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Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel

Maine Gov. Mills Executive Order Aims to Accelerate Vehicle Electrification

Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed an executive order to accelerate clean transportation solutions through measures such as increased charging infrastructure and more electric vehicles.

April 5, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

CARB Extends One-Time Reporting Requirement Deadline to May 1

California environmental regulators have extended to May 1 the mandated deadline for motor carriers that operate in the state with $50 million or more in 2019 revenue, or carriers with more than 50 trucks, to file a one-time report about their trucks and operations.

April 5, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

European Manufacturers Race on Electric Vehicle Batteries

With Europe expected to lead the world in electric-car sales for a second straight year, an epic rush to build a battery-supply chain from scratch is playing out across the continent.

April 5, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Ford-Backed Self-Driving Startup Argo AI Mulling IPO This Year

Argo AI, the self-driving startup backed by Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, is considering going public as soon as this year, according to people familiar with its plans.

April 5, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50

Drones Could Help Bridge Divides for Vaccine Distribution

The challenge of ensuring equitable distribution of the coronavirus vaccine is one of global scale, and the city of Miami provides a backdrop for the social and economic divides that the medical community must overcome.

April 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50

Lineage Logistics Acquires Cryo-Trans for $500 Million

Cold-storage specialist Lineage Logistics is branching into rail.

April 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50

Pandemic Upends Logistics Market

The COVID-19 outbreak created a volatile U.S. third-party logistics market in 2020, which presented growth opportunities for 3PLs with strong carrier management, e-commerce and airfreight forwarding capabilities, while other 3PLs did not fare as well.

April 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50

How Logistics Firms Are Handling the Pandemic's E-Commerce Boom

The COVID-19 pandemic has squeezed many years of growth in online sales and e-commerce fulfillment into a single 12-month period.

April 3, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

Link Launches Construction of New Plant

Link Manufacturing, a producer of specialty engineered suspensions and Tier 1 supplier to major heavy-duty commercial truck manufacturers, announced its plan to begin construction of a new 50,000-square-foot manufacturing and training facility.

April 2, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

VTNA Supplies QCD With VNR Electric

Food service logistics provider Quality Custom Distribution recently took delivery of a Volvo VNR Electric, the first zero-emission, battery-electric truck to be deployed in QCDs fleet.

April 2, 2021