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California adopts new rules allowing manufacturers to test and deploy heavy-duty autonomous vehicles
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (218+ words) April 28 (Reuters) " The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on Tuesday adopted new regulations for autonomous vehicles, allowing manufacturers "to test and deploy heavy-duty "driverless vehicle technology on the state's roads. The new regulations also expand safety and oversight requirements for…...
Daimler Truck Q1 unit sales decline on weak North America demand
2+ week, 5+ day ago (163+ words) April 10 (Reuters) - Daimler Truck, one of the world's largest "truckmakers, on Friday "reported a 9% decline in first-quarter group unit sales, weighed down "by "a sharp "slowdown in North "America. The company sold 68, 849 vehicles in the first thr. .. April 10 (Reuters) " Daimler…...
Fed Ex reaches tentative wage deal with pilots after years of talks
2+ week, 6+ day ago (204+ words) April 8 (Reuters) " Fed Ex and a union representing more than 5, 000 of its pilots reached a tentative deal "on Wednesday, paving the way "for wages increases after years of negotiations. Fed Ex's management and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) have…...
Legal data company Relativity confidentially files for US IPO
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (118+ words) March 19 (Reuters) " Legal data company Relativity said on Thursday "it had confidentially "filed for an initial public offering in the U. S. The number of shares "to "be offered "and the price "range for the proposed offering have not been determined. Chicago-based…...
C. H. Robinson CEO says AI will drive freight brokerage consolidation
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (253+ words) By Abhinav Parmar and Apratim Sarkar Feb 23 (Reuters) " Global logistics provider C. H. Robinson's CEO Dave Bozeman dismissed a recent selloff tied to AI-led disruption "in the freight industry, and said the race "to adopt the technology would spur consolidation instead. C. H. Robinson's…...
Truck traffic at Cargill facility in northern Brazil blocked by protesters
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (119+ words) SAO PAULO, Feb 2 (Reuters) " Protesters have been blocking truck traffic "at Cargill's Santarem grain terminal in northern Brazil, according to a company statement in response "to Reuters questions "on Monday. Cargill denied any occupation of its facilities by protesters, whom…...
Access road to Chile's Escondida, Zaldivar mines remains blocked amid contractor strike, sources say
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (165+ words) SANTIAGO, Jan 24 (Reuters) " Striking contract workers employed by machinery contractor Finning resumed on Saturday "a blockade of the access road to Chile's Escondida and Zaldivar copper mines, according to industry sources. Police had cleared the protest late "on Friday, but…...
Kodiak AI teams up with Bosch to scale hardware for self-driving trucks
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (261+ words) Jan 5 (Reuters) " Kodiak AI said on Monday it has partnered with Bosch to ramp up manufacturing of autonomous trucking hardware and sensors, "as the self-driving truck company looks to move from pilot deployments toward large-scale commercial rollout. Self-driving technology developers…...
US regulator extends driving-time limit waiver for heating fuel haulers
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (197+ words) Dec 24 (Reuters) " The U. S. transport safety regulator has extended an emergency waiver on driving-time limits for "truckers hauling heating fuels by a few days to January 15 to speed up deliveries. The extension, which came on Tuesday, was issued because severe winter…...
Trump administration imposes restrictions on Mexican train crews operating inside US
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (148+ words) WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said Friday that it "would'impose restrictions on Mexican train crews operating in the United States after inspections raised "safety concerns. The Federal "Railroad Administration issued letters. .. WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) " The Trump administration said Friday…...