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The Smartest Strategy for Highway Safety

Understanding trends in highway inspection violations can help you better form your safety strategy. What safety technology trends are the most relevant to those operating commercial vehicles? Register to watch the replay of our interview with CVSA Executive Director Collin Mooney.

July 18, 2022
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Trucking Faces Pressure to Prepare for Holidays Early

Supply chain pressures are forcing trucking to get an early start to the holiday shipping season despite a shift of underlying conditions within the industry.

July 18, 2022
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Truckers鈥 AB 5 Protest Fueled by Lack of Clarity

Protests over California's AB 5 law could have a dramatic impact on the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland, where more than 70% of truckers are owner-operators.

July 18, 2022
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ATA Praises Biden鈥檚 Executive Order During Rail Negotiations

American Trucking Associations touted the Biden White House鈥檚 recent directive to assist with ongoing freight rail workforce negotiations.

July 18, 2022
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GM鈥檚 Mary Barra Stands By Ambitious EV Pledge

NEW YORK 鈥 The economy is a bit wobbly, but General Motors CEO Mary Barra isn鈥檛 backing off of an audacious prediction: By the middle of this decade, her company will sell more electric vehicles in the U.S. than Tesla, the global sales leader.

July 18, 2022
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Supply Chains Inching Back to Normal, Brace for Headwinds of Softer Demand

Rock guitarist Jack White, who extended his 鈥淪upply Chain Issues Tour鈥 into October, might want to name his band鈥檚 next road trip after a different villain. That鈥檚 because supply strains, while still afflicting many consumers and businesses, are becoming more mundane.

July 18, 2022
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Tesla鈥檚 Chinese Battery Maker Scopes Out Sites in Mexico

China鈥檚 Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., the world鈥檚 biggest maker of batteries for electric vehicles, is considering at least two locations in Mexico for a manufacturing plant to potentially supply Tesla Inc. and Ford Motor Co.

July 18, 2022
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White House Expects More Saudi Oil After Biden鈥檚 Mideast Trip

The White House said it expects further oil supply increases from Saudi Arabia after President Joe Biden met with the kingdom鈥檚 rulers.

July 15, 2022
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Biden Blocks Freight Rail Strike, Appoints Arbitrators

OMAHA, Neb. 鈥 President Joe Biden on July 15 blocked a freight railroad strike that would disrupt shipments of all kinds of goods for at least 60 days by naming a board of arbitrators to intervene in the contract dispute.

July 15, 2022
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The World Can鈥檛 Get Enough of US Diesel as Exports Surge

The U.S. is exporting diesel at the fastest ever rate as the global market鈥檚 thirst for fuel remains insatiable.

July 15, 2022

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