HANOVER, Germany — Industry partnerships for production of diesel engines are a potential next step for manufacturers spreading resources across rapidly evolving alternative power sources, and an announcement on such an initiative could arrive sooner rather than later, Daimler Truck executives said during the IAA Transportation 2022 conference.

HANOVER, Germany — Nikola Corp. unveiled a prototype of a European-spec fuel cell-powered Nikola Tre Class 8 model and also announced that it is taking orders for the battery-electric version in the region.

HANOVER, Germany — Cummins CEO Jennifer Rumsey detailed a two-part strategy the company is following to achieve net-zero emissions from its product line built around zero-emission technologies and innovations to improve the performance of internal combustion engines.

HANOVER, Germany — Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum said his company is pursuing a clean-energy strategy built around electric and fuel cell technology, setting aside natural gas as a component of the plan.

SAN ANTONIO — Navistar opened the doors to a new $250 million truck manufacturing facility that its leaders said positions the company to capitalize on current and emerging trends, while also providing room for growth into opportunities to come.

MARSHALL, Mich. — A new, 18-speed automated transmission that will soon be available from Peterbilt Motors Co. can be spec’d for both on- and off-highway uses and with calibrations tailored to customer needs, the company announced.

The Virginia Trucking Association is partnering with a public-private partnership on an initiative to recruit and train drivers for trucking jobs in the state.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A collection of factors new and old are combining to create conditions that have driven up the trucking industry’s driver shortage to 80,000, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said.

CLEVELAND — American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear expressed optimism that the sweeping infrastructure package circulating on Capitol Hill will win approval, and praised the trucking industry’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

XPO Logistics has selected GXO Logistics as the name of the stand-alone logistics company that it will spin off from its larger operation later this year.