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Iowa is leading 19 states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for backing California’s future ban on heavy diesel vehicles.

Program Aired: June 8, 2023 2 p.m. ET There is no shortage of compliance measures required of today's fleets – from Driver Fitness and ELD’s to Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing – these measures are designed to keep our roadways safe. Minimum compliance is a requirement to remain in good standing, and the inability to meet standards can result in poor roadside safety performance, hefty civil penalties, and increased risk for civil litigation, to name a few.

Officials with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asked members of the agency’s motor carrier advisory committee for some ideas on how the agency could improve truck safety.

Nikola’s bid to issue more shares and obtain enough funding needed for its Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell truck ambitions is on hold for another month, it said June 7.

The share of electric vehicles in sales of new passenger vehicles is set to more than double globally in the next few years — to 30% in 2026.

Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. have put their weight behind hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, but dismal sales in 2022 suggest customers remain extremely wary.

Ascend Elements said it has reached a billion-dollar deal with an unnamed automaker to reprocess old batteries into cathode material, at a plant it is building in Hopkinsville, Ky.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mack Trucks has opened the doors to its renovated Mack Experience Center, complete with an updated test track, redesigned meeting space and a renovated vehicle showroom.

The maker of Ram, Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler vehicles has set its sights on becoming the world’s top light-commercial vehicle company, but it’s going to face some major obstacles, experts say.

WASHINGTON — The White House on June 6 launched a website to map and track tens of thousands of infrastructure projects and private manufacturing investments.