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Congress OKs $350M for Great Lakes Icebreaker

Congress has authorized funding for a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes, a priority that the shipping industry and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) have sought for years to fight ice dams in the lakes and surrounding waterways.

January 3, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTCA

Connecticut Truckers Grapple With New Highway Tax

With a new highway use tax set to taking effect with the new year, the trucking industry in Connecticut still has many questions about how to comply and who must pay the tax and is also floating the possibility of legal action.

January 3, 2023
BusinessTechnologyTCA

Florida鈥檚 Blue Innovations Group Betting on Electric Boats

As Tesla helped usher in electric cars, a Tampa Bay, Fla., company seeks to do the same for boating. Blue Innovations Group, founded by former Tesla global head of manufacturing Chuan 鈥淛ohn鈥 Vo, is working out of Pinellas Park on a 30-foot-long boat powered by only electricity.

December 29, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomousTCA

California Bill Says Tesla Can鈥檛 Call Cars 鈥楩ull Self-Driving鈥

Starting in 2023, Tesla will effectively be banned from advertising its vehicles as Full Self-Driving in California under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

December 28, 2022
BusinessTechnologyTCA

Toyota President Expresses Caution on Electric Vehicles

The president of Toyota Motor Corp. is publicly questioning whether the auto industry should transition as quickly to electric vehicles.

December 21, 2022
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Railroad Unions Call for Sick Leave Executive Order

Railroad workers are continuing their demand for paid sick days. The Sheet Metal, Air, Rail Transportation Union, or SMART, held an informational picket near the rail yard on Rice鈥檚 Point on the afternoon of Dec. 13.

December 14, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyTCA

Federal Energy Grants to Spur DC Fast-Charging Development

High-speed charging for electric vehicles could be on its way to becoming a mainstream convenience, available at grocery stores, apartment buildings and other locations many people frequent.

December 13, 2022
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Louisiana in Line for Federal Money to Restore 鈥楬urricane Highway鈥 Shipping Channel

Louisiana may finally be in line for federal money to repair widespread ecological damage to the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet shipping channel.

December 9, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomousTCA

Tesla Says Its Self-Driving Tech May Be a 鈥楩ailure,鈥 but Not Fraud

Tesla鈥檚 Full Self-Driving technology may be a failure, Tesla lawyers admit 鈥 but it鈥檚 not a fraud.

December 9, 2022
BusinessTCA

All States Transport Never Forgets Toy for Joy

Massachusetts-based All States Transport this year bolstered Toy for Joy with a generous $7,500 donation.

December 6, 2022