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Safety & Compliance•by Deborah Lockridge•January 3, 2022

Supreme Court to Hear Vaccine Mandate Challenge This Week

The U.S. Supreme Court is returning to the bench early to hear a challenge to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine/testing requirements for larger employers. The trucking industry is among those groups watching the situation closely.

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Safety & Compliance•by Deborah Lockridge•December 31, 2021

110-Year Trucker Sentence Cut to 10 by Governor

A truck driver whose 110-year sentence following a fatal mountain crash prompted a national outcry has had his sentence cut to 10 years by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.

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Equipment•by Staff•December 30, 2021

DTNA Recalls Certain Western Star, Freightliner Trucks for Fuel Leak

About 2,843 Western Star and Freightliner trucks are being recalled for the potential for a high-pressure fuel leak. Is your truck on the list?

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Equipment•by Staff•December 29, 2021

TuSimple Completes First Driverless Class 8 Run on Open Roads

On Dec. 22, TuSimple completed the first fully autonomous Class 8 truck run on open public roads without a human in the vehicle and without human intervention.

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Fleet Management•by Vesna Brajkovic•December 29, 2021

2021’s Top Trucking News Stories

Find out which five news stories were the most read this year.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•December 29, 2021

Key Factors Driving the Commercial EV Battery Market

A Calstart report found these five key factors will drive the battery costs for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•December 28, 2021

Volvo, Mack Certify Second Electric Vehicle Dealer in SoCal

Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks dealer TEC Equipment has certified a second location to sell electric vehicles in southern California.

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Safety & Compliance•by Deborah Lockridge•December 27, 2021

Court Could Reduce Trucker's 110-Year Sentence

Truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’ 110-year sentence for a Colorado crash that killed four could be reduced after a public outcry. A judge has scheduled a Jan. 13 hearing.

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Fleet Management•by Vesna Brajkovic•December 22, 2021

Highway Conditions, Congestion Key Factors in Supply Chain Reliability

Improving the performance of the nation’s supply chain will require improvement to the conditions of U.S.’s network of roads and bridges, and a solution to highway congestion, according to a TRIP report.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•December 22, 2021

Report: Refuse Fleets Could Reduce U.S. Methane Emissions with RNG

Tripling current production of RNG to 1.5 billion gallons a year would produce enough fuel for every refuse truck in the U.S. and cut methane emissions by 15%.

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