Trucking companies are increasingly investing in training, technology and incentives to optimize driver performance when it comes to fuel consumption.
June 6, 2023Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, For-Hire
Fleets Focus on Driver Performance to Raise Fuel Economy
Business, Equipment, Safety, Top 100
Trucking Charity Donates to Urban Disaster Response Team
The Trucking Cares Foundation donated $25,000 to Virginia Task Force 1, a leading disaster response team, American Trucking Associations’ charitable arm said June 2.
June 5, 2023Business, Equipment, Fuel, TCA
GM to Devote $1 Billion to Michigan Heavy-Duty Truck Plants
FLINT, Mich. — General Motors Co. will invest more than $1 billion in two of its plants to prepare for production of next-generation heavy-duty trucks, the Detroit automaker announced.
June 5, 2023Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
NHTSA’s Advisory Panel on Underride Protection Raises Topics
A committee launched by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to study side underride protection during its inaugural meeting raised a variety of topic areas to address.
June 1, 2023Business, Equipment
April Used Class 8 Sales Down 20% Year-Over-Year
Used Class 8 truck sales in April decreased 20% year-over-year to 17,600 units from 22,100 units, ACT Research reported.
June 1, 2023Government, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
US, EU Agree on Heavy-Truck Charging Standard
The U.S. and European Union have agreed that when a megawatt charging standard is developed for heavy trucks, it must be universal.
May 31, 2023Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel
Stellantis’ Battery Plant Subsidy Likely to Top Volkswagen’s
Stellantis NV is likely to receive more in subsidies for a new electric vehicle battery plant in Canada than the $9.5 billion Volkswagen AG extracted for a similar project, says one expert.
May 31, 2023Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
NHTSA to Require Automatic Emergency Braking on New Vehicles
The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking within three years.
May 31, 2023Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA
Startup Verne Aims for Hydrogen Breakthrough in Trucking
San Francisco startup Verne is developing a lightweight hydrogen solution to power heavy-duty transportation. Co-founder Ted McKlveen talks about the company's plans.
May 30, 2023Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire
PGT Trucking Delivers Nucor Steel Using Nikola Truck
PGT Trucking announced it had delivered its inaugural shipment of low-greenhouse-gas steel, produced by steel manufacturer Nucor, using a Nikola Class 8 zero-emission vehicle.
May 30, 2023