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EPA lacks legal authority to mandate electric vehicles, according to a court brief filed by a coalition of 24 states and various economic interests seeking federal appellate court review.

Lynden Transport will carry the Capitol Christmas Tree from Alaska to the nation’s capital later this year.

The Montreal-based transportation and logistics company posted net income of $128 million, or $1.50 a diluted share, for the three months ending Sept. 30.

Walmart Inc. will start delivering prescriptions to U.S. homes in as little as 30 minutes, a move that’s intended to grab a bigger slice of online spending and compete against Amazon.com Inc.

Norfolk Southern’s streamlined operations delivered strong earnings, even excluding boosts from insurance payouts related to the derailment in East Palestine and the sale of two rail lines.

The goal is for the state to use technology to lower weather-related vehicle crashes in West Virginia by warning drivers with real-time alerts about dangerous roadway conditions.

Ram brand sales are up 35% to 40% so far in October, Ram and Chrysler CEO Chris Feuell said at a Reuters automotive conference in Detroit Oct. 22.

Some 200,000 mail carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises and a promise to provide air-conditioned trucks.

DETROIT — U.S. sales are down and a once-reliably profitable joint venture in China is losing money, but General Motors still managed to post a third quarter profit of $3 billion.

Trucks on highway

Freight tonnage ended two months of sequential gains by losing some momentum in September, American Trucking Associations reported Oct. 22.

Volvo VNL assembly

Volvo Q3 Profit Falls 28.5% on Market Downturn, Mack Issues

Volvo Group profit fell 28.5% in the third quarter of 2024 as a downturn in demand for trucks in both Europe and North America crimped revenue and margin.

Route 58 damage

FHWA Grants $10M to Virginia for Post-Hurricane Road Fixes

FHWA issued a $10 million emergency relief grant to Virginia on Oct. 18 to immediately pay for road repairs, especially a key freight corridor, damaged by Hurricane Helene.

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Chris Spear

Spear is optimistic that ATA's outreach over the past year has been paying off. This includes actions by members to better inform lawmakers about the industry's most critical issues.

Walmart truck on the road

Walmart Inc.’s initiatives to strengthen its in-house trucking operations have elevated it to No. 1 on this year’s updated Transport Topics Top 100 Private Carriers list.

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