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NHTSA to Investigate Tesla Crash With Tractor-Trailer

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is sending a team to Detroit to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that drove beneath a semitrailer.

March 16, 2021
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Automakers Embrace EVs, but What About Buyers?

DETROIT — The world’s major automakers have made something abundantly clear: They believe electric vehicles will dominate their industry in the years ahead. But do customers feel the same way?

March 15, 2021
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February Medium-Duty Sales Dip 1% to 17,580

Classes 4-7 sales dipped 1% in February to 17,580 compared with a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.

March 15, 2021
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Senators Introduce Trucking Workforce Legislation

Legislation aimed at training drivers younger than 21 to drive trucks across state lines was recently unveiled by a group of senators.

March 15, 2021
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Biden Eyes Major Tax Hike to Fund Next Economic Plan, Including Infrastructure

President Joe Biden is planning the first major federal tax hike since 1993 to help pay for the long-term economic program designed as a follow-up to his pandemic-relief bill, according to people familiar with the matter.

March 15, 2021
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GM-Backed Cruise Buys Self-Driving Startup Voyage

Cruise, the self-driving technology company that’s majority-owned by General Motors Co., said it acquired autonomous-vehicle startup Voyage, which operates a service in retirement communities.

March 15, 2021
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Carriers Use Pre-Planning to Help Drivers Secure Truck Parking

Trucking companies are addressing the parking shortage in multiple ways, including advance planning, using technology to access real-time information on parking availability, or even embracing paid reservations for parking spaces or hotel rooms to make it easier for drivers to shut down for the night.

March 15, 2021
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Tesla Names Jerome Guillen President of Heavy Trucking

Tesla Inc. said Jerome Guillen, who’s been president of automotive since September 2018, transitioned last week to president of Tesla heavy trucking.

March 15, 2021
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Gov. Tom Wolf Seeks Overhaul of Pennsylvania’s Highway Funding

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Amid a deepening stalemate over financing highways and public transit, Gov. Tom Wolf on March 12 proposed phasing out Pennsylvania’s gasoline tax, the second-highest in the nation, and appointed a commission to recommend alternative ways to pay for the state’s needs.

March 15, 2021
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Chris Clark Joins Dana’s Global Operations

Dana Inc. announced that Chris Clark was named senior vice president of global operations.

March 15, 2021