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Self-driving truck developer TuSimple says Union Pacific Railroad will be its first customer to move freight on the company’s fully automated trucking route between Tucson and Phoenix, after making a test run on a similar route in December.

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. announced Feb. 4 that Google is joining the automaker’s effort to transform a once-dilapidated Detroit train station into a research hub focused on electric and self-driving vehicles.

Cummins Inc. reported a decline in fourth-quarter net income on flat revenue as supply chain constraints continued to present headwinds.

Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives signaled the likelihood of advancing legislation meant to enhance supply chain connectivity.

WASHINGTON — Setting standards for a framework on autonomous vehicle technologies in trucking is a policy priority American Trucking Associations called on federal transportation lawmakers to pursue.

Wabash reported a net loss and increased revenue in the fourth quarter as the supply chain continued to struggle to support its production activity, temporarily causing acute disruptions within certain product lines.

In public comments, nearly 500 trade groups and individuals shared with federal regulators ideas and concerns about how to proceed with the Biden administration’s plan to oversee the build-out of 500,000 electronic vehicle charging stations by the end of the decade.

Inoperable vehicle lamps caused the most violations in national roadside inspections of trucks from the United States, Mexico and Canada last year, according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration statistics.

A branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation this month is reviving a research effort to help gain a better understanding of the features and purposes of commercial vehicles on the country’s roadways.

DETROIT — The first mile of a wireless electric vehicle charging public road in the United States will be built in the Motor City.