U.S. gasoline demand 鈥 which earlier was expected to hold strong this summer despite soaring prices 鈥 is starting to show signs of cracks.
May 25, 2022Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
Google Takes Another Run at E-Commerce, and Amazon
In the past, Google has tried emulating Amazon.com Inc.鈥檚 online retail and delivery services, with little luck. Now the search giant is positioning itself as a kind of anti-Amazon, a free marketplace for merchants and Amazon rivals that鈥檚 designed to get consumers more comfortable shopping with Google.
May 25, 2022At $6.09 a Gallon, LA Pays Record Gasoline Price Over US Average
Los Angeles drivers know they pay more for gasoline than the average U.S. driver: It鈥檚 the price for cleaner air in a state that鈥檚 made being green part of its DNA.
May 25, 2022Federal Trial Underway on Rhode Island Truck Tolling
A federal court is finally hearing oral arguments in a 4-year-old legal challenge to the state of Rhode Island鈥檚 trucks-only tolling program.
May 25, 2022China Truck Data Showing Lockdown鈥檚 Hit Disappears From Public
Real-time trucking data that shows the heavy toll of COVID restrictions on China鈥檚 economy is no longer being made publicly available, according to the company that collects the information.
May 25, 2022TotalEnergies to Buy Stake in US Renewables Firm Clearway Energy
TotalEnergies SE said it will acquire a stake in a large U.S. renewables developer, another move by the European energy giant to expand its footprint in the American power sector.
May 25, 2022DOT Issues 180-Day Waiver for Some 鈥楤uy America鈥 Materials
The Department of Transportation has issued a notice establishing a 180-day temporary waiver for the bipartisan infrastructure law鈥檚 鈥渕ade in America鈥 requirements for using certain construction materials.
May 25, 2022Solicitor General Recommends Against High Court Consideration of AB 5 Case
The federal government鈥檚 representative before the U.S. Supreme Court is recommending that the high court deny review of the California Trucking Association鈥檚 legal challenge of a California law aimed at reclassifying owner-operators as carrier employees.
May 24, 2022Pennsylvania Court Temporarily Halts Bridge Tolling Plan
In a sweeping censure, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court judge granted a request from eight municipalities and issued an injunction preventing state transportation officials from proceeding with plans to impose bridge tolls.
May 24, 2022Stellantis, Samsung Plan Indiana EV Battery Plant
KOKOMO, Ind. 鈥 A joint venture between Stellantis and Samsung plans to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Indiana that will employ up to 1,400 workers and become the company鈥檚 second such factory in North America.
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