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BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Ford Cuts Price of F-150 Lightning Pickup

Ford slashed prices of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck by as much as 7.5% as the automaker prepares to resume deliveries this month following a halt this year over a quality issue.

April 11, 2024
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Spot Market Rebalance Slows Amid Volatile Capacity

The spot market is struggling to rebalance as the rate of carriers exiting has slowed despite sluggish demand.

April 11, 2024
BusinessEquipmentBreaking News

US Class 8 Truck Sales Fall Again in March

U.S. Class 8 retail sales continued to decline year-over-year in March, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

April 11, 2024
BusinessFuel

OPEC Says Oil Needs Monitoring Amid Summer Demand

Oil will need to be closely watched in the coming months to ensure 鈥渁 sound and sustainable market balance鈥 during an expected surge in demand, OPEC said in its monthly oil market report.

April 11, 2024
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Self-Driving Startup Wayve Expands to Vancouver

British autonomous driving startup Wayve Technologies Ltd. is opening a research center in Vancouver, adding its second location in North America to accelerate its growth.

April 11, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Producer Prices Rose 2.1% From Last Year, Most Since April

WASHINGTON 鈥 U.S. producer prices rose in March from a year earlier at the fastest pace in nearly a year, but the gain was less than economists expected.聽

April 11, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelAutonomous

Feds: Ford Driver Using Automated System Before Fatal Crash

DETROIT 鈥 The driver of a Ford electric SUV involved in a February fatal crash in Texas was using the company's partially automated driving system before the wreck, investigators said.

April 11, 2024
BusinessFor-Hire

Roadrunner Opens Service Center in Atlanta

Roadrunner opened a new less-than-truckload service center in Atlanta, the longhaul freight carrier announced April 10.

April 10, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Energy Researcher: Peak Oil Won鈥檛 Happen Before 2030

Global oil demand won鈥檛 peak before the end of this decade due to underwhelming fuel economy standards and slowing adoption of electric vehicles in the U.S., energy researcher Enverus says.

April 10, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

NTSB's Report on East Palestine Due Out in June

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board told senators the agency expects to unveil a report in June detailing last year鈥檚 freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

April 10, 2024