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China鈥檚 Chipmaking Power Grows Despite US Effort to Counter It

China鈥檚 semiconductor industry is showing signs of flourishing even in the face of Biden administration efforts to counter its growth, raising alarm bells in Washington.

June 13, 2022
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EV Startup Electric Last Mile Files Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Delaware, making it the first of the electric-vehicle startups that merged with special purpose acquisition companies to go out of business amid the recent market slump.聽

June 13, 2022
BusinessEquipmentBreaking News

US Class 8 Sales in May Climb Past 20,000, Adding to Recent Momentum

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in May rose 13.9% compared with a year earlier to just clear 20,000, Wards Intelligence reported.

June 10, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Eaton Cummins Joint Venture Offers Transmission Selector Tool

Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies unveiled a new online selector tool, which helps users choose the optimal transmission from its portfolio.

June 10, 2022
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FHWA Opens Applications for $2.36 Billion to Upgrade Bridges

The Federal Highway Administration has issued a $2.36 billion funding notice to open applications for states and local officials to apply for money to improve bridge projects across the nation.

June 10, 2022
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Startup Hydron Plans Autonomous Longhaul Trucks With Hydrogen Fuel Cells

The co-founder of San Diego-based autonomous driving company TuSimple, Mo Chen, announced he started a new company called Hydron to bring to market Class 8 hydrogen-powered trucks equipped with Level 4 autonomous driving technology.

June 10, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

US Inflation Unexpectedly Accelerates to 40-Year High of 8.6%

U.S. inflation hit a fresh 40-year high in May, unexpectedly accelerating in a broad advance that pressures the Federal Reserve to extend an aggressive series of interest-rate hikes and adds to political problems for the White House and Democrats.

June 10, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Biden to Visit Busiest US Port as Union Talks Raise Risk of a New Logjam

President Joe Biden鈥檚 administration is trying to avert another inflation-spawning logjam at the nation鈥檚 busiest seaport, just as the economy is starting to recover from the last one.

June 10, 2022
BusinessLogistics

UST Select Names Betty Marek President

Logistics company UST Select announced it named Betty Marek president.

June 9, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Bollor茅 Logistics Canada Launches Its First 100% Electric Truck

Bollor茅 Logistics Canada has launched its first fully electric truck for local deliveries in Montreal, the company announced May 31.

June 9, 2022

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