Cummins testing electric postal vehicles
The delivery vans have an all-electric range of up to 85 miles and can be fully charged in about eight hours.
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Amtrak suspends ticket sales for Hoosier State line after June 30
Amtrak on Monday issued an official notice that it plans to suspend operation of the Hoosier State line, which provides Indianapolis-to-Chicago service, starting July 1. The state hasn’t included funding for the line in its next budget.
Airport installing tech to track TSA checkpoint crowds, increase retail activity
The Indianapolis International Airport is using a California firm’s motion-analytics platform in an effort to provide travelers with real-time updates on security checkpoint wait times and to monitor foot traffic in other parts of the airport.
Safety technology driving up repair costs on newer cars
While the latest technology on cars helps prevent accidents, there is a potential side effect: much higher repair costs, even in seemingly minor accidents.
Celadon Group sells two subsidiaries for $139.5 million
The Indianapolis-based trucking company said the divestitures are part of its larger plan to streamline operations and reduce its debt load.
Town of Speedway lands $430K for road, sidewalk replacement
The town of Speedway received the grant from the Indiana Department of Transportation for five road resurfacing and sidewalk replacement projects in residential areas.
UPDATE: U.S. airlines recovering from flight-data interruption
Major U.S. airlines experienced some delays Monday following a technical glitch at a third-party vendor. The issue has been resolved, but caused some disruption in travel plans.
IBJ Podcast: IndyGo’s electric buses won’t go as far on a charge as the manufacturer promised
IBJ reporter Susan Orr talks with host Mason King about how Indy’s weather is contributing to the problem, what IndyGo wants BYD to do about it and what other city got so fed up it sent its buses back to the company.
UPDATE: Lyft’s shares soar as investors bet on ride-hailing future
Lyft’s IPO raised more than $2 billion to use in its heated competition with Uber to woo riders. Uber is expected to make an even bigger splash when it completes its IPO later this year.
IndyGo’s new electric buses can’t go the distance
IndyGo says the electric buses it intends to use on the Red Line have been unable to run the 275 miles on a single charge that was promised by manufacturer BYD Ltd.
FAA to revamp oversight after two deadly Boeing crashes
The Federal Aviation Administration plans changes after the two deadly crashes of Boeing's new 737 Max raised questions of whether the FAA has gone too far in letting companies regulate themselves.
UPDATE: Spin could put as many as 2,000 scooters on Indianapolis streets
The city has approved a scooter license for Spin, which was acquired in November by Ford for upwards of $100 million and is planning to launch in 100 other cities.
Ford Motor Co., city of Indianapolis roll out community mobility challenge
The challenge will solicit community ideas for tackling local mobility problems and award one or more finalists with $100,000 to implement pilot tests of their ideas.
Spirit Airlines to add two Florida routes from Indianapolis
The low-cost carrier is a newcomer to Indianapolis, launching service to Las Vegas and Orlando this week. Spirit plans to begin service to two more destinations this fall.
MD Logistics adds fourth warehouse in Plainfield
The third-party logistics company said it plans to increase its workforce by 50 full-time workers over the next five years.
UPDATE: Shake Shack among slew of new restaurants set to land at Indianapolis airport
The airport’s board is set to vote Friday on concessions contracts for the burger chain and 11 other local and national airport newcomers. In all, the contracts cover 19 food and beverage spots.
Allison Transmission to build major testing facility in Speedway
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. announced Thursday that it plans to build a multimillion-dollar vehicle-testing facility in Speedway that will be the only one of its kind in the Midwest.
Airport sees second straight year of record passenger traffic
Growth in international airline traffic, fuller planes and the addition of 500 flights by Allegiant Air helped led to record passenger traffic at Indianapolis International Airport in 2018.
New sign ordinance sails to City-County Council approval
The ordinance as originally proposed included a controversial provision that would have reversed the city’s ban on digital billboards, but the provision was removed earlier this month.
Proposed sign ordinance to tackle height of freestanding business signs
The ordinance, if passed Monday night, will make several big business-sign changes that some residents say have been flying under the radar throughout the approval process.