The Daily Dash: A Call For Truck-Parking Standards

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what's happening in the freight ecosystem. In today's edition, we highlight the lack of standards among truck-parking notification systems, changes at the top at Lordstown Motors and more. 

The High Five

1. An array of technologies and applications used by truck drivers at the state level to locate and reserve parking spaces highlights the need for a standardized truck-parking information framework across the country, according to a new study. John Gallagher from Washington


2. Nikola Corp. will sell up to $300 million in new shares to investment banker Tumim Stone Capital, bypassing a public offering for new money to keep electric truck and hydrogen fueling station production on track. Alan Adler from Detroit



4. The top two executives at Lordstown Motors Corp. are out following an internal investigation that found some truth to short seller Hindenburg Research's allegations of phony preorders for the company's planned commercial electric pickup trucks. Alan Adler's report



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