In It For The Long Haul: Autonomous Trucking Startup Plus Goes Public Via SPAC
Autonomous trucking startup Plus (formerly known as Plus.ai) is a company I've begun to follow closely. While much of the hype around...
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US Transport News
- May 24, 2021
- 3 min
Trucker, 79, Has Covered 4 Million Miles Accident-Free
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The last time we saw trucker Don Cook, his career odometer had just rolled over to 3 million miles. He hadn’t had...
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US Transport News
- May 23, 2021
- 3 min
Senator’s suggested 25 cent per mile truck-only tax called ‘an assault on the trucking industry’
Members of the trucking industry are have spoken out against a Texas Senator’s suggestion to impose a hefty vehicle miles traveled (VMT)...
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US Transport News
- May 19, 2021
- 3 min
What Has The Colonial Pipeline Hack Meant For The Transport Sector?
What is the Colonial Pipeline hack? Earlier this month, the operator of the country’s largest fuel pipeline, Colonial Pipeline, fell...
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US Transport News
- May 19, 2021
- 2 min
American Trucking Associations Board, CEO Chris Spear Agree to Contract Extension
SAN ANTONIO, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, the American Trucking Associations announced that the federation's Board of Directors has...
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US Transport News
- May 13, 2021
- 3 min
Truckers Seek to Keep Diesel Supplies Flowing in Pipeline Shutdown
Prices are rising for diesel fuel used to transport freight as fallout from the Colonial Pipeline shutdown strains capacity for truckers...
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US Transport News
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
UPS drivers plan action against company in Auburn
AUBURN, Maine (AP) — United Parcel Service drivers represented by the Teamsters union are planning to picket at a distribution hub in...
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US Transport News
- May 11, 2021
- 1 min
China’s ‘Uber for trucks’ could file for $30 billion U.S. IPO as early as this week
GUANGZHOU, China — A Chinese trucking start-up could file publicly for a U.S. listing this week which could value the company as much as...
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US Transport News
- May 7, 2021
- 3 min
What's Going On With Autonomous Trucking?
Given the recent rise of Tesla’s self-driving cars in the last 10 years, and with Autopilot being an add-on feature in their electric...
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US Transport News
- May 6, 2021
- 4 min
Investors Pour Millions Into Einride And Hwy Haul As Freight Trucking Needs Explode
Two innovative mobility companies are celebrating major cash infusions from investment groups. One is a leader in electric and driverless...
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US Transport News
- May 5, 2021
- 3 min
Trucking industry official warns 1 million truckers needed over next decade to meet demand
Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, told "Cavuto: Coast to Coast" on Tuesday that over the next decade...
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US Transport News
- Apr 29, 2021
- 1 min
Trucking industry could trigger gas shortage this summer
A truck driver shortage throughout the U.S. could potentially pose a "threat" to the gas industry, according to OPIS Energy Analysis...
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US Transport News
- Apr 28, 2021
- 7 min
Trucking’s tailwinds evident in first quarter
Trends so far during the first-quarter earnings season are supportive of truckload carriers posting sizable growth in 2021. February’s...
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US Transport News
- Apr 27, 2021
- 4 min
EPA moves to give California right to set climate limits on cars, SUVs
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it will move to grant California permission to set more stringent climate...
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US Transport News
- Apr 25, 2021
- 2 min
FirstGroup sells bulk of US transport business in $4bn deal
FirstGroup has sold the bulk of its North American transport business in a deal worth $4bn, as the transport group looks to focus on its...
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US Transport News
- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min
Mother’s Day Truck Convoy helps Make-A-Wish children
The Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware and Susquehanna Valley chapter will continue its annual Mother’s Day tradition of hosting one of...
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US Transport News
- Apr 18, 2021
- 3 min
Alleviating cost fears in Biden’s electric-truck push
As the Biden administration attempts a hard turn toward electrifying transportation, small, independent owner-operators — who represent...
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US Transport News
- Apr 17, 2021
- 1 min
Maersk Growth among investors in Torch short-haul freight network
Maersk Growth and several venture-capital companies have together invested $3.5m in Torch, a 3PL platform focused on the short-haul...
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US Transport News
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
Road-user fee advocates warn Congress: Give truckers priority
The trucking industry was given a wide berth by tax policy experts called to Capitol Hill Wednesday to testify on funding options that...
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US Transport News
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
Trucking Companies Boost Pay in Hunt for Drivers as Demand Surges
U.S. trucking companies are scrambling to hire more drivers as roaring consumer demand and tight shipping capacity stoke a resurgent...
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