More Steps Needed to Reach Zero-Emission Future, Executives Say
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Top executives at some of the largest companies in trucking said many factors must come together before the industry can fully advance toward a zero-emission future.
May 12, 2022Congress Kicks Off Final Negotiations on Supply Chain, Semiconductor Bill
Congressional policymakers formally kicked off negotiations on comprehensive legislation meant to facilitate domestic production of semiconductors and improve the movement of freight at ports.
May 12, 2022Developers Take Varied Paths to Autonomous Trucking
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Autonomous trucking is branching into multiple approaches and each has a different route to commercialization.
May 12, 2022Cummins to Build Fuel Cells for Freightliner Cascadia
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Cummins Inc. will supply market leader Freightliner, a brand of Daimler Trucks North America, with a Cummins hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for the heavy-duty Cascadia model, Cummins Chairman and CEO Tom Linebarger said in a surprise announcement.
May 12, 2022Class 8 Sales Flat in April Compared With 2021
U.S. Class 8 retail sales in April were flat compared with a year earlier, coming in at just over 19,000, but continued the improvement from the lows in the beginning of the year, Wards Intelligence reported.
May 12, 2022Foxconn Completes Acquisition of Lordstown Factory
Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group completed a transaction with Lordstown Motors Corp. to acquire the electric truck startup’s Ohio factory for $230 million and take over production of its Endurance pickup truck, a critical step as the iPhone manufacturer seeks to diversify into electric vehicles.
May 12, 2022Volvo to Supply 44 Electric Trucks to DHL
FRANKFURT, Germany — Swedish carmaker Volvo has signed a deal to supply 44 new electric trucks to German delivery firm Deutsche Post DHL to support its zero-emission targets, both companies announced May 12.
May 12, 2022VTNA Gets Orders for 90 More VNR Electric Trucks
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Volvo Trucks North America announced NFI Industries and Quality Custom Distribution, between them, placed orders for an additional 90 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 vehicles.
May 11, 2022Embark Losses Widen From Research, Development Spending
Embark Technology Inc. saw its losses widen in the first quarter as the autonomous trucking technology company spent more of its capital on research and development.
May 11, 2022Aurora, Covenant Team on Autonomous Trucking Program
Autonomous driving technology company Aurora Innovation Inc. will collaborate with Covenant Logistics to refine a self-driving truck system that could robotically emulate the speed of human team driving.
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