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    FTR's trucking guru explains the reasons people still want to start a trucking company—and some of them make sense.
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    Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that a RIG stronger than federal standards could have saved the lives of the driver and passenger of a car that hit a stopped tractor-trailer...
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    June 30, 2025
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    June 30, 2025
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    AI tools must be economically viable, sustainable, and tied to process improvement, McLeod Software representatives explain.
    March 4, 2024
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    'Looks good on paper': EV maker says ambitious clean transport goals require ambitious government support—otherwise fleets aren't buying in.
    Jan. 5, 2024
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    When it comes to setting up charging infrastructure, fleets fall into three buckets: Those that need little help beyond some specs; those looking for early assistance from their...
    Nov. 3, 2023
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    As states look for new ways to fund roads and bridges, the Eastern Transportation Coalition has formed a motor carrier working group to make sure the complexity of the trucking...
    Oct. 27, 2023

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    'The problem with roadway funding so far has not been EVs—yet,' said an electric vehicle policy advocate. 'But it will be soon.'
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    The bottom line for a successful transition to zero-emission vehicles will be the bottom line, and that means OEMs must provide viable products that are supported by a dependable...
    Oct. 4, 2023

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    Sept. 27, 2023
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    Sept. 19, 2023

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    Big trucking's voice on Capitol Hill calls for bipartisan common sense to ensure growth and prosperity for the industry. Good luck with that.
    May 19, 2023

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    Old Betsy, a 1917 design from the company that would become Oshkosh, hitches a ride on a more modern Oshkosh Defense 10X10.
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    March 10, 2023
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    Nov. 29, 2022
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    Nov. 21, 2022
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    Nov. 7, 2022
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    The U.S. congressman enumerated the challenges of highway funding, criticizing tolling and the Federal Excise Tax. The Oregon representative also commended ATA and the trucking...
    Oct. 28, 2022
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    Oct. 20, 2022
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    Nov. 8, 2021
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    Ultium Cells, GM and LG's joint venture battery company, will create 1,300 new manufacturing jobs at its second location.
    April 21, 2021
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    Dec. 23, 2020
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