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Cheaper Gas, Food Provide Some Relief From Inflation

WASHINGTON 鈥 U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and food providing some relief to households that have struggled with surging prices for nearly two years.

April 12, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Fleet Executives Split on Inward-Facing Cameras

MINNEAPOLIS 鈥 The benefits of inward-facing cameras on trucks have turned out mostly to be a plus, but getting buy-in from drivers hasn鈥檛 come easily, according to a panel of safety executives.

April 12, 2023
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New Executives Chosen to Steer Pilot Overhaul

Pilot Co. is to replace its top two officers with executives hand-picked by its new majority owner as one of the biggest truck stop operators readies a major overhaul of its facilities.

April 12, 2023
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EPA Pollution Limits Aim to Boost US Electric Vehicle Sales

WASHINGTON 鈥 The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2032.

April 12, 2023
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Ford to Transform Ontario Plant Into EV Factory

Ford Motor Co. is investing $1.3 billion to transform its Oakville Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada, to assemble multiple electric vehicles and battery packs.

April 11, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Leverage Is Key to Winning Accident Litigation, Lawyer Says

MINNEAPOLIS 鈥 A winning strategy for a trucking company in any accident litigation often centers on gaining leverage on a plaintiff鈥檚 attorney early on, according to a trucking attorney.

April 11, 2023
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Poll: Most Americans Aren鈥檛 Sold on EV for Next Vehicle

WASHINGTON 鈥 Many Americans aren鈥檛 yet sold on going electric for their next cars, a new poll shows, with high prices and too few charging stations the main deterrents.

April 11, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Drug Expert Weighs In on Safety of Alcohol Versus Marijuana

MINNEAPOLIS 鈥 To drug expert Todd Simo, the statement that the use of marijuana is just like alcohol, but safer, isn鈥檛 exactly accurate.

April 11, 2023
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Boeing Overtakes Airbus in Plane Deliveries

Boeing Co. delivered more jets in a single quarter than its archrival Airbus SE for the first time since mid-2018.

April 11, 2023
BusinessPrivate

Albertsons Eyes Higher Wages, Tougher Consumer Backdrop

Albertsons Cos. is anticipating higher labor costs and 鈥渁 more difficult consumer environment鈥 in a new sign of caution from big U.S. retailers.

April 11, 2023

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