Your June 26 Pre-Trip: Ford F-150 investigation ongoing

    June 26, 2015

    Here are five things worth knowing today:

    1. The NHTSA is investigating 250,000 Ford F-150 pickups after receiving 32 complaints about a loss of brake power, according to the Detroit News.
    2. An armored vehicle company in California is deploying the first Class 5 armored truck running on renewable natural gas and zero-emission plug-in hybrid electric technology, says NGV Global News.
    3. A guest commentary article on Forbes.com today details how drones are set to change the delivery of goods.
    4. NAFTA trade has fallen in April, according to the latest government figures reported by TheTrucker.com.
    5. A self-driving Google car reportedly cut off a self-driving car from Delphi Automotive in California on Tuesday, leading critics to wonder if the technology is really safe. The Washington Post reports.
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