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Teens Impress PennDOT With Truck Parking Challenge Solution

Two teens from Lenape Technical School are helping the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation come up with a solution to the truck parking problem.

September 15, 2023
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Cruise to Begin Testing Wheelchair-Accessible Robotaxi

Cruise in October will begin testing what it says is 鈥渢he world鈥檚 first purpose-built, wheelchair accessible, self-driving vehicle.鈥

September 15, 2023
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Factory Output Rises Slightly, Limited by Auto Production

Production at U.S. factories barely rose in August as a drop in motor vehicle assemblies masked a rebound in output of other consumer goods and business equipment.

September 15, 2023
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Workers Are on Strike at All 3 Detroit Automakers

DETROIT 鈥 About 13,000 U.S. auto workers went on strike Sept. 15 after their leaders couldn鈥檛 bridge a giant gap between union demands and what Detroit鈥檚 three automakers are willing to pay.

September 15, 2023
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Nikola FCEV Truck Deliveries to Start Before End of September

The first deliveries of Nikola鈥檚 hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered Class 8 truck are set to begin as early as late September, CEO Steve Girsky said Sept. 13.

September 14, 2023
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Explosion at Union Pacific Railyard Prompts Evacuations

An explosion inside a container at a Union Pacific railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska on Sept. 14 because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals caught fire.

September 14, 2023
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GXO Agrees to Buy PFSweb for First US-Based Acquisition

GXO Logistics announced Sept. 14 it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the high-end e-commerce order fulfillment platform PFSweb.

September 14, 2023
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Biden鈥檚 Rules on Clean Transportation Face a Crucial Test

WASHINGTON 鈥 Efforts by the Biden administration to limit pollution from tailpipes face a crucial test as legal challenges brought by GOP-led states head to a federal appeals court.

September 14, 2023
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Port of Long Beach鈥檚 Hacegaba Sees Better Days Ahead in 2024

LONG BEACH, Calif 鈥斅燩ort of Long Beach Chief Operating Officer Noel Hacegaba said the port is down nearly 27% year-to-date compared with 2022, but he believes business is turning around.聽

September 14, 2023
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Electric Vehicle Sales Hit Critical Mark

Electric cars are smashing all kinds of records in the U.S.聽Their share of new cars exceeded 7% for the first half of the year, speeding past a critical tipping point for mass adoption.

September 14, 2023

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