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HOUSTON — A wireless hacking demonstration staged at the National Motor Freight Traffic Association's cybersecurity conference revealed the vulnerabilities of a tractor-trailer.

WASHINGTON — Enhancing parking availability for truck drivers would improve safety on the nation’s roadways, a senior Iowa trucking executive recently told senators.

A specially outfitted Boeing 777F dubbed the FedEx Panda Express transported the National Zoo’s three giant pandas to Chengdu, China, Nov. 8 and 9, with a refueling stop in Anchorage, Alaska.

GXO Logistics Inc. experienced an increase in third-quarter earnings on revenue growth despite the softer freight environment, the company reported Nov. 7.

Japan’s Eneos Group paid $3.975 million in an auction Nov. 8 to jump to the front of the line at the congested Panama Canal waterway, a record high.

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has adopted a slate of new policy positions, including in support of a “beyond compliance” concept. 

Continental AG slashed its expectations for North American commercial vehicle replacement tire sales in 2023.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The U.S. announced a $553 million project Nov. 8 to build a deep-water shipping container terminal in Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo.

Scania is combining with logistics firm sennder Technologies to deploy 100 e-trucks to carriers in Germany.

DETROIT — GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is recalling all 950 of its cars to update software after one of them dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in October.