Walmart soon will expand its drone delivery program across six states: Florida, Arizona, Arkansas, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Drone hubs will be set up at 34 sites by the end of the year.
May 25, 2022Transportation Technology News
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Walmart Expands Drone Delivery in Six States
Solera Sets Out to Build Unified Fleet Platform
NEW ORLEANS — In the span of a year, Solera Holdings quickly became one of the trucking industry’s largest technology suppliers through its acquisitions of Omnitracs, SmartDrive, eDriving and Spireon.
May 25, 2022Oklahoma Legislature Creates Legal Infrastructure for Hydrogen Energy
Oklahoma legislators have passed nine new laws creating a legal infrastructure for hydrogen fuel to better position residents and businesses to make, use and distribute the alternative energy source.
May 25, 2022China Truck Data Showing Lockdown’s Hit Disappears From Public
Real-time trucking data that shows the heavy toll of COVID restrictions on China’s economy is no longer being made publicly available, according to the company that collects the information.
May 25, 2022CVG's Challenges in Q1 Send Net Income, Revenue Lower
Diversified supplier Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. reported net income fell sharply and revenue slipped in the first quarter as it dealt with challenges on three fronts.
May 24, 2022Perspective: How Fleets Can Prepare for EVs
There are so many developments occurring in the electric vehicle space that it is becoming hard to keep up. But before fleets rush out to invest in battery-electric trucks, there are important things that need to be taken into account — and not all of the considerations are obvious at first glance. Fleets interested in EVs need to start preparing now.
May 24, 2022Hyliion Q1 Revenue Rises on Sales of Hybrid ePowertrain
Hyliion Holdings Corp. reported a net loss and higher revenue in the first quarter as it worked to move its core electric products into the market.
May 23, 2022Experts Urge Preparation Now for Transition to EVs
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Sometime in the 2020s or early 2030s a growing number of traditional longhaul trucks could be running on hydrogen fuel cell systems while vans and trucks running regional and local routes — in the 150- to 250-mile per day range or going in and out of ports — will rely on battery-electric propulsion systems.
May 23, 2022Hyundai Announces $5.5 Billion EV Plant in Georgia
ELLABELL, Ga. — Hyundai Motor Group confirmed May 20 the company will spend $5.5 billion on a huge electric vehicle plant near Savannah that will employ thousands — a deal Georgia’s governor called the largest economic development project in the state’s history.
May 20, 2022Biden Calls South Korean Chip Plant a Model for Deeper Ties to Asia
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — President Joe Biden opened a trip to Asia May 20 by touring a South Korean computer chip factory that will be the model for another plant in Texas, offering it as a way to deepen ties with the Indo Pacific and fuel technological innovation and foster vibrant democracies.
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