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Drone Demo Offers a Taste of the Future of Delivery

A Deuce Drone flew some smoothies to waiting consumers June 1 in Mobile, Ala., but the real payload might have been a peek at the legislative support that drone delivery startups need in order to get off the ground.

June 2, 2021

Autocar Rolls Out a 鈥楤adass鈥 New Vocational Truck

Autocar is so proud of its new model dump truck, the DC-64D, the company wants people to think of it by the term it鈥檚 planning to trademark 鈥 Badass.

June 2, 2021

Pallet Makers Hit by Supply Shortages as Demand Rises

In our worldwide economy, the humble pine pallet is the way that goods move around the globe. Demand for pallets is so great that American manufacturers churn out nearly 1 billion of them every year. And right now, it鈥檚 not enough.

June 1, 2021

Bill to Boost EV Tax Credits to $12,500 Passes Senate Panel

WASHINGTON 鈥 Legislation that would raise consumer tax credits for electric vehicles to $12,500 for the next five years passed a Senate committee May 26.

May 28, 2021

In California, Gas Taxes Are Rising While Repairs Are Lagging

Four years after the California Legislature boosted the gas tax in order to fix the state鈥檚 crumbling roads and bridges, California has spent billions and made some progress in repairs, but officials now say the funding is sufficient to complete less than half of the work needed.

May 24, 2021

4 Million Accident-Free Miles and Still Trucking at 79

Four million miles and not so much as a fender-bender. Pennsylvania trucker Don Cook, 79, attributes his success to skill and patience 鈥 鈥淵ou have to have your wits about you,鈥 he said 鈥 but also to luck.

May 24, 2021

For Tesla Owners, Colonial Pipeline Hack Was No Big Deal

Automotive historians may look back on May 2021 as a tipping point in the evolution of electric vehicles.

May 24, 2021

At Ford Visit, Biden Says Future of Autos Is Electric

Without mentioning his predecessor鈥檚 name, President Joe Biden criticized former President Donald Trump while visiting a Ford Motor Co. plant in Dearborn, Mich., on May 18, saying Trump鈥檚 rollback of fuel standards delayed an inevitable move to electric vehicles.

May 18, 2021

Ford Visit Offers Symbolic Backdrop for Biden鈥檚 EV Agenda

President Joe Biden鈥檚 planned visit May 18 to the Dearborn, Mich., Ford Motor Co. Rouge Electric Vehicle Center that will build an electric version of the F-150 pickup will showcase what experts say is a powerfully symbolic example of a zero-emission vehicle with mass market appeal, built in the U.S. by union workers.

May 17, 2021

Maine鈥檚 Trucking Industry Turns to TikTok in Appeal to Gen Z

The Maine Motor Transport Association is targeting Gen Z and other young workers with a video storytelling campaign aimed at filling shortages of truck drivers and technicians.

May 14, 2021