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ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council recognized several maintenance professionals during an awards ceremony held at its Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition.

Autonomous driving technology company TuSimple said it has been cleared by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration concerning an April 6, 2022, incident in Tucson, Ariz., when one of its trucks struck a concrete barrier on Interstate 10, which resulted in no injuries.

The Federal Highway Administration has issued a final rule for minimum standards of electric vehicle chargers, but has chosen to not yet broaden the rule to include minimum standards for medium- and heavy-duty electric truck charging infrastructure.

DETROIT — Tesla says it will cut the cost of its next generation of vehicles in half, largely by using innovative manufacturing techniques and smaller factories.

Trucks using batteries or hydrogen fuel cells instead of diesel engines will need to make up the vast majority of new EU sales by 2040 under plans to reduce CO2 emissions from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles by 90% from 2019 levels.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Todd Cotier became the newest general chairman of the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council when he was installed March 1 during a reception at Universal Studios Florida.

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The report to get your fleet ready for a bigger and better 2023! Pitstop sat down with fleet managers operating various fleet sizes in North America to uncover key findings and insights to help improve your overall fleet performance. Read the latest trends, pain points, and technologies that are impacting the trucking industry today.

Used Class 8 truck sales in January decreased 12% month-over-month to 18,500 units from 21,100 units, ACT Research reported.

Trucking companies are being advised to seek government incentives to help offset high price tags of green heavy trucks that are forecast based on federal figures to cost $28,000 to $297,500 more than diesel engines vehicles.