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EPA Pollution Limits Aim to Boost US Electric Vehicle Sales

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2032.

April 12, 2023
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Ford to Transform Ontario Plant Into EV Factory

Ford Motor Co. is investing $1.3 billion to transform its Oakville Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada, to assemble multiple electric vehicles and battery packs.

April 11, 2023
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Poll: Most Americans Aren’t Sold on EV for Next Vehicle

WASHINGTON — Many Americans aren’t yet sold on going electric for their next cars, a new poll shows, with high prices and too few charging stations the main deterrents.

April 11, 2023
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Drug Expert Weighs In on Safety of Alcohol Versus Marijuana

MINNEAPOLIS — To drug expert Todd Simo, the statement that the use of marijuana is just like alcohol, but safer, isn’t exactly accurate.

April 11, 2023
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EPA Car Rule to Push Huge Increase in EV Sales, Reports Say

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will propose strict new automobile pollution limits this week that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030.  

April 11, 2023
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FleetPride Names Kevin Weadick CEO

FleetPride has appointed Kevin Weadick as its newest CEO, the heavy-duty aftermarket parts distributor announced April 10.

April 10, 2023
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FourKites Names Rocky Subramanian as President

FourKites has appointed Rocky Subramanian as its president, the supply chain technology company announced April 5.

April 10, 2023
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Kodiak Unveils New Autonomous Truck Platform

Kodiak Robotics introduced its fifth-generation autonomous truck hardware platform, the driverless trucking company announced.

April 10, 2023
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Reports of Double-Brokering Increase

Double-brokering — when a carrier accepts a load and then illegally re-brokers it to another carrier — is on the rise, costing brokers and carriers millions of dollars.

April 10, 2023
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Regulators Say Railroads Must Examine How They Build Trains

OMAHA, Neb. — Federal regulators said April 7 that railroads need to re-examine how they assemble their trains after a string of derailments in recent years.

April 10, 2023