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Biden Urges Detroit Automakers, UAW to Reach Labor Deal
President Joe Biden urged United Auto Workers and Detroit’s Big Three automakers to come to a “fair agreement,” weighing in on tense contract talks with major implications for the economy.
Crossword Puzzle Solution for August 14, 2023
Here’s the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the August 14, 2023 print edition.
Amazon Dinged for Coming Up Short on Carbon-Emission Actions
Four years into a plan to eliminate its carbon emissions, Amazon.com Inc. has lost a key endorsement from the world’s leading watchdog of corporate climate goals.
Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum to Be Interim CFO
Daimler Truck AG CEO Martin Daum will temporarily assume the role of chief financial officer at the original equipment manufacturer, the company said Aug. 14.
Nikola to Halt Sales, Recall Trucks After Battery Fires
Nikola Corp. will call back roughly 209 of its Tre trucks after a third-party investigator found a coolant leak was likely behind a blaze at the company’s Phoenix headquarters in June.
TuSimple Faces Report Deadline as Tucson Site Is Up for Sale
Self-driving truck developer TuSimple Holdings says it won’t be able to file it seconds-quarter 2023 financial report on time to meet a deadline imposed by the Nasdaq Stock Market.
FMCSA Will Accept Challenges to Meal-Rest Break Pre-emption Ruling
FMCSA announced it will accept petitions for waivers from its 2018 and 2020 decisions to pre-empt truck driver meal and rest break law requirements in California and Washington state.
Yellow Looks to Finalize Bankruptcy Loan by Aug. 15
Yellow Corp. continues to work with potential financiers, including Estes Express Lines, who are offering more affordable alternative bankruptcy financing for the LTL trucking company.
Have Trucking Insurance Premiums Peaked?
There has been much concern about rising insurance premium costs. However, are we getting close to an environment in which those rates are leveling out or even reversing course?