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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.


Reverse stock splits: Often a path to oblivion

Alan Adler Friday, December 20, 2024

Reverse stock splits offer an immediate – if artificial – benefit to companies struggling with low stock prices. But they rarely work out long term.

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Proterra’s surviving businesses may shed bankruptcy stigma  

Alan Adler Friday, December 13, 2024

Bankruptcy filings carry a stigma but sometimes the outcomes promise new life. Proterra might be one such story.

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Of floor mops, shiny candy … and battery packs 

Alan Adler Friday, December 6, 2024

The Freudenberg Group makes a lot of different products, from candy coatings to heavy-duty electric truck and bus batteries.

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Co-founder wants TuSimple liquidated

Alan Adler Friday, November 29, 2024

Animus between co-founders of TuSimple is playing out in courts across the US with a proposed liquidation the latest salvo.

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How a moonshot is giving voice to truck parcels

Alan Adler Friday, November 22, 2024

Smart label technology developed by Chorus and Kuehne+Nagel tracks packages by using Bluetooth connectivity and AirTags.

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Could the flux capacitor solve hydrogen storage on Class 8 trucks?

Alan Adler Friday, November 15, 2024

Is the flux capacitor made famous in “Back to the Future” an answer to more efficient hydrogen storage on Class 8 trucks?

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