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6 Nations Challenge EU鈥檚 Combustion Car Deadline

鈥淲e can and we must pursue our climatic goal in an effective way, while not killing our competitiveness in the meanwhile since there is nothing green in an industrial desert,鈥 EU leaders said.

December 5, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

First Brands Flails as Customers Don鈥檛 Know Who to Pay

First Brands is asking the judge overseeing its bankruptcy to set up a framework that will give comfort to clients that they can send money to the company without risk of double payment.

December 5, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Torc Taps Innoviz for Short-Range Lidar Requirements

Autonomous trucks require long-range lidar systems to identify objects far ahead and short-range sensors to capture detailed data in complex driving situations.

December 5, 2025
BusinessEquipmentTCA

Profitable Ram Brand Is Key to Stellantis Turnaround

"Ram has many superpowers," CEO Antonio Filosa said during a conference organized by Goldman Sachs 鈥 including raking in the most profits of any of the automaker's 14 brands.

December 5, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafetyLogistics

Knight-Swift Truck Driver Delivers Capitol Christmas Tree

Knight-Swift truck driver Michael Porter spent nearly a month hauling the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree 3,700 miles, culminating in the tree's delivery to the West Lawn of the Capitol on Nov. 21.

December 4, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Used Truck Sales Hit Fifth Consecutive Year-Over-Year Gain

Sales increased 3.8% to 24,700 units from 23,800 in the 2024 period and 9.3% from 22,600 in September, according to ACT Research data.

December 4, 2025
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Trump Administration Pushes Major Cut to MPG Standards

Trump鈥檚 proposal represents a win for the auto and oil industries that argued the requirements pushed the bounds of available technology for getting more miles out of each gallon of fuel.

December 3, 2025
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Nvidia鈥檚 Lobbying Pays Off in AI Export Fight

The so-called GAIN AI Act would require chipmakers to give American customers first dibs on their powerful AI chips before selling in China and other arms-embargoed countries.

December 3, 2025
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US Trailer Makers Seek Steep Duties Against Import Rivals

The group of trailer OEMs, which calls itself the American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition, comprises Great Dane, Stoughton Trailers and Wabash.

December 3, 2025
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ATA Promotes Veterans鈥 Access to Apprenticeships

The House Veterans鈥 Affairs Committee鈥檚 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee on Dec. 2 examined marketplace programs designed to connect veterans with careers in the freight sector.

December 3, 2025

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