Tesla Inc.’s sprawling manufacturing hub in Austin, Texas, more than tripled its employee ranks last year, the company told county officials.
April 5, 2023Fleet Equipment News
Commercial freight transportation is a machine-based business. Highly technical equipment and advanced engineering are at the center of supply chain and require constant innovation. Transport Topics equipment coverage focuses on the machines and other physical assets that make delivery possible. It looks closely at available truck, trailer, and chassis models, developments in the engineering space, and maintenance innovations and best practices.
Florida Highway Tests High-Tech Concrete Road
Truckers passing more than 4 miles of U.S. Route 301 near Jacksonville, Fla., are playing a key role in the first high-tech concrete experiment in the southeastern United States.
April 5, 2023NACFE Says Trucking’s Future Is With Hydrogen
NACFE said as the trucking industry moves toward zero-emission vehicles, its research finds that hydrogen-powered trucks are the best option to reach those long-term goals.
April 5, 2023New Ram EV Pickup Rev Can Go Up to 500 Miles on a Charge
DETROIT — An electric Ram pickup truck with up to 500 miles of range per charge is among the new vehicles being introduced April 5 at the New York International Auto Show.
April 5, 2023March Class 8 Orders Stumble
North American Class 8 orders in March ended a short-lived recovery by dropping to 19,200 units, ACT Research reported.
April 5, 2023Spot Rate Bottom Unclear Amid Capacity, Demand Mix
Excess capacity in the spot market amid weakening demand has raised uncertainty over whether rates have actually hit bottom.
April 5, 2023FedEx to Merge Ground, Express Units
FedEx Corp. will combine nearly all of its ground, air and other operations by June 2024 as part of a $4 billion cost-cutting initiative, the company announced April 5.
April 5, 2023GM Passes Ford in Q1 EV Sales, Still Trails Tesla
DETROIT — General Motors rode strong first-quarter sales of the Chevrolet Bolt to bump crosstown rival Ford out of second place in the U.S. electric vehicle sales race.
April 4, 2023Ford Sales Up 10.1% in Q1
Ford Motor Co.’s sales rose 10.1% year-over-year in the first quarter, lifting the Blue Oval to the best-selling brand — but not manufacturer — in the country for the January-March period.
April 4, 2023GM’s BrightDrop Ships First 500 EV Vans From Ontario
BrightDrop has shipped the first 500 electric delivery vans out of CAMI Assembly in Ontario, Canada, that opened three months ago, the company said April 3.
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