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Industry Leaders Recognized During TMC Annual Meeting

ORLANDO, Fla. — Several industry professionals were honored for their service to the council and the trucking industry during the Technology & Maintenance Council 2022 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition on March 8.

March 9, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

New Jersey, Other States Expand Online Services for Heavy Trucks

Registering heavy trucks just got easier in New Jersey thanks to the state’s motor vehicle commission adding 17 vehicle types to its expanded online services.

March 9, 2022
GovernmentBusinessFuel

States Pitch Tax Cuts, Rebates to Ease Gas Price Surge

Governors from California to New York are proposing tax cuts, rebates and other forms of relief to drivers paying more than $4 a gallon to fill their gasoline tanks amid Russia’s war with Ukraine.

March 9, 2022
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsAutonomousTop 50

Ceva, Kodiak Launch Autonomous Deliveries to Oklahoma

Ceva Logistics announced it teamed up with autonomous commercial vehicle technology company Kodiak Robotics Inc. to deliver freight autonomously between Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, expanding on an existing relationship.

March 9, 2022
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Gas Prices Prompt Newsom to Seek Rebate for California Drivers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed sending money back to taxpayers to offset record-high gas prices but rejected calls to increase oil drilling, saying he wants to free the state “once and for all from the grasp of petro-dictators.â€

March 9, 2022
BusinessLogisticsBreaking NewsTop 50

XPO to Split LTL, Freight Brokerage Businesses

XPO Logistics is creating two new, stand-alone, publicly traded companies in the less-than-truckload and tech-enabled brokered transportation sector, the company announced March 8.

March 9, 2022
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

DTNA’s O’Leary Urges Fleets to Prepare Now for Electric, Automated Future

ORLANDO, Fla. — Daimler Truck North America CEO John O’Leary urged fleets and maintenance shops to begin planning for the emergence of electric-powered and increasingly automated trucks.

March 9, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Tesla Defends Autopilot Safety in Response to Senators

Tesla Inc. defended the safety benefits of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving driver-assist systems in a response to lawmakers who have criticized the company’s marketing of the technology.

March 9, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Velociti Enhances VeloCare Technology Maintenance Program

ORLANDO, Fla. — Velociti has expanded its VeloCare technology maintenance program with more operational support and new customization and visibility features.

March 9, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

Port of Virginia Attracts Industrial Development

A California industrial real estate developer will begin construction this spring on two facilities totaling almost 1 million square feet near the Hampton Roads port terminals in Virginia.

March 9, 2022