This week in trucking: ATA leader out, trade war in
Here are the headlines from this week in trucking as of August 27:
Chris Spear suddenly left the American Trucking Associations
The trade war with Canada is bad news for freight demand
Missouri started a $33 million project for truck parking on I-70
Descartes acquired a broker TMS for $100 million
A new private equity operation is buying up carriers
CVSA released its International Roadcheck enforcement results
Kodiak and Aurora are authorized to test autonomous trucks in California
Autonomous truck company Gatik got $200 million in extra funding
Einride wants to buy 500 Tesla Semis
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