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  • Ryder techs work alongside a Gatik autonomous truck in a maintenance shop.
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    Ryder executives to assess AI opportunities

    Company leaders will gather to discuss how the business approaches the technology.

    By • June 27, 2024
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    Hydrogen truck developer Hyzon narrows its target market focus

    The company will also explore a potential sale of its business.

    By • June 25, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Trucking Dive

    These five stories detail the top trends and issues facing the trucking and transportation industry. 

    By Trucking Dive staff
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    Corn growers file legal challenge against EPA’s trucking emissions rule

    Industry groups argue that a transition to battery-powered trucks would have unintended consequences for the biofuels and agricultural industries.

    By Nathan Owens • June 25, 2024
  • RXO staff work at computers in a modern office with a TV screen showing the company's logo and green lights illuminating desk dividers.
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    RXO to acquire UPS’ Coyote Logistics

    The parcel giant expects to complete the $1.025 billion deal by the end of 2024.

    By • June 24, 2024
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    CH Robinson promotes COO to chief strategy, innovation officer

    Arun Rajan, who also previously served as chief technology officer, took on the newly created role last week.

    By • June 24, 2024
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    7 stats that show how inflation, AI are reshaping employee expectations

    2024’s talent trends will likely drive “seismic change” in the world of work, ADP research says.

    By Kate Tornone • June 24, 2024
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    Waabi plans to launch driverless trucks in 2025

    The company emphasized the technology’s use of generative artificial intelligence in moving forward.

    By • June 18, 2024
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    Intel chip equipment ‘super load’ makes its way across Ohio

    The delivery is one of 24 massive loads bringing air processing machinery to the upcoming $28 billion manufacturing campus.

    By • June 18, 2024
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    Fixing engagement? Consider employee workload, report says

    Achieving optimal workload, however, isn’t just about eliminating work, said a McLean & Co. leader.

    By Carolyn Crist • June 18, 2024
  • A safety driver monitors a self-driving Kodiak tractor-trailer navigate a turning ramp of a highway.
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    ‘A totally different world’: Autonomous trucks prepare to go driverless in Texas

    Trucking Dive rode in a heavy-duty AV and toured Aurora and Kodiak sites to experience the developing technology firsthand.

    By • June 11, 2024
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    How climate change is hitting highways

    Resilience is a key consideration for road builders amid a slew of new environmental conditions, said a Federal Highway Administration official at the recent 2024 NIBS conference in Washington, D.C.

    By Julie Strupp • June 10, 2024
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    CH Robinson hires GE Aerospace executive as CFO

    The brokerage recruited Damon Lee, lauding his background in leading transformations and continuous improvement.

    By • June 7, 2024
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    Hyundai, Plus test electric AV

    The software firm’s partnership with the automaker adds to the mix of its autonomous testing.

    By • June 6, 2024
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    Transfix sells brokerage to NFI, pivots its business

    The digital firm will focus on selling software as a service.

    By • June 6, 2024
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    Employers should include workers in AI plans, DOL says

    The agency outlined a list of eight “AI Principles for Developers and Employers,” following up on a 2023 directive from the White House.

    By Ryan Golden • June 5, 2024
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    Flexport expands Convoy load board to brokers

    The logistics tech firm says its AI-driven digital platform will lower procurement and load management costs as much as 90%.

    By • June 5, 2024
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    Execs from Cummins and J&M Tank Lines join ATRI board

    Cummins’ Brett Merritt and J&M Tank Lines’ Harold Sumerford Jr. were appointed by Board Chairman Derek Leathers, Werner’s CEO.

    By • June 4, 2024
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    Werner introduces hydrogen fuel cell truck to fleet

    The 2021 International RH Series vehicle joined the carrier’s fleet after testing in Southern California.

    By • June 4, 2024
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    Delaware bill seeks to require safety operators aboard large AVs

    An updated proposal also would require a state transportation report be sent to legislators.

    By • June 3, 2024
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    ITS Logistics to open Texas transportation center in Q3

    The site will coordinate drayage, intermodal and final-mile services for the company’s Fort Worth distribution hub.

    By • May 31, 2024
  • American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear addresses attendees of the 2023 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition on Monday.
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    ATA extends CEO’s contract through 2029

    The trucking industry group’s board voted to add another three years to Chris Spear’s term as president.

    By • May 31, 2024
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    Generative AI is a looming cybersecurity threat

    Researchers have not identified any AI-engineered cyberattack campaigns, yet, but they say it’s only a matter of time before an AI system is dominant enough in the market to draw attention. 

    By , Naomi Eide • May 31, 2024
  • A truck travels along Interstate 80 on March 29, 2024 in Berkeley, California, in heavy traffic.
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    California State Assembly advances revived AV safety operator bill

    The proposal repeats a nearly identical version that Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected last September.

    By • May 29, 2024
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    Charging station to help Port of Long Beach’s zero-emission future

    The facility will be equipped with 44 dispensers to power fleets, including Amazon's Volvo VNR Electric trucks.

    By S.L. Fuller • May 28, 2024
  • A construction crane puts a final steel member in place atop a building frame against a clear blue sky.
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    Turner Construction goes all in on EV tech for carbon reduction

    The New York City-based contractor has committed to making its vehicle fleet electric by 2028 while piloting low-emission equipment on various projects.

    By Matthew Thibault • May 28, 2024