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LAS VEGAS — Autonomous vehicles on the higher end of the technological scale may only be a couple of years away from greater adoption, panelists said at a CES 2022 session Jan. 5.

Walmart Inc. is betting big on its service to deliver groceries directly into customers’ refrigerators with an expansion of its In91ÊÓƵ delivery option, and will hire 3,000 drivers to support it.

Amazon.com Inc. is partnering with Stellantis NV to develop software with the carmaker and agreed to buy a new electric delivery van.

Stoughton Trailers announced it will build intermodal chassis at a new facility set to open this year in Waco, Texas.

M&K Truck Centers announced it acquired nine truck dealerships, an eCommerce parts sales operation and a fire-and-rescue products company — all previously owned by Legacy Truck Centers.

Schneider National is growing its dedicated operations with the acquisition of truckload carrier Midwest Logistics Systems.

Bison Transport has acquired Hartt Transportation Systems Inc., a truckload carrier based in Bangor, Maine.

Electric trucks promise many potential rewards for the freight transportation industry. But the experiences of fleets that have begun to deploy these vehicles illustrate an elaborate set of challenges and considerations associated with electrification.

As traditional brick-and-mortar and online retailers reported record holiday shopping numbers, experts say the nation’s transportation sector handled the crush of moving hundreds of millions of packages with relatively little difficulty.

Wabash announced a partnership with Purdue University to accelerate the company’s speed-to-market with proprietary, innovative products.