Truck News

• Watch: Train smashes through truck on US railway crossing
  
  The truck driver got away in time and no injuries were reported.
  BBC News.  Friday, 9 Jun 2023.
• General Motors (GM) Infuses C$280M for Oshawa's Truck Evolution
  
  General Motors (GM) boosts Canadian manufacturing with a C$280M investment in its Oshawa Assembly plant, reinforcing its commitment to producing next-generation full-size trucks.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 8 Jun 2023.
• Ford (F) Recalls 125K Vehicles Due to Risk of Engine Failure
  
  Ford (F) issues a recall of 125,000 sports utility vehicles and trucks due to the risk of engine failure that could cause a fire.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 7 Jun 2023.
• Pizza delivery service Zume that would cook the pies on the way to your house folds
  
  A Silicon Valley startup that planned to use robots to make pizzas in the back of delivery trucks has gone bust after raising $445million in funding.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023.
• Police investigate string of 5 armed robberies and a shooting at taco trucks within a week
  
  After five armed robberies of taco trucks within a week, a separate shooting at another taco truck injured two men early Monday morning.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 5 Jun 2023.
• Forklift driver who used 3D printer to make assault rifles jailed for five years
  
  A forklift truck driver who used a 3D printer to manufacture assault rifles using equipment bought online has been sentenced to five years in prison, in one of the first prosecutions of its kind in the UK.
  Sky News.  Monday, 5 Jun 2023.
• 2 people hurt after pickup truck crashes into Albany Park apartment building, Chicago police say
  
  Pickup truck into building
  ABC News.  Saturday, 3 Jun 2023.
• G.M. and Stellantis Paid $364 Million in Fuel Economy Fines
  
  The automakers paid the federal government for falling short of efficiency standards for cars and trucks in recent years.
  New York Times.  Friday, 2 Jun 2023.
• Trucker detained after a "weird" potato-spill on a key Denmark bridge
  
  Officials say it "looks weird," and could have been an accident - or a protest over new environmental restrictions on diesel trucks hauling heavy loads.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 1 Jun 2023.
• How inflation and higher interest rates have reshaped car buying for many Americans
  
  Rate hikes have many Americans lowering their buying expectations or fixing their current car or truck instead of purchasing a replacement.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 1 Jun 2023.
• 18-wheel driverless trucks on freeways? California lawmakers don't trust DMV to ensure big rig safety
  
  State legislators are pushing a bill that would delay the advent of driverless trucks and wrest away regulatory control from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
  Los Angeles Times.  Thursday, 1 Jun 2023.
• Decked Stacks Success In Crowded Pickup Truck-Organizer Market
  
  Even in the generously outfitted world of pickup truck aftermarket accessories, there remains white space. And Decked has found it with its drawer-set organizers.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 31 May 2023.
• Video shows car launching off tow truck and crashing onto highway
  
  A Georgia sheriff's deputy wearing a body camera was walking in the direction of a tow truck when an apparently distracted driver drove up the truck's lowered ramp at a high rate of speed.
  CBS News.  Wednesday, 31 May 2023.
• Get Unstuck: Anthony Trucks Shares How to Make a Meaningful Shift in Your Business and Life
  
  Build your resilience, overcome setbacks and achieve meaningful goals.
  Entrepreneur.  Wednesday, 31 May 2023.
• VIDEO: Car flies airborne off back of tow truck in shocking Georgia crash, driver survives
  
  A deputy's body camera captured the wild moment a car launched off the back of a tow truck at full speed last week in Georgia, seriously injuring the 21-year-old driver.
  ABC News.  Wednesday, 31 May 2023.

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