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Oregon State Truck Driving Championships

Photo coverage of winners and scenes from the 2018 Oregon Truck Driving Championships June 16 in Portland, Ore. (Photos courtesy of Oregon Trucking Associations)

July 24, 2018
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Trump to Seek Repeal of California鈥檚 Smog-Fighting Power

The Trump administration will seek to revoke California鈥檚 authority to regulate automobile greenhouse gas emissions 鈥 including its mandate for electric car sales 鈥 in a proposed revision of Obama-era standards, according to three people familiar with the plan.

July 23, 2018
BusinessSafety

Nebraska Grand Champion Tim Dean Has Been Down This Road Before

Nebraska 2018 Grand Champion Tim Dean has won eight state championships, placed second at the National Truck Driving Championship in 2009 and served as a member of the 2009-2010 America鈥檚 Road Team. To say he is experienced is an understatement.

July 20, 2018
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DTNA to Recall 18,105 Freightliner Cascadias

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 18,105 of its 2018-19 Freightliner Cascadia models due to an issue with its brake caliper mounting bolts.

July 20, 2018
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Class 8 Commercial Rigs Should Do Away With Mirrors

It鈥檚 time that Class 8 commercial trucks deployed high-tech cameras instead of the assortment of mirrors 鈥 rearview, down view and blind spot 鈥 found on today鈥檚 tractors.

July 20, 2018
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Regular Realignment Is a Savings, Not a Cost

Tire wear often is blamed on a number of things, and many times, on the brand of the tire. But aggressive tire wear is a symptom that something else is wrong with a truck.

July 20, 2018
BusinessSafety

First Time鈥檚 the Charm for Alaska Grand Champion Ryan Wolcoff

The saying goes, 鈥淚f at first you don鈥檛 succeed, try, try again.鈥 Ryan Wolcoff, a truck driver for SPAN Alaska, won鈥檛 have to put that idiom into practice. He succeeded on the first try.

July 19, 2018
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How General Motors Became a Force in Autonomous Sector

GM Cruise is running neck-and-neck with Waymo, a subsidiary of Google, to be first to bring fully autonomous cars to market. The two companies are considered the leaders in a crowded field, and San Francisco is the proving grounds to refine the technology.

July 19, 2018
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Oregon Truck Driving Championships

A video panorama of the Oregon Truck Driving Championships, held June 16, 2018, in Portland.

July 19, 2018
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Appeals Court Temporarily Stays EPA Decision to Not Enforce Glider Kit Truck Regulation

A federal appeals court has issued a temporary stay blocking a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to not enforce an Obama administration regulation that limits glider kit truck manufacturers to building no more than 300 of the trucks a year.

July 19, 2018

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