Volvo Car Group and Swedish battery maker Northvolt AB will jointly build an electric car battery factory in the latest move by European manufacturers to localize cell production in the region.
June 21, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
Volvo, Northvolt Join Forces on European EV Battery Factory
Government, Business, Equipment, Perspective
Perspective: Pivotal Opportunity to Repeal FET
Congress and President Joe Biden are currently focused on improving Americas infrastructure, with a key sticking point being how to pay for the improvements. This debate presents an opportunity for Congress to finally resolve funding for the insolvent Highway Trust Fund by replacing antiquated funding mechanisms such as the federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers with solutions that are more reflective of todays transportation landscape.
June 21, 2021Government, Business, Equipment
Work Truck Solutions, Morgan Truck Body Launch Portal
Work Truck Solutions, a provider of software as a service, and Morgan Truck Body announced an online portal for finding Morgan-equipped commercial dry freight, refrigerated, platform and dump truck bodies.
June 18, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Hyliion Set to Join Russell 3000 Index
Electrified powertrain company Hyliion Holdings Corp. announced it is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000 Index at the conclusion of the 2021 Russell indexes annual reconstitution.
June 18, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Bridgestone Invests in Kodiak Robotics
Bridgestone Americas announced it made a minority investment in self-driving truck technology company Kodiak Robotics Inc.
June 18, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment
Xos Forms Powertrain Division
Electric truck manufacturer Xos Inc. announced it established a new powertrain division called Powered by Xos.
June 18, 2021Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics
Labor, Driver Shortages Delay Commercial, Military Moves
The moving industry is facing mammoth labor and truck driver shortages during the peak military moving season and an explosion of moving demands in the commercial market, possibly delaying unscheduled summer moves until August or September, according to American Trucking Associations' Moving and Storage Conference.
June 16, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous
GM to Spend More on Electric Vehicles, Add Battery Plants
DETROIT General Motors will raise its spending on electric and autonomous vehicles and add two U.S. battery factories as it gambles that consumers will eagerly switch from gasoline to the new technology.
June 16, 2021Business, Equipment
May Medium-Duty Sales Climb 36% From 2020 Period
U.S. retail sales in May for Classes 4-7 improved 36% compared with a year earlier, as all but the heaviest class showed strong gains, WardsAuto .com reported.
June 16, 2021Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
US to Seek Automated Braking Requirement for Heavy Trucks
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced plans over the next year and beyond to issue a new proposal that would set standards and require heavy trucks to be equipped with automatic emergency braking systems.
June 14, 2021