WASHINGTON — Extreme winter weather has dealt the first major setback to the Biden administration’s planned swift rollout of coronavirus vaccines, delaying shipment of three days’ worth of shots, or about 6 million doses.
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Massachusetts Bond Bill Includes Funding for Roads, Bridges and Transit
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker recently signed a $16 billion transportation bond bill, which includes funding to modernize various modes of transportation.
Apple in Discussions With Suppliers for Lidar
Apple Inc. is in discussions with multiple suppliers of self-driving car sensors known as lidar, according to people familiar with the matter, a key milestone toward development of its first passenger vehicle.
Buttigieg: After COVID-19 Relief, an Infrastructure Policy
Transportation Secretary Pete Buittigieg echoed the White House’s strategy of pursuing comprehensive infrastructure legislation after the approval of a new round of COVID-19 aid.
Nel Launches Modular On-Site Hydrogen Generators
Nel Hydrogen Electrolyzer announced it launched the MC250 and MC500 containerized Proton PEM electrolyzers, its modular on-site hydrogen generators.
How Drivers Are Using Mobile Apps To Make Life on the Road Easier
Today’s professional truck drivers are using mobile apps to help manage many facets of work and life on the road.
Texas Gas Stations Still Dark Following Big Freeze
More than 1,700 gas stations are without electricity Feb. 19 because of the Texas power disaster, threatening to push pump prices even higher with key refineries in the state still shut.
Trucking Explores Augmented Reality to Enhance Training, Operations
The adoption of immersive technologies such as augmented reality and virtual reality by the freight and logistics industry has accelerated amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deere Surges With Farmers Signaling Best Year Ever
Deere & Co. lifted its earnings guidance above analyst estimates, with elevated crop prices and an improving farm economy signaling a record windfall for the biggest maker of agricultural machinery.
Ex-Pilot Flying J President Hazelwood, Two Others, to Be Retried
There is no question now that former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two former company executives, already convicted of cheating truckers out of diesel fuel rebates, will be retried on federal criminal charges. What remains unknown, though…