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Alan Adler

Alan Adler is the Midwest Bureau Chief for FreightWaves. An award-winning journalist, Alan worked for The Associated Press in a variety of roles from Michigan News Editor to National Automotive Writer. He later was an automotive writer at the Detroit Free Press before spending two decades in domestic and international media relations and executive communications with General Motors. Alan returned to full-time journalism in 2018 and joined FreightWaves in July 2019. He and his wife, Deb, live in Nunica, Michigan. They have three adult children.


It’s all in the numbers for Nikola

Alan Adler Friday, October 11, 2024

Nikola lays of 135 workers as it seeks to preserve its financial runway.

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Bot Auto and the return of Xiaodi Hou

Alan Adler Friday, October 4, 2024

Xiaodi Hou was cast as a villain in the decline into irrelevance of autonomous trucking developer TuSimple. He sees it differently.

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What does proposed China component ban mean for autonomous trucks?

Alan Adler Friday, September 27, 2024

Autonomous truck developers are trying to figure out what a proposed ban on Chinese components will mean to them.

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IAA 2024: Daum’s legacy – a stand-alone Daimler Truck

Alan Adler Friday, September 20, 2024

With his legacy assured, Daimler Truck Chair and CEO Martin Daum will retire as CEO on Sept. 30, making way for Karin Rådström.

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Autonomous trucks in the long run

Alan Adler Friday, September 13, 2024

The lanes are getting longer for autonomous trucks and the promise of greater profitability is predicted to follow.

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ChargePoint’s latest downsizing intended to help stop the bleeding

Alan Adler Friday, September 6, 2024

ChargePoint cuts 200-plus jobs in second downsizing of 2024 after tough second quarter earnings report,

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