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AUSTIN, Texas — Country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton and legendary pop rock musician Sting performed back-to-back sets at Daimler Truck North America’s 2023 Customer Appreciation Event.

Freight logistics company Flexport has laid off 165 employees from its Bellevue, Wash., office, part of broad job cuts that will impact 20% of the workforce.

Relay Payments is to start offering a freight payment option specifically targeted at brokers called RelayDirect, the company said Oct. 17.

Sweden’s Volta Trucks AB is planning to file for bankruptcy following a breakdown in its supply chain, the company said.

NHTSA is investigating General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle division after receiving reports of incidents where vehicles may not have used proper caution around pedestrians.

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford on Oct. 16 called on autoworkers to end a monthlong strike that he says could cost the company the ability to invest in the future.

AUSTIN, Texas — During his annual State of the Industry address, ATA President Chris Spear emphasized a need for litigation reform and the repeal of a federal excise tax on new trucks.

AUSTIN, Texas — American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said the U.S. economy still runs the risk of sliding into a short recession in 2024.

AUSTIN, Texas — Clarience Technologies announced it is expanding its Fus1on fleet data platform to connect and integrate with more fleet management systems.

Seven regional hydrogen hubs that received the administration’s OK face up to 12 years before achieving commercial output no later than 2035, according to a Department of Energy timeline.