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Scrapped safety proposal for semi-trucks means they can zoom down US highways at top speed
The U.S. Department of Transportation has scrapped a proposed federal mandate ordering speed-limiting devices on heavy-duty trucks be...
icarussmith20
Aug 12 min read
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Could 'driverless' tech be coming for trucking sooner than we think?
After taking a 10-year hiatus from trucking, I returned to the road in 2015. At that time, I was astonished by some of the significant...
icarussmith20
Jul 184 min read
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Trucking: US May volumes tick lower as industry copes with effects of trade war
HOUSTON (ICIS)–The US trucking industry saw slightly lower volumes moved in May as negative consequences of tariff effects are beginning...
icarussmith20
Jun 262 min read
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Truckers practice English skills as US language policy takes effect
LINDEN, New Jersey (AP) — At a trucking school in New Jersey, students are maneuvering 18-wheelers around traffic cones. Other future...
icarussmith20
Jun 245 min read
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CH Robinson, Ikea, others join coalition to test heavy-duty EVs
Dive Brief: Ikea, Electrolux Group, C.H. Robinson Worldwide and DHL Supply Chain will test long-haul heavy-duty battery-electric vehicle...
icarussmith20
Jun 92 min read
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Canadian trucking group: ‘Nuclear winter’ may hit Canada-US freight
Seven out of 10 Canadian trucking companies have seen loads to the U.S. paused or canceled outright in the wake of recently imposed...
icarussmith20
Apr 232 min read
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Canada will respond to Trump auto tariffs with its own trade actions
The U.S. imported $474 billion worth of automotive products in 2024, including passenger cars worth $220 billion. Mexico, Japan, South...
icarussmith20
Mar 283 min read
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Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks due to trim detaching from vehicle
Tesla is recalling nearly all Cybertrucks in the United States to fix an exterior panel that could detach while driving, the company said...
icarussmith20
Mar 243 min read
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Swedish driverless truck start-up in talks with banks for US IPO
Company targets more than $5bn as road freight becomes next self-driving tech battleground Swedish driverless truck start-up Einride is...
icarussmith20
Mar 202 min read
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US cross-border trucking reactions to latest trade tariffs
The recent fluctuations in tariffs have prompted trucking carriers and shippers to carefully monitor the shifting landscape of import...
icarussmith20
Mar 192 min read
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B.C. trucking association opposes tolling American vehicles, says retaliation could follow
Far more goods are transported through the U.S. from Mexico to Canada than through B.C. to Alaska, it says The B.C. Trucking Association...
icarussmith20
Mar 173 min read
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No, millions of foreign truck drivers aren’t flooding into the U.S.
A smattering of media reports has advanced a dubious claim that millions of foreign truck drivers have flooded into the U.S. in recent...
icarussmith20
Mar 142 min read
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Electrification stalls for U.S. truckers as California pulls back
The trucking industry’s push toward electrification seems to have run out of juice. A combination of California’s move away from...
icarussmith20
Mar 113 min read
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January cargo thefts started slow but increased later in the month
Cargo theft in the United States during January showed a slowdown compared to the levels observed since the last quarter of 2024,...
icarussmith20
Mar 41 min read
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Survey: Almost half of Americans would become truck drivers if ...
About half of the people responding to a recent survey said they'd leave their current jobs to become truck drivers if -- and this is a...
icarussmith20
Mar 32 min read
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Truck parking funding legislation reintroduced in Congress
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday reintroduced legislation that would address the shortage of truck parking across the United...
icarussmith20
Feb 282 min read
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How Volvo Trucks uses AI to boost uptime
Proprietary artificial intelligence models power an adaptive maintenance system that allows for more efficient stops. Dive Brief: Volvo...
icarussmith20
Nov 18, 20242 min read
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A long slow road to recovery for US trucking – some operators won't make it
The recent cut in interest rates is not lifting the US trucking industry out of the doldrums – nevertheless, the sector is beginning to...
icarussmith20
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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ATRI calls on carriers to share trucking’s top concerns
The American Trucking Associations’ research arm uses the input to help prioritize industry strategy. The American Transportation...
icarussmith20
Sep 10, 20242 min read
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JD Vance holds Erie rally highlighting the American economy, trucking industry
ERIE, PA ( WJET/WFXP ) – JD Vance visited Erie on Wednesday as supporters gathered to hear from the Ohio senator at the Team Hardinger...
icarussmith20
Aug 29, 20241 min read
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