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ORLANDO, Fla. — The heavy-duty repair shop industry has seen business levels return to where they were before the coronavirus pandemic, a new report determined.

ORLANDO, Fla. — J.B. Hunt driver Andrew Waits of Tacoma, Wash., who helped save the life of an unconscious motorcyclist, was named the 38th winner of the Highway Hero Award presented by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Michelin launched a fleet management brand focused on improving sustainability in commercial trucking, the company announced Feb. 26. The Michelin Connected Fleet brand brings a portfolio of data-driven solutions to the industry.

Kentucky and Ohio issued a call for construction and design proposals to fast-track the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project.

Driverless truck startup company Locomation has laid off most of its staff as it winds down operations, the second autonomous vehicle outfit in the Pittsburgh, Pa., area to encounter financial difficulties in four months.

Truckers driving through South Dakota using biodiesel and other alternative fuels will no longer be incorrectly taxed due to a new law enacted recently by Gov. Kristi Noem.

Ford Motor Co. is extending the shutdown of its F-150 Lightning pickup plant for a fourth week as it works to resolve a problem that caused a battery fire in one of the electric trucks.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose in January at its fastest pace since June, an alarming sign that price pressures remain entrenched in the U.S. economy.

Transportation committees on Capitol Hill are planning in-depth examinations of the circumstances surrounding the derailment this month of a freight train in Ohio.

U.S. trailer orders in January decreased 9% year-over-year to 24,300 from 26,595 a year earlier, reported ACT Research. This comes a month after net trailer orders reached their second-highest level on record at 57,300. Also, orders dropped 58% from near-record results the prior month.