En solo unos pocos meses, Jack Cooper pasó de negociar con General Motors en pasos para apuntalar las finanzas del operador de automóviles a Cerrar permanentemente Después de tomar dos golpes de los dos fabricantes de automóviles más grandes de la nación. Fue un final rápido para Jack Cooper, en el...
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In 3 months, Jack Cooper went from discussing new funding to closing its doors
In just a few short months, Jack Cooper went from negotiating with General Motors on steps to shore up the auto carrier’s finances to permanently closing after taking two blows from the nation’s two largest auto makers.
It was a swift end to Jack Cooper, in business for almost 100 years. It had survived a Chapter 11 process in 2019 but couldn’t survive the upheaval of the past few months.
Monday’s announcement of Jack Cooper’s closure wrapped up a tumultuous period, the past five-plus weeks...
Senators seek answers from Ford about Jack Cooper contract cancellation
Two U.S. senators have written a letter to the CEO of Ford Motor Co. regarding the termination of its contract with auto carrier Jack Cooper, but the letter goes no further than strongly requesting the company fulfill its commitments.
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley and Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall, both Republicans, said in the letter that the surprise decision to terminate the contract with Jack Cooper “threatens the livelihoods of nearly 2,000 dedicated union workers and their families, casting a...
Francisco Molina Pico asume la gerencia general de Ford Perú
El nuevo gerente general inició su vínculo con el sector automotriz en Ford Argentina, donde trabajó en las áreas de Ventas, Importación y Exportación, Marketing, entre otros. Posteriormente, se sumó a Ford Motor de Colombia como Gerente Nacional de Ventas.
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Founders of shuttered Argo AI launch autonomous trucking startup
The founders of shuttered self-driving car startup Argo AI, which was abandoned by Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, are starting an autonomous trucking business with $1 billion in backing from Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp.
“With our proprietary technology and expertise as well as the commitment from our long-term partner in SoftBank, we are confident we will revolutionize the trucking and freight industries,” Bryan Salesky, founder and CEO of Stack AV, said in a news release.
The move is...
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Daily Infographic: Ford earns Postal Service’s latest EV contract
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Ford patent filing could put drones over public roads
Just a few months after publishing an ambitious drone delivery patent that would combine delivery vans with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Ford Motor Co. may have upped its own ante.
As company watchdog Ford Authority noted on Monday, a patent filing the automaker (NYSE: F) made in June 2021 and quietly published earlier this month calls for “systems and methods for operating drone flights over public roadways.”
Some...
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Ford to supply 2,000 electric delivery vans to DHL by end of 2023
Despite the rollout of a $40,000 tax credit for businesses looking to purchase electric vehicles — courtesy of the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act in August — and a steady push for fleet electrification, the EV industry hasn’t yet captured that lightning in a bottle.
It’ll take some time for most small and midsize transportation companies to enter the EV playing field because of the costs and logistics of electrifying an entire fleet.
But for the bigger firms, the game is well...