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NASHVILLE, Tenn. —Women who have achieved success in trucking have advice for women wanting to break into and move up the ladder in the industry: Be determined, persist and stay the course.

The speed management provider E-Smart is adding a backing speed limiter feature for facilities to its services, the company announced April 22.

Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. agreed to divest more stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers, seeking to make their planned $24.6 billion merger more appealing to antitrust authorities.

Electric vehicle maker Rivian said it is working to secure and maintain the site of its planned Georgia factory, as well as preparing the land for vertical construction as soon as it can move forward with the $5 billion project.

NEW YORK — Tesla knocked roughly a third off the price of its “Full Self Driving” system — which can’t drive itself  — to $8,000 from $12,000, according to the company website.

BALTIMORE — Salvage crews at the site of a collapsed bridge are turning their focus to the tons of debris sitting atop the Dali, a massive cargo ship that caused a deadly catastrophe in March.

Electric vehicle upstart Rivian, which recently put on pause plans to build a Georgia factory, said in mid-April it is laying off more workers as it cuts costs to buttress its balance sheet.

Transportation companies that serve as a bellwether for the American economy sent up a smoke signal last week.

The Biden administration is using emergency powers to authorize widespread sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline this summer, following a strategy it employed the previous two years.

Redwood Materials, started by Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel, is attempting to create a domestic loop using recycled critical metals for lithium-ion batteries.