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Mullen Launches Production of Class 3 EV Truck

Mullen Automotive says its first Mullen Three, a Class 3 commercial electric truck, has rolled off the assembly line at the company鈥檚 plant in Tunica, Miss.

August 23, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Biden鈥檚 Visit to Hawaii Coincides With More Federal Relief

President Joe Biden鈥檚 visit Aug. 21 to Maui was bolstered by a $3 million Federal Highway Administration emergency grant and tax relief for people and businesses impacted by the wildfires.

August 23, 2023
BusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

Private Equity Firm H.I.G. Buys 3PL Ascent Global Logistics

A unit of H.I.G. Capital is to acquire third-party logistics provider Ascent Global Logistics for an undisclosed sum, the Miami-based private equity group said Aug. 22.

August 23, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Werner Appeals Crash Verdict to Texas Supreme Court

Werner Enterprises has filed an appeal with the Texas Supreme Court of a $100 million jury lower court verdict in a 2014 fatal crash that was upheld by a state appeals court earlier this year.

August 23, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Advance Auto Names New CEO Shane O鈥橩elly

Advance Auto Parts Inc. named a new CEO and started a strategic review of the business as it struggles to keep up with inflation.

August 23, 2023
BusinessFuelLogistics

Two Tankers Collide in Egypt鈥檚 Suez Canal

CAIRO 鈥 Two tankers carrying oil products and liquefied natural gas collided in the Suez Canal, briefly disrupting traffic through the global waterway, Egyptian authorities said Aug. 23.

August 23, 2023
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UPS Workers Approve New Union Contract

The 340,000 employees of UPS Inc. represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have approved a new five-year labor pact with the company.

August 22, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Volvo Offers Fleets a Leg Up on Charging Infrastructure

Volvo Trucks North America launched a program Aug. 22 it believes will smooth fleet owners鈥 road to the installation of electric truck charging infrastructure.

August 22, 2023
BusinessLogisticsBreaking News

Truck Tonnage Dips 3% Year-Over-Year in July

Truck tonnage in July declined by 3% compared with the same month in 2022, the fifth consecutive year-over-year decline and an indication that softness in the freight market persists.

August 22, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Top Democrats, White House Celebrate CHIPS Act Anniversary

A 2022 law key to the Biden White House鈥檚 鈥淏uild Back Better鈥 economic agenda is helping with freight supply chain connectivity, senior congressional Democrats said recently.

August 22, 2023

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