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• To Retain Workers, Walmart Moves More of Them Full Time
  NEW YORK — Walmart is moving more of its workers full time, with the goal of having two-thirds of its U.S. store hourly jobs be full time with more consistent work schedules by early next year.
• Senators Working on Infrastructure Alternative
  Utah Republican Mitt Romney said April 14 a group of senators is in the “early stages” of discussing a potential counterproposal to President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure and spending plan that would be more narrowly focused and less expensive.
• Medium-Duty Sales Rise 36.7% in March, Led by Class 5
  U.S. retail sales of Classes 4-7 trucks in March climbed 36.7% compared with a year earlier, riding the surge in demand in Class 5, WardsAuto .com reported.
• Tractor-Trailer Interfaces Take Shape in Many Ways
  Efforts to ensure the needed connections for exchanging more data between a tractor and trailer continue from many directions as electronics and sensors are increasingly coming to trailers, experts said.
• XPO’s Brad Jacobs Assesses Economy, Trucking in Shareholder Letter
  XPO Logistics Chairman and CEO Brad Jacobs tells shareholders in a letter why he thinks the the U.S. economy is primed for a big rebound.
• Biden Taps Meera Joshi to Lead FMCSA
  President Joe Biden announced April 14 that he intends to nominate Meera Joshi to serve as administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
• Egypt Seizes Ever Given Pending $900 Million Compensation
  Egypt seized the giant container vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month as part of an effort to get more than $900 million in compensation.
• Audi Takes On Tesla’s Model Y With Entry-Priced Electric SUV
  Audi’s new Q4 e-tron will go head-to-head with Tesla Inc. in the fast-growing market of compact crossover SUVs to help parent Volkswagen AG narrow its electric-car sales gap with the world leader.
• Skyrocketing Metal Prices Threaten to Hinder EV Affordability
  A surge in demand for electric vehicles is sending the price of raw materials soaring, threatening to slow the push toward making cheaper batteries that are key to more widespread adoption.
• US Senate Confirms Trottenberg for USDOT Post
  The U.S. Senate confirmed Polly Trottenberg to be deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation by an 82-15 vote.