Can wireless EV charging become an infrastructure player?

Wireless charging of electric vehicles — literally parking a vehicle over a concrete-embedded charging plate and magnetically connecting to a vehicle — is a niche mostly restricted to transit buses and yard tractors that pull containers around a distribution yard.  But as the rollout of plug-in charging is slowed by infrastructure buildout and lack of…

California trucking industry backs curbs on PAGA citizen-initiated labor lawsuits

The California Private Attorney Generals Act (PAGA), which lets individuals mount civil cases against employers for a wide variety of perceived employment law violations, is likely to get a major overhaul. That has the trucking industry and other employers cheering. “This is the first major reform to PAGA since its enactment in 2004, so it…

Forward Air’s recalculated Q1 shows improved leverage ratio

Forward Air issued an update to first-quarter results, showing more breathing room to an upcoming debt covenant. The company said “after performing a thorough assessment of all available addbacks permitted under the credit agreement,” its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization increased from $300 million to $324 million for the 12-month period ended…