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Alan Adler is Detroit Bureau Chief for Trucks.com. He is a former Associated Press auto writer and news editor and covered the auto industry at the Detroit Free Press. He concluded a 20-year career in domestic and international communications at General Motors in 2017. He can be found on Twitter: @AlanAdler.

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Despite negative economic indicators and slowing freight market, fleets follow through on new truck purchases to save on fuel and retain their best drivers.
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Infrastructure Funding Looks Dead Until at Least 2020

Alan Adler
July 8, 2019
The chill between House Democrats and President Trump over means federal spending to repair roads and bridges will wait until at least 2020.
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ZF Says Freight Terminals Best Early Use for Autonomous Trucking

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June 25, 2019
Supplier ZF Friedrichshafen thinks Level 4 autonomous trucking is better tested in a controlled freight terminal than on open highways.

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Alan Adler
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Federal judge gives preapproval of $135 million class action settlement covering more than 4,600 owners of 2011-2014 Navistar trucks with faulty MaxxForce engines.
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Alan Adler
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The rising price of Workhorse Group stock, helped by GM’s positive statements, has allowed the company to raise $25 million to meet production targets on electric-powered step vans.
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Alan Adler
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Ford recalls Econoline-based buses and ambulances because a bad clutch weld could stall vehicles, forcing schoolchildren to change buses and delay patient medical treatment.
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Alan Adler
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: Paccar Inc. has recalled 2020 models of Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks because outside mirror glass can fall to the ground and cause a crash.
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