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EcoG, a German electric vehicle charger company, plans to invest $14.4 million to establish its American headquarters in Detroit, with the help of a grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund.

Canadian National Railway is sticking with its outlook for double-digit profit growth over the next few years, moving past a 2023 marred by labor strife, low grain shipments and a sluggish economy.

Fleet telematics provider Samsara filed a patent infringement lawsuit alleging that competitor Motive Technologies has covertly stolen its technology patents and adopted them as its own.

Legislation intended to protect people’s personal information was easily approved by the U.S. House of Representatives this month.

Plug Power Inc. surged the most in three years after the hydrogen company said it’s getting close to finalizing a $1.6 billion loan from the U.S. Energy Department.

Landstar has started construction on a new field operations center in Crawfordsville, Ind., the company announced Jan. 18. The facility will be built with owner-operators in mind.

Truck maker Paccar saw profits jump 54% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2023 on the back of record revenues and a double-digit jump in U.S. and Canadian truck deliveries.

Volvo Trucks North America launched a revamp of its flagship over-the-road Class 8 VNL tractor Jan. 23, the first major overhaul since a 2017 redesign.

Civil courts in Georgia and Pennsylvania have tied as the nation’s top “Judicial Hellholes” listed in a new 2023-24 report, primarily due to large nuclear verdicts and other events.

Extreme cold weather prompts efforts to prevent shortages. Although some states issued orders several days ago that soon expire, others with longer duration emergency orders are Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, South Dakota and Tennessee.