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As it moves forward with autonomous truck development, Waymo plans to focus its 2020 testing efforts on the southwest shipping corridor that includes Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.

Shares of Workhorse Group Inc., a maker of electric delivery vehicles, are surging as investors bet the Trump administration will want the company and a fellow Ohio-based affiliate to succeed.

Hyliion Inc.’s Class 8 long-range electric powertrain underscores the transition period of multiple alternative powertrains is at hand. And the powertrain, whose batteries are charged by an undersized natural gas engine, could prove to be an important step toward carbon-free over-the-road transportation, experts said.

Jacobs Vehicle Systems’ cylinder deactivation technology delivered a “host of performance-enhancing benefits” in a recent independent validation, the company announced, including raising exhaust temperature and improving fuel consumption.

Mark-It Express Logistics took another step in its expansion plans by acquiring the operating assets of Sava Transportation, the company announced June 30. Terms were not disclosed.

House Democrats’ $1.5 trillion infrastructure proposal that has reached the floor of the chamber drew criticism from the top Republican on the Senate’s highway policy panel.

Saudi Arabia seems to have made good on its promise to cut oil production by a record amount in June.

U.S. consumer confidence rose in June by more than forecast as optimism increased amid business reopenings, though sentiment remained well below pre-pandemic levels.

Uber Technologies Inc. is in talks to purchase Postmates Inc., said a person familiar with the discussions, seeking to expand food delivery services in the U.S. and capitalize on a surge in orders during the coronavirus pandemic.

The national average retail price of diesel rose for the fourth consecutive week, half a cent to $2.43 a gallon, the Energy Information Administration reported June 29.