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Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

USPS to Hike Prices in October for ‘Peak Holiday Season’

The U.S. Postal Service announced it intends to hike prices in October for holiday shipping.

August 12, 2022
Business, Technology, TCA

EV Startup Arcimoto Removes CEO Mark Frohnmayer

Electric vehicle manufacturer Arcimoto abruptly removed founding CEO Mark Frohnmayer on Aug. 12, promoting another executive to run the company on an interim basis.

August 12, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Pennsylvania Experts, Lawmakers Ponder AV Safety Regulations

When it comes to autonomous vehicles, there isn’t just one way to go about safety. State regulators draft legislation. Independent firms create recommendations. Individual companies devise their own protocols. Stakeholders can agree on one thing: Safety is important.

August 11, 2022
Business, Logistics, TCA

UPS to Acquire Health Care Logistics Firm Bomi Group

UPS announced plans to acquire Italian-based health care logistics firm Bomi Group to expand the reach of its health unit globally.

August 9, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

STB Says ‘Train Noise’ Would Be Only Negative Impact of CP-KCS Merger

The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis determined the only potential adverse impacts of Canadian Pacific’s proposed merger with Kansas City Southern would be train noise, according to the STB’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement released Aug. 5.

August 8, 2022
Government, Business, TCA

NOAA Still Expects Active Hurricane Season

It’s been a quiet hurricane season so far, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a busy peak is ahead. The agency expects 14 to 20 named storms, with six to 10 developing into hurricanes and three to five of those strengthening into major storms of Category 3 and up.

August 4, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel, Autonomous, TCA

Buttigieg Praises West’s Green Energy Potential

Motorists taking advantage of electric vehicle tax breaks contained in a $739 billion Senate bill introduced this week will be well-served by existing and planned infrastructure in the West, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on July 29.

July 29, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

Union Pacific to Spend $1 Billion to Modernize 600 Trains

Union Pacific, the second-largest U.S. railroad, is spending $1 billion to modernize 600 trains.

July 27, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Trucker AB 5 Blockade Ends at Port of Oakland

Fruit, nuts and wine are again flowing through the Port of Oakland after truckers quietly ended a multiday blockade over the weekend amid a crackdown on AB 5 protesters by port authorities.

July 25, 2022
Government, Business, TCA

Truckers Defy AB 5 ‘Free Speech Zones,’ Continue Oakland Blockade

A group of California truck drivers trying to force changes to the AB 5 state labor law brought the Port of Oakland to another standstill on July 22, continuing a multiday chokehold on one of the West Coast’s busiest shipping hubs.

July 22, 2022