Automakers struggling with pandemic-induced plant shutdowns and a global chip shortage now are confronting another supply chain headache: dwindling rubber supplies.
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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.
NHTSA Investigates Possible Air Bag Failures in GM Vehicles
DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the air bags may not inflate in a crash on thousands of General Motors vehicles.
April 13, 2021MVTS Finds FlowBelow Technologies Bring Significant Fuel Savings
Mesilla Valley Transportation Solutions tested FlowBelow Aero Inc.’s tractor and trailer wheel covers for the first time as well as the Tractor AeroKit, and found that each technology provided significant fuel savings.
April 13, 2021Plus, Iveco Sign Memo of Understanding on Autonomous Trucks
Self-driving truck technology developer Plus announced it signed a memorandum of understanding with Iveco, a brand of CNH Industrial N.V., to jointly develop autonomous trucks that will be deployed across China, Europe and other areas.
April 12, 2021March US Class 8 Sales Jump 33.7%
U.S. Class 8 retail sales in March jumped 33.7% to 22,031 as all truck makers posted gains compared with a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.
April 12, 2021Utility Makes ConMet Preset Plus Wheel End Hubs Standard Feature
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. announced ConMet Preset Plus wheel end hubs as the standard base specification on all Utility trailer models.
April 12, 2021Dobbs Truck Group Adds 18th Peterbilt Location
Dobbs Truck Group announced it broke ground on its latest Peterbilt Motors Co. dealership, as well as Dobbs Truck Group corporate office in Sumner, Wash.
April 9, 2021Volvo Plans for Fossil-Free Steel in Trucks
Volvo Group has signed a collaboration agreement with steel company SSAB to cover research and development of what Volvo called the world’s first vehicles to be made of fossil-free steel.
April 9, 2021Chip Shortage Forces More Production Cuts by GM, Ford
DETROIT — The global shortage of semiconductors has forced General Motors and Ford to further cut production at their North American factories as chip supplies seem to be growing tighter.
April 9, 2021Shipping Pallets Stage Pandemic-Era Rally
After carrying the weight of the global economy since World War II with little fanfare, the lowly shipping pallet is finally commanding some respect.
April 9, 2021