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Impact & Regulations

Penske debuts AI platform to improve fleets’ key metrics

April 26, 2024

Via: Transport Dive

Penske Truck Leasing customers are getting access to an artificial intelligence platform called Catalyst AI, the company told Trucking Dive. The platform provides metrics for fleets to assess their performance, comparing data to similar fleets to help optimize and better […]


Impact & Regulations

Houthis resume attacks on shipping

April 25, 2024

Via: Splash 247

After a break of more than two weeks, the Houthis from Yemen struck back at ships yesterday. The militants took aim at the Maersk Yorktown and an American destroyer in the Gulf of Aden, as well as firing at the […]


Impact & Regulations, Infrastructure

New York State budget includes investments in transit infrastructure and safety

April 24, 2024

Via: Transportation Today

New York state plans to invest in transit, infrastructure and roadway safety as part of the fiscal year 2025 budget. “Whether you’re on the roadway or the subway, you deserve to get to your destination quickly and safely,” Gov. Kathy […]


Impact & Regulations

White House earmarks $1.5B in push for freight decarbonization

April 24, 2024

Via: Transport Dive

A step toward a zero-emissions freight sector includes adoption of zero-emissions vehicles. The initiative is allocating nearly $1.5 billion to increase use of these vehicles to transport freight as part of an overall effort to improve air quality. The largest […]


Impact & Regulations

Universal Transit: Pioneering AI to transform auto transportation

April 23, 2024

Via: FreightWaves

Universal Transit, a groundbreaking company founded by three innovative friends in New Jersey in 2020, is on a mission to revolutionize the auto transportation sector. With aspirations to raise $1.2 million through regulation crowdfunding (Reg CF) on Republic, this startup […]


Impact & Regulations

Nobina awarded contract renewal for sustainable transit in Stockholm Region

April 22, 2024

Via: Intelligent Transport

Nobina, the pioneering Nordic public transport operator, has announced that it has secured a significant contract renewal with Stockholm Region (SL) to operate and enhance transportation services in Haninge and Nynäshamn. This new agreement underscores a shared commitment towards sustainability, […]


Impact & Regulations

Singapore’s EU ETS liabilities of €330 million can accelerate green shipping initiatives

April 10, 2024

Via: Container News

Singapore-registered vessels will be required to contribute a significant €330 million (US$355 million)m share of Asian shipping’s total emissions liabilities under the EU ETS, underlining the importance of the Lion City as a key maritime hub for both global trade […]


Impact & Regulations

Pennsylvania announces $20M for electric vehicle charging infrastructure

April 8, 2024

Via: Transportation Today

On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announce it had received $20 million in federal funding for building out the electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The money, part of the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding, will build out […]


Impact & Regulations

X-Press Feeders, 6 European ports to create green shipping corridors

April 5, 2024

Via: Offshore Energy

The landmark agreement was signed with the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, the Port of Tallinn, the Port of Helsinki, the Port of HaminaKotka, Freeport of Riga and Klaipeda Port. Through this MOU, X-Press Feeders and the participating ports will pool resources […]


Impact & Regulations

FRA issues ruling on size of train crews

April 4, 2024

Via: Transportation Today

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently issued a final rule that establishes minimum safety requirements, stipulating a second crewmember on all trains. The final rule codifies train crew staffing rules at a federal level, and closes a loophole that allowed […]


Impact & Regulations

Biden administration acknowledges ‘challenge’ with new truck emissions rule

March 29, 2024

Via: FreightWaves

The Biden administration acknowledged that its aggressive push to decarbonize trucking will be costly — but that the federal government will be here to help. “The overarching challenge is aligning the market-driven desire from fleets to adopt zero-emission freight vehicles […]


Impact & Regulations

Delaware Transportation Department launches road safety campaign

March 27, 2024

Via: Transportation Today

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) recently launched a safety campaign designed to increase awareness of the increased number of road crashes and fatalities and encourage safe travel on all modes of transportation. “The department is continually working to make […]


Impact & Regulations

How China skirts tariffs into the US

March 26, 2024

Via: FreightWaves

In Maersk’s press release last week about a new warehousing facility in Tijuana, Mexico, one line stood out. It was sandwiched between a list of value-added services offered and a paragraph about the facility’s sustainable energy practices and certifications. “Alternatively, […]


Impact & Regulations

Why data standardization is key to streamlined logistics

March 22, 2024

Via: FreightWaves

Recently I wrote about the role of unified supply chain platforms, which enable convergence and help companies navigate the complex global market. The reality is that to streamline the supply chain, it requires not just unification of the technologies used […]


Impact & Regulations

Pennsylvania officials push transit budget proposal

March 20, 2024

Via: Transportation Today

Pennsylvania state transportation officials and an operator from rabbittransit, a Pennsylvania regional public transportation provider, recently spoke about how Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal to invest in transit agencies would benefit Pennsylvanians. The proposal would invest an additional $282.8 million […]


Impact & Regulations, Travel & Public Transit

New FRA grants will support intercity passenger rail service

March 18, 2024

Via: Transportation Today

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said it had awarded nearly $1 million in grants to support multi-state and regional passenger rail service efforts. The $900,000 in Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Grants, part of the […]


Impact & Regulations

Hanwha sets up new division to build eco-friendly fuel engines

March 6, 2024

Via: Offshore Energy

As explained, the company will leverage Hanwha Engine’s experience in marine engine production and the synergy among Hanwha affiliates to develop and commercialize eco-friendly fuel engines. Specifically, it plans to actively develop and commercialize ships powered by eco-friendly fuels, including […]


Impact & Regulations

Electric school buses are gaining traction in Bay Area schools

February 27, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

It was seven years ago that Matthew Belasco started worrying about the health of students riding the bus at Pittsburg Unified in California. As he watched hundreds of youth pile onto the big yellow vehicles each day, his eyes focused […]


Impact & Regulations

New Jersey law disrupts carrier insurance market

February 20, 2024

Via: FreightWaves

The top three carrier expenses are fuel, maintenance and insurance – things that are crucial to the success of a trucking company but that have seen a drastic uptick in cost the past few years. A new law in New […]


Impact & Regulations

Ford CEO says company will rethink where it builds vehicles after last year’s autoworkers strike

February 15, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

Last fall’s contentious United Auto Workers’ strike changed Ford’s relationship with the union to the point where it will “think carefully” about where it builds future vehicles, Ford’s top executive said Thursday. CEO Jim Farley told the Wolfe Research Global […]