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Greenlane Launches Dealer Program to Ramp Up EV Truck Sales

Greenlane is rolling out a dealer program that offers charging credits and software perks to make electric trucks more accessible, signing Velocity Truck Centers as its first partner.

September 23, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsPrivateGlobal FreightTop 100

Amazon Battles Claims of 'Control' Over Contract Drivers

Amazon.com exercised “overwhelming control” over subcontracted drivers it claimed weren’t its employees, U.S. labor board attorneys told a judge Sept. 22.

September 23, 2025
GovernmentSafety

Trump to Redirect $2.4B in California High-Speed Rail Aid

The Trump administration plans to allocate the roughly $2.4 billion that was stripped from California’s embattled high-speed rail to other transit projects.

September 22, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Overhaul Helps Recover $1.4 Million in Stolen Electronics

Cargo protection company Overhaul facilitated the recovery of $1.4 million in stolen electronics in an incident that points to the growth of more sophisticated criminal networks.

September 18, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentFuel

California Oil Merger Advances as State Clears Path to Drill

The bill marks a sharp shift from years of regulatory scrutiny by the state’s lawmakers toward its oil and gas industry and decades of declining in-state crude production.

September 15, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

California Might Pay Valero to Prevent Refinery Shutdown

California legislators are considering giving Valero hundreds of millions of dollars to cover refinery maintenance costs in a bid to prevent the closure of a San Francisco-area fuel plant.

September 9, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Newsom to Curb Offshore Oil in Exchange for Onshore Output

Restrictions would impose a setback to Sable Offshore and its controversial project off the coast of Santa Barbara County.

September 9, 2025
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ZM Opens California Assembly Facility Ahead of Class 8 Entry

The first vehicles set to roll off the production line will be Classes 4 and 5 ZM8 trucks and ZM T75 terminal tractors.

August 28, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Duffy Cites Significant Failures in English Enforcement

The U.S. Department of Transportation acts to withhold $50.5 million in federal grants from California, Washington and New Mexico.

August 27, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Trump Slashes $175 Million From California Rail Projects

Trump has long been a critic of the project, which has been marred with cost overruns and constant delays, arguing that the effort has wasted taxpayers’ dollars.

August 27, 2025