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Ram Pickups Beat Chevy Silverado in 2019 for First Time

Ram pickups surpassed the Chevrolet Silverado in U.S. sales in 2019 for the first time.

January 6, 2020
Business, TCA

Energy Group Joins Shippers Alleging Price Fixing in Rail Transport

Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA is the latest big freight shipper to accuse the four biggest U.S. railroads of price fixing by adding fuel surcharges to cargo prices.

January 6, 2020
Government, Business, TCA

Florida School District to Open CDL Driving Pad

The Marion County (Fla.) School District’s CDL program is about to hit a new gear now that a newly constructed truck driving pad is poised to open Jan. 10.

Joe Callahan | Ocala (Fla.) Star-Banner
January 6, 2020
Business, Fuel, TCA

As Port Ships Become L.A.’s Biggest Polluters, California Could Force a Cleanup

Ships visiting Southern California’s bustling ports are poised to become the region’s largest source of smog-causing pollutants in coming years, one reason state regulators want to reduce emissions from thousands more of them.

Tony Barboza | Los Angeles Times
January 3, 2020
Government, Business, Equipment, TCA

Illinois’ Vehicle Manufacturing Future to be Shaped in Three Cities

From electric trucks and startups to international megamergers, the state of the fast-evolving auto industry in Illinois comes down to a tale of three cities: Normal, Belvidere and Chicago.

Robert Channick | Chicago Tribune
January 2, 2020
Government, Business, TCA

Next Four Months Could Make or Break Michigan Road Aid Deal

LANSING, Mich. — If Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to “fix the damn roads” during the 2020 election year, she’ll have to quickly find consensus with Republican lawmakers, say political operatives who’ve worked on transportation funding.

Beth LeBlanc and Craig Mauger | The Detroit News
January 2, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

GM, Tesla Head for New Year Without Electric Vehicle Tax Credits

General Motors Co. and Tesla are about to become the first automakers that will have to sell EVs without the benefit of a $7,500 federal tax credit.

Keith Laing | Bloomberg News
December 27, 2019
Business, TCA

GDS Express of Akron, Ohio, Closes Abruptly

AKRON, Ohio — GDS Express Inc., which has 75 tractor-trailers, abruptly closed a week before Christmas, leaving several drivers out on the road without paychecks or credit for fuel.

Doug Livingston | Akron Beacon Journal
December 23, 2019
Business, Logistics, TCA

‘Fewer Than 30’ BNSF Employees in Iowa Furloughed

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — BNSF Railway, one of the largest freight railroad networks on the continent, has furloughed some of its Sioux City workers.

Tim Hynds | Sioux City Journal
December 20, 2019
Business, TCA

Mack Trucks Plans Down Weeks, Possible Layoffs at Pennsylvania Plant

After two years of strong demand, the heavy-duty truck market is shifting into a lower gear, a slowdown that likely will lead to layoffs at Mack Trucks’ assembly plant in Lower Macungie Township, Pa.

Jon Harris | The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.)
December 19, 2019