Shale investors have been demanding more consolidation in the U.S. oil patch. But not exactly a deal like this one.
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In California, Gas Taxes Are Rising While Repairs Are Lagging
Four years after the California Legislature boosted the gas tax in order to fix the state’s crumbling roads and bridges, California has spent billions and made some progress in repairs, but officials now say the funding is sufficient to complete less than half of the work needed.
May 24, 2021North Carolina DOT Pilots Trucking Alert System
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is piloting an in-cab trucking alert system in an effort to reduce the risk of commercial motor vehicle crashes.
May 24, 2021Truckers Work to Purge Systems of Banned Chinese Technologies, but Challenges Remain
Most motor carriers doing business with the federal government are believed to have responded to a requirement that they do their best to purge technology systems of five banned Chinese technology providers said to be potential hackers into U.S. intelligence and defense agencies’ information systems.
May 24, 2021Biden to Direct $1 Billion for Severe Weather Preparedness
President Joe Biden announced a doubling of federal spending on preparations for severe weather events, his latest move to put climate change at the center of his domestic agenda.
May 24, 2021Suez Canal’s Claim Over Once-Stuck Ship Referred by Court
CAIRO — An Egyptian appeals court said May 23 it lacks jurisdiction to look into the Suez Canal Authority’s demands to uphold financial claims that led to the seizure of the cargo ship that blocked the waterway in March.
May 24, 2021Senate Panel Reaches Bipartisan Deal on Highway Funding Package
A group of senators said it reached a bipartisan agreement on highway funding a day after Republicans rejected the Biden administration’s trimmed-down $1.7 trillion infrastructure proposal.
May 24, 2021Change of Venue Requested in Pilot Flying J Retrial
Former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two former company executives have asked a federal judge for a change of venue in their upcoming retrial early next year on federal charges of cheating truckers out of diesel fuel rebates.
May 21, 2021Biden, GOP Senators Continue Negotiations on Infrastructure
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure funding agenda was scaled down to about $1.7 trillion amid ongoing pushback from the Republican leadership in the Senate, which on May 27 outlined a $928 billion counterproposal.
May 21, 2021Looking Ahead to Autonomous Trucking
Although autonomous trucks are still in their infancy, the continued development and eventual deployment of these vehicles represents a new frontier for the freight transportation business. As this technology advances in the coming years and decades, fleet operators that adopt self-driving trucks will encounter a new management challenge: finding the best ways to combine automation with human labor.
May 21, 2021