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Kenworth Celebrates 100 Years in Business

Kenworth Truck Co. kicked off its yearlong celebration marking a century since Harry Kent and Edgar Worthington founded the truck manufacturer on Jan. 26, 1923, in Seattle.

February 15, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

Retail Sales Jump in January, Defying Inflation and Rate Hikes

WASHINGTON — America’s consumers rebounded in January from a weak holiday shopping season by boosting their spending at stores and restaurants at the fastest pace in nearly two years.

February 15, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Tesla Will Make Some EV Chargers Available to All

WASHINGTON — Electric car giant Tesla will make some of its charging stations available to all U.S. electric vehicles by the end of next year, under a new plan announced Feb. 15 by the White House.

February 15, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

January Classes 4-7 Retail Sales Surpass Year-Ago Period

U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks experienced a 3.8% increase year-over-year in January, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

February 15, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

Florida Seeks Reforms for Insurance Litigation, Frivolous Lawsuits

Florida lawmakers are readying a series of reforms aimed at frivolous lawsuits that target trucking companies and other small businesses in the state.

February 15, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Proposes Changes to Its Motor Carrier Safety Measurement System

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced it won’t adopt a complex data collection method recommended in 2017 by a special National Academy of Sciences academic panel to calculate safety scores for motor carriers.

February 14, 2023
BusinessTechnology

New York Tesla Workers Launch Campaign to Organize Union

NEW YORK — Tesla workers at a factory in New York are launching a campaign to organize a union.

February 14, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Rhode Island DOT Seeks Appeal on Truck Tolling Case

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is seeking an appeal of a federal court’s ruling that its trucks-only tolling program is unconstitutional.

February 14, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Senators Press FCC on Transportation Spectrum Use

Senior senators recently urged the Federal Communications Commission to approve limited access to a frequency band of spectrum for transportation operations.

February 14, 2023
BusinessSafety

CarriersEdge Adds Courses on Mental Health, Personal Security

CarriersEdge expanded its training library by adding two new courses on mental health and personal security for truck drivers, the company announced Feb. 9.

February 14, 2023

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