January 12, 2015: Mexico eyes cross-border opening; Nissan reveals new pickup; Truck hauling fireworks explodes in snowy highway pileup.
Jan. 12, 2015
Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:
- Mexico is looking forward to the removal of cross-border trucking curbs with the U.S., reports Reuters.
- U.S, gasoline prices are the lowest in six years, according to Bloomberg.
- Automotive “flash and dash” will be on display the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) this week in Detroit, notes the Dallas Morning News.
- Trucking employment ticked up 3% last December, reports the Journal of Commerce.
- A federal judge wants more information of the business relationship between trucking companies and the Pilot Flying J truck stop chain as the legal wrangling over fuel rebates continues, notes the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
- Nissan is unveiling its long-awaited retooled Titan pickup at NAIAS in Detroit this week, reports the Wall Street Journal.
- A fiery collision between a bus and fuel-hauling truck in Pakistan leaves 62 dead, according to Bloomberg.
- An explosion rocked a massive 193 vehicle pileup on a snowy Michigan highway as a tractor-trailer loaded with fireworks detonated, according to BuzzFeed News.
- GM’s new plug-in hybrid Volt sedan may lack buyers due to low gas prices, Bloomberg reports.
- Global automaker Hyundai is officially selling a $1.25 billion stake in its logistics subsidiary, notes the Wall Street Journal.
- Sarah Feinberg is going to become the interim chief of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), according to Reuters, as the agency to wrap up contentious new rules governing crude oil shipments by rail.
