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NTSB Calls for California Shipping Fix After 2021 Oil Spill

The National Transportation Safety Board wants changes in how containerships are anchored off Southern California to help prevent oil pipeline ruptures like the 2021 spill off Huntington Beach.

December 6, 2023
BusinessEquipmentFuelPrivate

Reyes Coca-Cola to Deploy 20 eCascadias in California

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling will deploy 20 Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors, said Daimler Truck North America, the truck manufacturer’s parent company.

November 21, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

New Truck Lanes Opened at Calexico Border With Mexico

Two new northbound truck lanes opened Nov. 15 at the Calexico East Land Port of Entry, where 453,000 commercial trucks cross into the U.S. from Mexico each year.

November 20, 2023
GovernmentBusinessFuel

California Gas Prices Dip Below $5 for First Time Since July

California pump prices fell below $5 a gallon for the first time since July, following national levels lower but still the highest in the country.

November 20, 2023
GovernmentSafety

I-10 Fire Near Los Angeles Caused by Arson, Officials Say

Arson was the cause of a massive weekend fire that charred and indefinitely closed a vital section of a major Los Angeles freeway, California authorities said.

November 14, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

‘Autonomy Is the Future,’ Says California Gov. Newsom

In 30 years, California Gov. Gavin Newsom thinks we’ll wonder why we ever let human drivers on the road, he told reporters Oct. 29 after touring a Tesla car factory in Shanghai.

October 30, 2023
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

California Stops Cruise From Operating Without Drivers

General Motors Co.’s Cruise unit is being suspended by the California Department of Motor Vehicles from operating driverless vehicles in the state, effective immediately.

October 24, 2023
GovernmentBusinessPrivate

California Eyes Lawsuit to Block Kroger-Albertsons Deal

California is preparing a lawsuit to block Kroger Co.’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos. on concerns the deal could hurt consumers and workers, Attorney General Rob Bonta said.

October 12, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Newsom Vetoes Bill Requiring Human in Autonomous Trucks

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 22 vetoed a bill that for five years would have banned autonomous trucks from being tested on public roads in the state without drivers in the cab.

September 26, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

California Governor Gets Bill on Humans in Autonomous Trucks

The California Senate passed a bill Sept. 11 mandating human drivers behind the wheel of autonomous trucks on state highways for at least the next five years. Will the governor sign it?

September 12, 2023