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Nikola to Halt Sales, Recall Trucks After Battery Fires

All the Class 8 Tre battery-electric trucks Nikola Motor sold or sent to potential customers for testing are being recalled, the company said.

August 14, 2023
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TuSimple Faces Report Deadline as Tucson Site Is Up for Sale

Self-driving truck developer TuSimple Holdings says it won’t be able to file its second-quarter 2023 financial report on time to meet a deadline imposed by the Nasdaq Stock Market.

August 14, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Will Accept Challenges to Meal-Rest Break Pre-emption Ruling

FMCSA announced it will accept petitions for waivers from its 2018 and 2020 decisions to pre-empt truck driver meal-and-rest-break law requirements in California and Washington state.

August 11, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentFor-Hire

Yellow Looks to Finalize Bankruptcy Loan

Yellow Corp. continues to work with potential financiers, including Estes Express Lines, who are offering more affordable alternative bankruptcy financing for the LTL trucking company.

August 11, 2023
BusinessTechnologySafety

Have Trucking Insurance Premiums Peaked?

There has been much concern about rising insurance premium costs. However, are we getting close to an environment in which those rates are leveling out or even reversing course?

August 11, 2023
BusinessSafety

Bolduc, Daly Lead Field at National Truck Driving Championships

Although they differ in style and personality, FedEx Express’ Roland Bolduc and XPO’s Ina Daly have plenty in common. Both are widely recognized as top competitors for this year's NTDC crown.

August 11, 2023
BusinessTechnology

AI Helps Fleets Navigate Risk Management

Insurance companies and brokers are finding the benefits in artificial intelligence to better assist trucking companies with their risk management needs. 

August 11, 2023
BusinessEquipment

SAF-Holland Q2 Sales Soar on North American Demand

Sales at SAF-Holland jumped in the second quarter of 2023 on the back of North American trailer and truck markets plus increasing demand for disc-braked axle systems for trailers.

August 11, 2023
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Global Oil Demand Hits Record and Prices May Climb, IEA Says

Global oil demand has surged to a record amid robust consumption in China and elsewhere, threatening to push prices higher, the International Energy Agency said.

August 11, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

San Francisco Approves Waymo, Cruise Operation 24/7

SAN FRANCISCO — California regulators on Aug. 10 approved an expansion that will allow robotaxi services Waymo and Cruise  to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours.

August 11, 2023

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