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Here are the headlines from this week in trucking, as of January 29:

Werner acquired FirstFleet
Gatik completed 60,000 autonomous medium-duty hauls
Traton gave $25 million to PlusAI for autonomous truck development
Diesel deleting no longer risks jail time
FMCSA issued HOS exemptions to most states
Eaton is spinning off its commercial vehicle business
Diesel prices increased 9 cents

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Here are the headlines from this week in trucking, as of January 29:

Werner acquired FirstFleet
Gatik completed 60,000 autonomous medium-duty hauls
Traton gave $25 million to PlusAI for autonomous truck development
Diesel deleting no longer risks jail time
FMCSA issued HOS exemptions to most states
Eaton is spinning off its commercial vehicle business
Diesel prices increased 9 cents