Transportation

California's clean air regulator on Thursday adopted rules to mandate that nearly all trips on Uber and Lyft's ride-hailing platforms have to be in electric vehicles over the next few years, the first such regulation by a U.S. state.

Kansas City Southern is expected to ditch its merger agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. in favor of a competing proposal from Canadian National Railway Co. according to people familiar with the matter, a dramatic turn with big implications for the shape of the U.S. rail industry.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority claims the high-speed rail project has created more than 5,500 "good paying" jobs since construction in the Central Valley began, with more than 35 construction sites active along the bullet train system's first 119 miles.

Several major unions say the significant staff cuts railroads have made in recent years could jeopardize safety, but the major railroads say the new operating model they have adopted is simply helping them become more efficient and hasn’t made the railroads riskier

Canadian National sweetened its offer to buy Kansas City Southern railroad Thursday and derailed rival Canadian Pacific's bid for the railroad that handles traffic in the United States and Mexico.

Uber announced last week that it has launched a new service, Uber Rent, which allows users to rent cars from Avis, Budget, Hertz and other providers through the Uber app.

The Biden administration is blocking a Trump-era regulation that would have made it easier to classify gig workers and others as independent contractors, a policy that had been sought by companies such as food-delivery and ride-sharing services.

Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, discussed the truck driver shortage on FOX Business' "Cavuto: Coast-to-Coast."