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Truck makers and suppliers are taking steps toward developing hydrogen combustion engines on the path to a zero-emission future.

SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk’s big bet that Tesla price cuts could boost sales and profits amid increasing competition and poor economic sentiment appears to be yielding mixed results. 

Workers at Canada’s west coast ports withdrew plans to go back on strike, hours after threatening to restart a disruption that would have paralyzed  the country’s busiest maritime hub.

UPS Inc. and its union will resume labor talks July 25 after negotiations had stalled earlier this month as the company seeks to head off a strike that could occur as early as Aug. 1.

New truck parking construction will start this summer on a northern Nevada freight route on Interstate 80 at the Golconda Summit.

Michigan is joining California and other states in reimagining tomorrow’s truck stops, moving forward with the development of a high-speed charging hub for freight vehicles.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this spring conducted more than 100 investigations into household goods moving fraud, and is proceeding with 60 enforcement actions.

The pilots union at Sandy Springs, Ga.-based UPS Inc. plans to honor picket lines in the event of a Teamsters strike against the shipping giant.

Stellantis NV expects semiconductor shortages to re-emerge on growing demand for electric vehicles at a time of increased geopolitical risk, making the current respite short-lived.

NEW YORK — Americans increased their spending in June as inflation eased in many areas, and the job market remained remarkably strong.