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News · May 11, 2021

Driverless, cab-less truck builder Einride raises $110M to expand in the US and Europe

Story by: Alan Adler at FreigtWaves Scaling is a priority but not thinking about going public — yet Sweden-based Einride, whose driverless and cab-less freight pods (trucks) run on electricity, has raised $110 million in a Series B funding round. First-time investors include Soros Fund Management LLC; Singapore’s Temasek Holdings Ltd.; Maersk Growth, the corporate venture arm of A.P. Moller – Maersk; and U.K. early-stage venture capital fund Northzone. Existing investors EQT Ventures, Plum Alley

News · May 10, 2021

Freight brokers want Congress to call out illegal dispatching services

Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent at FreightWaves, Monday, May 10, 2021 TIA may seek clarification of broker regulations as part of highway bill The nation’s largest advocate for truck brokers (TIA) is looking to Congress to help clarify regulations with the goal of eliminating illegal dispatching – potential changes that have riled legitimate operators within this sector of the trucking industry. The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) has already filed a petition a

News · May 7, 2021

Lion Electric will build electric trucks in Joliet, Illinois

Story by: Alan Adler at FreightWaves Plant in Joliet will convert from warehouse to manufacturing On its first day of public trading, Canada’s Lion Electric Co. made good on a pledge to expand manufacturing in the U.S., investing $70 million to convert a partially finished warehouse in Joliet, Illinois, into a plant to build electric trucks and buses. At least 745 new jobs are expected to be created over the next three years. Lion, based in St. Jerome, Quebec, is expected to receive about $490 m

News · May 6, 2021

Trucking companies trying to force freight brokerage into bankruptcy

Story by: Clarissa Hawes, Senior Editor, Investigations and Enterprise at FreightWaves A coalition of trucking companies filed a petition on Monday to force an Indianapolis-based freight brokerage into Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings for unpaid transportation services. The involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana, claims CMA Freight Services LLC owes 28 trucking companies nearly $40,000, according to the filing. Tony Mangini,

News · May 3, 2021

NOAA uses drones for the first time to see tornado damage (with video)

Nick Austin, Director of Weather Analytics and Senior Meteorologist at FreightWaves -Follow on Twitter Imagery could lead to better data, improved forecasting of severe storms After deadly tornadoes struck the Southeast in March, researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) used remote-controlled, unmanned aircraft (UAV /drone) for the first time to successfully capture aerial footage of storm damage from hard-to-reach locations. Related: DroneWaves: From pharmaceuti

News · May 1, 2021

General Motors (GM) to invest $1B to build electric cars in Mexico

Story by: Noi Mahoney at FreightWaves Plant in Ramos Arizpe could begin producing electric vehicles by 2023 General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced Thursday it will invest $1 billion in a manufacturing complex in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, that will build electric vehicles (EVs) by 2023. “This investment will serve to prepare the complex for an expansion in the assembly and global propulsion systems plants, in order to make the Ramos Arizpe facility the company’s fifth manufacturing site in North America

News · Apr 29, 2021

2 truckers arrested after $4.5 M marijuana seizure at US-Canada border

Story by: Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent at FreightWaves CBP finds drugs while inspecting straw shipment from North Dakota Two truckers were turned over to local authorities for prosecution after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized $4.5 million worth of marijuana during an inspection of a truck at the U.S.-Canada border in North Dakota on Friday. Officers discovered nearly 2,800 pounds of marijuana after referring a truck from Manitoba for a secondary ins

News · Apr 29, 2021

Two executives of Forza Transportation arrested for stealing $1.4 million from the company

According to Camioneros-De-Laredo-Tx Facebook Page -"Joaquím Violeta Labrador and Francisco Rafael Garcia, executives of Forza Transportation company were arrested and accused of stealing $ 1,400,000 dollars over the course of two years. Joaquim was arrested by Sheriff's agents Monday, April 26 at his home north of Laredo and Garcia SWAT officials at a bus stop. The two were sent to the county jail on an arrest warrant and theft charges in third felony degree, and they were set on a $ 40 K bond,

News · Apr 22, 2021

TA truck stop and Nikola will build hydrogen fueling stations in California

Story by: Alan Adler at freightwaves.com Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) will partner with TravelCenters of America (NASDAQ: TA) to build two hydrogen fueling stations for fuel cell trucks in California. It is Nikola’s second hydrogen infrastructure deal in a week. During the drama last fall surrounding founder and former Executive Chairman Trevor Milton and allegations of false claims about Nikola’s business, hydrogen partnerships expected by the end of the year were delayed. CEO Mark Russell told

News · Apr 16, 2021

Here are the victims of tragic shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis

By: iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski / iTrucker.com The victims of a tragic mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis were identified by police. Here are the names of the victims, some of them are the members of Sikh community in the Indianapolis area: Matthew R Alexander, 32 Samaria Blackwell, 19 Amarjeet Johal, 66 Jaswinder Kaur, 64 Jaswinder Singh, 68 Amarjit Sekhon, 48 Karlie Smith, 19 John Weisert, 74 Local outlet ABC21 reported four of the victims were members of the Indianapolis Sikh co

News · Apr 16, 2021

8 people are dead after shooting at the FedEx facility in Indianapolis (Updated)

By: iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski / iTrucker.com Update: 8 people are dead after shooting at the FedEx facility, multiply wounded. According to the police. INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Multiple victims are reported after shots were fired at the FedEx facility in Indianapolis, according to the police.The incident occurred at 8900 Mirabel Rd near Indianapolis International Airport, where the FedEx facility is located. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Genae Cook stated that officers were call

News · Apr 10, 2021

Wynonna Judd headlines ‘Highway to Hope’ virtual concert to help out of work truckers

Story by: Grace Sharkey at FreightWaves Country music star Wynonna Judd will headline the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund (SCF) first virtual concert, an event the charity hopes to make an annual affair. Country music stars, including John Schneider, Billy Dean, Lindsay Lawler and Heath Sanders also will be part of the “Highway to Hope” event on May 16. SCF supports truck drivers and their families who are out of work due to recent illness or injury. Assistance includes living expenses like