Federal regulators last month officially opened an investigation into crashes involving Tesla Inc.s Autopilot system. Jennifer 窪蹋勛圖厙ndy, the new leader of the governments transportation safety watchdog, hopes thats just the beginning.
September 7, 2021Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
NTSBs 窪蹋勛圖厙ndy Expected to Be a Tesla Watchdog
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics
VTNA Plant to Be Supplied Using VNR Electric Trucks
LONG BEACH, Calif. The Volvo VNR Electric, Volvo Trucks North Americas first commercially available battery-electric Class 8 vehicle, will be deployed on local logistics routes servicing the companys New River Valley truck assembly operations in Dublin, Va., by the end of 2021, the company announced.
September 7, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Shell, Meritor Make Case for Lower Emissions
LONG BEACH, Calif. Shell and Meritor Inc. have withstood abrupt changes in an evolving transportation industry because of their ability to adapt to new technologies.
September 7, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment
Dana Announces New HD, MD e-Axles
LONG BEACH, Calif. Dana Inc. announced an expansion of its Spicer Electrified e-powertrain offerings to include a family of single and tandem e-axles designed for a variety of Classes 7 and 8 applications.
September 7, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment
Navistar Launches Production on International eMV Series
LONG BEACH, Calif. Navistar Inc. announced that its new, fully electric International eMV Series medium-duty truck is now in production, in four available wheelbase lengths.
September 7, 2021Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
WattEV Plans Solar-Powered Truck Stop
LONG BEACH, Calif. WattEV Inc. is set to receive a $5 million grant from the California Energy Commission to build the states first solar-powered truck stop dedicated to heavy-duty electric trucks.
September 7, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Run on Less Electric Now on the Road
LONG BEACH, Calif. The North American Council for Freight Efficiency, in partnership with RMI, provided an update on Run on Less Electric, a three-week real-world demonstration with 13 vehicles performing zero-emission goods movement, during ACT Expo.
September 7, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Hyliion Updates Hybrid eX Powertrain
LONG BEACH, Calif. Hyliion Holdings Corp. announced an updated version of its Hybrid eX powertrain and is expected to begin shipping units in the latter part of 2021.
September 7, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Allison to Supply E-Axles to Hino
LONG BEACH, Calif. Allison Transmission Inc. announced its selection by Hino Trucks as its e-axle development partner for Classes 6-8 battery-electric trucks.
September 7, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment
3G Cellular Network Sunsetting Raises Concerns in Trucking
While the timing is expected to vary, many wireless cellular providers plan to phase out or sunset their remaining 2G and existing 3G networks early next year, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
September 7, 2021