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Mercedes Unveils Longhaul Electric Truck

Mercedes-Benz Trucks revealed a heavy-duty electric truck to take on Tesla Inc.’s battery-powered Semi, the latest move in the intensifying race to decarbonize road logistics.

October 10, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Tesla’s Price Cuts Make It Competitive With Gas-Powered Cars

Tesla Inc.’s top-selling electric vehicles now compete directly with gasoline cars on price after the latest round of price reductions, but that could cost the company $1.2 billion a year.

October 9, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Inspections Halt 19,000 Trucks at Texas-Mexico Border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security crackdown is clogging up commercial crossings, leaving at least 19,000 trucks loaded with $1.9 billion of goods stuck waiting in Mexico.

October 9, 2023
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Crossword Puzzle Solution for October 9, 2023

Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the October 9, 2023 print edition.

October 9, 2023
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5 Ways Carriers Overpower Tough Market Conditions with Custom Driver Apps

The freight market is like a seesaw boxing match, with cycles of “boom” and “bust” happening more frequently. When capacity grows tight, carriers take swings to increase rates. Shippers strike back to lower contract prices as soon as they gain the upper hand.

October 9, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

2023 MCE Photo Gallery

In 2023, American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition returns to the Convention Center in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 14-17, the same venue where the event was held in 2018.

October 9, 2023
BusinessEquipment

Workers at Mack Trucks Go on Strike After Rejecting Deal

Union workers at Mack Trucks went on strike Oct. 9 after voting down a tentative five-year contract agreement that negotiators had reached with the company.

October 9, 2023
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

GXO Launches End-to-End Supply Chain Software Solutions

GXO Logistics is deploying a new end-to-end supply chain software solution to support its shared warehousing service GXO Direct, the company announced Oct. 3.

October 6, 2023
BusinessTechnologySafetyFor-Hire

Estes: Many Core IT Systems Operational Again After Attack

Estes Express Lines on Oct. 6 said a large share of its core IT infrastructure systems were “once again operational” following a cyberattack earlier in the week.

October 6, 2023
GovernmentFuel

Georgia’s Kemp Extends Suspension of Diesel, Gas Excise Tax

Gov. Brian Kemp on Oct. 6 signed an executive order that extends Georgia’s excise tax suspension on diesel and gas through Nov. 11.

October 6, 2023