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Smaller Truckers Are Struggling to Meet Mandates for Going Electric

Commercial trucking won’t be spared the transition to electric vehicles, but its progress toward adoption tough, especially when it comes to small and medium-sized truckers.

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Longer Trucks to be Allowed on Britain's Roads

The larger tail swing — the area swept by the rear of the truck as it makes turns — could put pedestrians and cyclists at risk.

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U.S. Truck Drivers Push for Better Working Conditions: ‘We’ve Lost Our Patience’

Adjusted for inflation, the average pay for a truck driver in the U.S. in 1980 was about $110,000 annually, compared with about $48,000 in 2023.

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Roadie Launching Same-Day Delivery Tool for Oversized Products

Roadie announced it will be launching RoadieXL, a logistics tool that specializes in the same-day delivery of oversized items weighing up to 300 lbs.

Senate Votes to Overturn Biden’s Anti-Smog Rules for Big Rigs

Trucking companies and congressional critics argued the rules, estimated to cost about $2,500 to $8,300 per vehicle, were too expensive, and came amid driver shortages and supply-chain woes.

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Resetting the Transportation Industry, by Meeting Truckers Where They’re At

The addition of automation with human oversight will allow for a more frictionless process for all parties involved in the supply chain, including truckers.

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The Race to Clean Up Trucking Emissions Is Just Getting Started

Around 12 times more battery-electric truck models will be available this decade than fuel cell trucks.

A Mercedes-Benz GenH2 hydrogen-powered truck at the IAA Transportation show last year in Hanover, Germany. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Brookfield Infrastructure to Buy Triton in $4.7bn Deal

Brookfield agreed to buy Triton International Ltd., the world’s largest owner of intermodal shipping containers, for $4.7 billion.

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Watch: Combatting Greenwashing With Supply Chain Data

Bart De Muynck, chief industry officer of project44, discusses how companies can make real progress in measuring the carbon emissions of their supply chain partners.

Bart De Muynck

FedEx Overhaul Contemplates a Future With No Drivers on Payroll

The decision to break from Smith’s approach was cheered by analysts, who raised their stock-price targets or recommendations, even as they warned of challenges.

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Watch: How to Evaluate Freight Technology Providers

Krenar Komoni, founder and chief executive officer of Tive, offers advice on evaluating freight-tech providers, and emphasizes the need for collaboration as the basis for making key decisions in the supply chain.

Krenar Komoni

Hydrogen Is Here; This is How We Get It There

With the capability to produce and store liquified hydrogen where and when it is needed, the tipping point has been reached and the hydrogen economy is here.

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