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WASHINGTON — The day before traveling to Cleveland for his first presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden, President Donald Trump inspected the new Endurance electric pickup truck from Ohio’s Lordstown Motors outside the White House, claiming success for boosting the region’s economy after General Motors shuttered its plant that made the Chevrolet Cruze.

U.S. orders for durable goods increased in August at a slower pace than expected, restrained by declines in bookings for motor vehicles and military equipment, though a gauge of business investment rose more than forecast.

A sector within the transportation community is asking the leadership on Capitol Hill to suspend a tax on the purchase of new trucks as part of a pandemic-related economic aid measure.

Trevor Milton has voluntarily stepped aside as executive chairman and board member of Nikola Corp., the electric truck company he created, it was announced Sept. 21.

Peterbilt and Kenworth separately announced California customers for their medium-duty battery-electric trucks are eligible for a $95,000 voucher from the California Air Resources Board.

A group of U.S. chassis manufacturers have won an initial victory before the U.S. International Trade Commission against a Chinese company that the U.S. firms claim is manipulating the American chassis market.

The U.S. announced the removal of aluminum tariffs it slapped on Canada last month.

The American Transportation Research Institute has opened its annual survey asking trucking industry representatives to identify major industrywide issues.

Boeing Co. has slowed deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner as crews check for a new manufacturing flaw involving gaps in the horizontal stabilizer, the small wing in the aircraft tail.