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Business, Equipment, TCA

Autocar Rolls Out a Badass New Vocational Truck

Autocar is so proud of its new model dump truck, the DC-64D, the company wants people to think of it by the term its planning to trademark Badass.

June 2, 2021
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics, TCA

Pallet Makers Hit by Supply Shortages as Demand Rises

In our worldwide economy, the humble pine pallet is the way that goods move around the globe. Demand for pallets is so great that American manufacturers churn out nearly 1 billion of them every year. And right now, its not enough.

June 1, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel, TCA

Bill to Boost EV Tax Credits to $12,500 Passes Senate Panel

WASHINGTON Legislation that would raise consumer tax credits for electric vehicles to $12,500 for the next five years passed a Senate committee May 26.

May 28, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel, TCA

In California, Gas Taxes Are Rising While Repairs Are Lagging

Four years after the California Legislature boosted the gas tax in order to fix the states crumbling roads and bridges, California has spent billions and made some progress in repairs, but officials now say the funding is sufficient to complete less than half of the work needed.

May 24, 2021
Business, Equipment, Safety, TCA

4 Million Accident-Free Miles and Still Trucking at 79

Four million miles and not so much as a fender-bender. Pennsylvania trucker Don Cook, 79, attributes his success to skill and patience You have to have your wits about you, he said but also to luck.

May 24, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous, TCA

For Tesla Owners, Colonial Pipeline Hack Was No Big Deal

Automotive historians may look back on May 2021 as a tipping point in the evolution of electric vehicles.

May 24, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

At Ford Visit, Biden Says Future of Autos Is Electric

Without mentioning his predecessors name, President Joe Biden criticized former President Donald Trump while visiting a Ford Motor Co. plant in Dearborn, Mich., on May 18, saying Trumps rollback of fuel standards delayed an inevitable move to electric vehicles.

May 18, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

Ford Visit Offers Symbolic Backdrop for Bidens EV Agenda

President Joe Bidens planned visit May 18 to the Dearborn, Mich., Ford Motor Co. Rouge Electric Vehicle Center that will build an electric version of the F-150 pickup will showcase what experts say is a powerfully symbolic example of a zero-emission vehicle with mass market appeal, built in the U.S. by union workers.

May 17, 2021
Business, TCA

Maines Trucking Industry Turns to TikTok in Appeal to Gen Z

The Maine Motor Transport Association is targeting Gen Z and other young workers with a video storytelling campaign aimed at filling shortages of truck drivers and technicians.

May 14, 2021
Government, Business, TCA

Mail Delivery Delays Persist in Metro Detroit

Slow, sometimes nonexistent mail delivery continues to plague several Metro Detroit neighborhoods despite the best efforts of U.S. lawmakers to identify and correct the problems.

May 13, 2021