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Ford Motor Co. has unveiled the updated version of its flagship F-150 pickup, revealing a truck almost identical in size with the previous model but with far more technology.

The company that bought the aging Lordstown, Ohio, auto factory from General Motors last year unveiled an electric pickup truck it plans to build at the plant, one of many new electric light-trucks manufacturers plan to start selling over the next two years.

Automated technology developers are shooting for the moon when they could instead be implementing ground-level initiatives in trucking, the founder of Starsky Robotics says.

Some motor carrier executives, freight brokerages and others in the industry are using hub-to-hub business models that address the problems of driver turnover, deadhead miles and long waits at loading docks by reshaping how cargo is shipped.

North America is experiencing a surge in zero-emission commercial vehicle offerings, according to research from Calstart, a clean transportation accelerator.

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. is exiting the U.S. and Canadian markets as part of a strategic shift to focus on other regions, but will maintain service support for vehicles now on the road, the company announced.

With its emissions mandates, tough labor laws, inspection requirements and extensive regulations, California has become both a difficult and expensive environment for trucking.

Titanium Transportation Group reported solid revenue growth and a profit gain in the first quarter.

YRC Worldwide Inc. swung to a profit in the first quarter, but revenue dipped and the less-than-truckload carrier warned that after gaining a waiver this year, it might not be able to stay in compliance with one of its loan covenants a year from now.

Many fleets are looking to integrate electric trucks into their operations but are stymied by a series of obstacles that will slow the shift from diesel vehicles.