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Remanned transmission

The impact of a three-year freight recession and consistently rising costs is providing both opportunity and challenge for truck parts remanufacturers in the dubbed “reman” market.

One truck manufacturer has stopped taking orders for new diesel-powered trucks and buses in Oregon and two more are limiting sales there as a result of the state’s implementation of certain laws.

North American Class 8 truck orders jumped in December compared with the same month a year earlier, according to ACT Research, for the first such increase since May.

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence.

Aurora Innovation, a maker of self-driving tech for trucks, is fighting FMCSA's decision to deny the company an alternative means to comply with safety rules that typically require a human being.

Canada is drawing up plans for extensive tariffs against U.S. products if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his threat to put 25% levies on Canadian goods.

Three senior House Democrats recently called on the Biden administration to protect certain funding obligations approved in 2021’s bipartisan infrastructure law.

The move, a win for American farmers, comes after a flood of supplies from China reached U.S. shores at cheaper prices than soybean oil produced locally.

Alberta pipelin

Canadians should be prepared to face U.S. tariffs once Donald Trump assumes the presidency next week, with no exemptions for oil, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith warned.

USPS EV

Oshkosh Ready for Possible USPS Shift to Gas Trucks From EVs

Oshkosh is prepared to provide the Postal Service more gas-powered mail trucks if the agency cuts back orders for EVs, which benefit from funding President-elect Donald Trump has criticized.

Trump and Biden

Biden’s Policy Blitz Spurs Trump’s Day-One Reversal Pledge

Donald Trump has pledged that he’ll move immediately to reverse several actions undertaken by Joe Biden through executive action and legal challenge.

Yazaki Innovations busbars

Yazaki Takes Aim at Truck Wiring With New Busbar Tech

LAS VEGAS — Yazaki Innovations unveiled a new line of busbars for trucks, as well as other types of vehicles and industrial applications, during CES 2025.

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Truck ADAS visualization

Receptiveness to safety technologies depends on the specific technology and the understanding of it. Drivers tend to favor road-facing cameras but dislike cameras aimed at them.

Maersk cargo ship

A slump in international trade, geopolitical conflicts and economic uncertainty created a difficult business environment for the largest transportation and logistics providers in 2023.

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