chains
The Biden administration on Jan. 19 announced the release of $14 billion to the Army Corps of Engineers to fund 500 projects, with a focus on easing supply chain problems and addressing climate change.
January 19, 2022