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Getting a Lift: Fleets Weigh Lift Equipment

Penske Truck Leasing has a simple strategy for heavy-duty vehicle lifts in its shop network: Mobile is better. It's not alone.

April 7, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Standard Sought for Brake Lining Classification

In 1995, the Technology & Maintenance Council created a recommended practice for the classification of aftermarket brake lining materials. The hope was to create a standard.

April 7, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Input Needed on Brake Lining Classification

Brake lining classification centers on the work of crafting a recommended practice through vehicle and dynamometer testing data.

April 7, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Group Helps Veterans, Afghan Aides Find Trucking Jobs

Public-private partnership Task Force Movement is seeing success in helping military veteran community members find trucking jobs, including Afghan refugees who helped U.S. troops.

April 7, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

GM Cruise Recalls 300 Robotaxis After Crash

DETROIT — General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has recalled 300 robotaxis to update software after one of them rear-ended a municipal bus in San Francisco.

April 7, 2023
BusinessTechnologySafetyFuel

Tesla Cuts Prices for Second Time This Year

Tesla Inc. marked down all of its vehicles again in the U.S. after price tweaks throughout the first quarter yielded an incremental sales gain.

April 7, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

L.A., Long Beach Ports Close for Second Day on Labor Shortage

The largest container gateway into the U.S. remained closed April 7 as a shortage of dockworker labor that halted operations April 6 goes into a second day.

April 7, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Biden to Propose Toughest-Ever Rules on Car Pollution

The Biden administration is on track to propose the toughest-ever U.S. curbs on car pollution, while stopping short of an electric vehicle mandate or ban on gas-powered models.

April 6, 2023
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Walmart to Expand EV Charging Network to Thousands of Stores

Walmart Inc. plans to add thousands of electric vehicle charging stations by 2030 to make it easier for motorists to pivot away from cars powered by fossil fuels.

April 6, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

F-150 Lightning Is Ford’s Only EV to Get Full Tax Credit

Ford Motor Co. expects only its F-150 Lightning pickup to qualify for a full tax credit under a new law designed to spur adoption of battery-powered models.

April 6, 2023