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Trucking company, owner found guilty in plant explosion
BILLINGS, Mont. — A trucking company and its owner were convicted of more than a dozen federal charges filed after a 2012 explosion destroyed...
Road-building debt bill approved by North Carolina legislature
By GARY D. ROBERTSONRALEIGH, N.C. — A method to accelerate local and regional road-building projects in North Carolina by authorizing up to $3 billion...
Explosion damages UPS freight hub
LEXINGTON, Ky. — An explosion damaged a UPS freight hub Wednesday morning in Kentucky's second-largest city, sending multiple people to the hospital in what...
Tractor-trailers face tolls in Rhode Island Monday
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Trucks will have to start paying tolls Monday when they drive through Rhode Island.The state announced that two of its long-delayed...
Former Pilot exec wants to fire attorney
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The former president of the nation's largest diesel fuel retailer wants to fire his trial lawyer now that he's been convicted...
Employers enjoy solid hiring streak; trucking adds 6,200 jobs from April to May
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers extended a streak of solid hiring in May, adding 223,000 jobs and helping lower the unemployment rate to an 18-year...
California to spend nearly $800M on electric vehicle infrastructure
California utilities will invest nearly $768 million to expand a network of charging stations and build other infrastructure for electric vehicles as the state...
AP FACT CHECK: Tesla safety claims aren’t quite right
By TOM KRISHER , AP Auto WriterDETROIT — For years, Tesla has boasted that its cars and SUVs are safer than other vehicles on...
Multiple cows die when tractor trailer overturns on I-75 near Atlanta
KENNESAW, Ga. — Traffic is moving again on Interstate 75 north of Atlanta after authorities cleared up debris from a tractor-trailer that overturned with...
Michigan House passes platooning bill to shorten space between trucks
By ALICE YIN, The Associated PressLANSING, Mich. — Self-driving trucks would be allowed shorter distances between vehicles under legislation that the Michigan House passed...
Tesla’s Autopilot engaged during Utah crash
By JULIAN HATTEMSALT LAKE CITY — The driver of a Tesla electric car had the vehicle's semi-autonomous Autopilot mode engaged when she slammed into...
Colorado lawmakers approve millions for highway funding
DENVER — The Colorado legislature on Tuesday night passed a bill that dedicates hundreds of millions of dollars to transportation projects and could prompt...
Can you spare a dime? Truck full of coins ($800K) crashes in Nevada
LAS VEGAS — Can you spare a dime? How about 8 million of them?A semi-trailer truck hauling $800,000 worth of dimes crashed Tuesday into...
1 killed, 1 injured in blast at Pennsylvania trucking company
ONO, Pa. — State police say a van explosion Wednesday at a Pennsylvania trucking company claimed the life of one person.Police in Lebanon County...
Feds probe Tesla crash and fire in which 2 teens killed
By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto WriterA federal safety agency is investigating a severe crash and fire involving a Telsa electric car that killed two...
2 counties sue Mississippi governor over bridge closures
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSJACKSON, Miss. — Supervisors in two Mississippi counties filed a lawsuit Thursday against Gov. Phil Bryant (above), saying he overstepped his...
Volvo Group North America ahead of schedule for energy efficiency goal
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Group North America, manufacturers of Mack and Volvo trucks, is well on the way toward achieving its goal of reduced...
Unemployment rate drops to 3.9 percent; trucking adds 4,900 jobs in April
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers stepped up hiring modestly in April, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent, evidence of the economy’s resilience amid...
Some Connecticut lawmakers still home for toll bill
By SUSAN HAIGHHARTFORD, Conn. — Some Connecticut state lawmakers aren't giving up on passing legislation before the General Assembly adjourns in less than two...
5 injured as stolen tractor-trailer rams cars in Colorado
DENVER — The driver of a stolen tractor-trailer in Colorado deliberately rammed into vehicles and caused numerous injuries before finally being taken into custody...
