Volvo Trucks announced DFDS, one of Europe’s largest shipping and logistics companies, placed an order for 100 Volvo FM series electric trucks, and noted it is the truck maker’s largest such order and one of the largest of its type yet in trucking.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Autonomous Trucks Take Off Rapidly in China’s Commercial Operations
BEIJING — Driverless trucks will help revamp the logistics and industrial sector in China, as autonomous driving technologies have taken off in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 5, 2021September Class 8 Orders Decline
North American Class 8 orders in September dropped 11.8% compared with a year earlier, ACT Research reported, as truck makers struggled to match pent-up demand amid a badly out-of-kilter supply chain and a production schedule that continues to defy typical certainty.
October 5, 2021LG Energy Strikes Battery-Metal Deal With Sigma Lithium
LG Energy Solution, one of the world’s top electric-vehicle battery makers, has struck a supply deal with Sigma Lithium Corp. as demand for the metal soars.
October 5, 2021Volvo Recalls 460,000 Cars After Air Bag-Rupture Fatality
Volvo Car AB is recalling more than 460,000 vehicles worldwide over risk an air-bag component that has bedeviled automakers for years could rupture into metal fragments and strike drivers.
October 5, 2021Many Tesla Short Sellers Are Giving Up
Tesla Inc. is inflicting more pain on short sellers, and many of them are giving up.
October 4, 2021DTNA, ACM Announce Collaboration
Daimler Trucks North America announced a three-year, $3 million, first-of-its-kind partnership with the American Center for Mobility that will allow customers to experience DTNA’s in-vehicle technology at test sites on ACM’s 500-acre campus in suburban Detroit.
October 4, 2021Cooper Tire Announces Fuel-Efficient Tire for Longhaul Fleets
Cooper Tire’s Roadmaster brand unveiled a new tire for commercial longhaul fleets designed to balance fuel efficiency with long miles, the company announced Oct. 4.
October 4, 2021Biden Signs Short-Term Highway Extension
Funding authority for the country’s highway networks remains active as a result of President Joe Biden signing an extension of a law central to federal surface transportation policies.
October 4, 2021GM’s Future EVs Get Range Boost With Wolfspeed Deal
General Motors’ future electric vehicles will offer more range on a single charge and charge faster because of a new supplier agreement it announced with Wolfspeed Inc.
October 4, 2021