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Taki Darakos

WASHINGTON — Ensuring electric commercial vehicles have reliable access to charging infrastructure remains a persistent challenge, a trucking executive recently told policymakers.

Werner Enterprises experienced a decline in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2024, the company reported April 30.

Profits at Eaton Corp. soared in the first quarter as sales and margins jumped at the component manufacturer’s largest reporting unit — Electrical Americas.

U.S. ports closed out the first quarter in March with continued year-over-year increases in container volumes.

Tesla eliminated almost its entire Supercharger organization, which has built a network of public charging stations that virtually every major automaker is in the process of tapping into.

PHOENIX — More than 450 professionals came together to identify ways to improve the trucking industry at ATA's Safety, Security and Human Resources National Conference and Exhibition.

California legislators have reintroduced a pair of bills regulating autonomous trucks to potentially override a veto in September by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Pete Buttigieg

More than a year after a train derailment in Ohio captured mainstream attention, the nation’s top transportation officer again called on Congress to advance a freight safety bill.

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Paccar Q1 Profit Rises, Earnings Top Expectations

Profits at Paccar Inc. surged 63.5% in the first quarter of 2024, outstripping analysts’ expectations.

Range electric trailer

DB Schenker to Carry Out Range Energy Trailer Testing in H2

DB Schenker will carry out a pilot program testing Range Energy’s electrified dry van trailers in the second half of 2024, the startup said.

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