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Is Apple Making a Cool Car or Just Dabbling With the Tech?

SAN FRANCISCO — In a few weeks, Apple will unveil its newest iPhone. If the Cupertino, Calif., magic factory truly wanted to once again dazzle audiences at its annual fall event, that category-redefining reveal would involve someone saying, “Siri, bring me my car.”

Marco della Cava | USA Today
August 22, 2018
Business, TCA

Missouri Carrier CFI Embraces Veterans, Women as Drivers

If you see an eye-catching new big rig on the interstate, you might be able to thank a Joplin trucking company for it.

Emily Younker | The Joplin (Mo.) Globe
August 22, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Lyft Driverless Cars Top 5,000 Rides in Las Vegas

Lyft driverless cars have provided more than 5,000 rides to passengers on the Las Vegas Strip since May.

Mick Akers | Las Vegas Sun
August 22, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA

Why Future Vehicles Are More Likely to Be Painted Light Colors

Henry Ford famously said a customer can have a car in “any color that he wants, as long as it is black.” But black on self-driving cars could be deadly.

August 21, 2018
Government, Business, Safety, TCA

US Army Corps of Engineers Endorses Plan to Deepen Lower Mississippi River

A long-discussed plan to deepen the lower Mississippi River by another five feet to accommodate larger ships has won a critical endorsement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which foresees nearly $110 million in annual net economic benefits to the project.

Richard Thompson | The (Baton Rouge, La.) Advocate
August 21, 2018
Business, TCA

Truckers Gather to Help Disabled Teen Celebrate a Very Happy Birthday

MILTON, Wis. — Hundreds of people from across the country gathered at the park Aug. 18 for 18 Wheels for Bubba — a surprise 16th birthday party for Dakota “Bubba” Cadd that spread like wildfire on social media after a moment of kindness went viral.

Ashley McCallum | The Janesville (Wis.) Gazette
August 20, 2018
Business, Technology, Safety, TCA

Carmakers Struggle to Hire White Hat Hackers

McConnell Trapp has a special set of skills. He can hack into cars and control aspects of them from his computer.

August 20, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA, Top 100

Pennsylvania Borough Could Be New Home for $7.5 Million, 80-Bay Trucking Facility

JERMYN, Pa. ­— The borough could be the new home of a $7.5 million, 80-bay trucking facility for R+L Carriers.

Frank Wilkes Lesnefsky | The (Scranton, Pa.) Times-Tribune
August 17, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, TCA

Ford to Spend $740 Million as Part of Detroit Train Station Project

Ford Motor Co. will spend nearly $740 million to renovate the Michigan Central Station and other sites the automaker purchased in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, the company said Aug. 14.

Cindy Burton | Detroit Free Press
August 15, 2018
Government, Business, TCA

Deb DeLuca Named New Duluth Port Director

Deb DeLuca was named the executive director of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority Aug. 13, becoming the first woman to hold the role.

Brooks Johnson | The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.
August 14, 2018