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Lyft Names David Risher New CEO as Co-Founder Steps Down

Lyft Inc. tapped David Risher to be its new CEO, replacing co-founder Logan Green as the ride-hailing company struggles to compete with bigger rival Uber Technologies Inc.

March 27, 2023
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Eighth-Straight Weekly Drop Brings Diesel to $4.128 a Gallon

The national average price for diesel marked its eighth consecutive weekly drop, shedding another 5.7 cents to dip to $4.128 a gallon, the Energy Information Administration reported.

March 27, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Technology Helps Minimize Tractor-Trailer Pairing Errors

Some carriers are using technology designed to help prevent drivers from picking up the wrong trailer, and some telematics vendors are developing tractor-trailer pairing capability.

March 27, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Truck Parking a Priority for Administration, Buttigieg Says

Improving access to parking for the country’s truck drivers remains a priority for the Biden administration, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said recently.

March 27, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Velocity Buys 200 Battery-Electric Trucks for Rental Fleet

Velocity Truck Rental & Leasing is adding 200 battery-electric trucks to its commercial truck rental and full-service truck leasing business, the company announced March 22.

March 27, 2023
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Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the March 27, 2023 print edition.

March 27, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Challenger Wins Close Race to Lead United Auto Workers Union

DETROIT — Challenger Shawn Fain defeated Ray Curry, president of the United Auto Workers, in a close election and vowed to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with automakers.

March 27, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Biden’s Pick to Lead FAA Withdraws

WILMINGTON, Del. — President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration, Phillip Washington,  has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration.

March 27, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Union Pacific to Drop Push for One-Person Crews

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific has become the second major freight railroad in the past week to back away from the industry’s long-standing push to cut train crews down to one person.

March 27, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trade Groups Urge Biden on West Coast Port Talks

A coalition of 238 national, state and local trade associations — including American Trucking Associations — wrote to President Joe Biden on March 24, urging the administration to take a more active role in the West Coast port labor negotiations.

March 27, 2023

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