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LAS VEGAS — J.B. Hunt's Shelley Simpson encouraged attendees at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo to be part of the solutions and innovation of sustainable transportation.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California could eventually join the EU in requiring all new cars to alert drivers when they break the speed limit, a proposal aimed at reducing traffic deaths.

DETROIT — Cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. keep getting older, hitting a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024 as people hang on to their vehicles largely because new ones cost so much.

The Biden administration is putting its cache of 1 million barrels of gasoline on the market, after being ordered to liquidate the reserve by Congress.

LAS VEGAS — Expediting adoption of heavy-duty battery-electric trucks is a multifactor conundrum, but the answer must include a price on carbon dioxide emissions, Volvo Trucks' Alm says.

SAN ANTONIO — The road ahead for fleets to convert to electric trucks is an expensive and challenging one, a panel of trucking experts told executives at ATA's 2024 Midyear Management Session.

LAS VEGAS — In a rare trade show appearance for the company, the head of Tesla’s heavy-duty truck program stressed that electric truck technology is ready for prime time.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Georgia Ports Authority reported May 21 that April was its busiest month ever for automobile shipments at the Port of Brunswick.

Expedited freight specialist Candor Expedite unveiled a cold chain division in early May, building the launch around a specially designed pallet that can maintain cargo temperatures for days, the company said.

SAN ANTONIO — American Trucking Associations has a new image campaign slogan: “Nothing Without Trucking.”