LONG BEACH, Calif. — Freightliner Trucks, a division of Daimler Truck North America, has unveiled its production-ready eCascadia Class 8 electric truck, built on the best-selling heavy-duty truck platform in North America.

TravelCenters of America Inc. reported first-quarter net income and revenue rose along with gross fuel margins.

Power management company Eaton Corp. reported first-quarter net income and revenue rose, and it reached record Q1 segment margins, or the amount of profit or loss produced by one component of a business.

North American Class 8 vehicle orders in April hit nearly 16,000 — less than half of those a year earlier — with slots for 2022 largely filled and little consistency for when truck makers will open build slots for 2023, ACT Research reported, citing truck makers’ preliminary data.

Meritor Inc. reported fiscal second-quarter net income dipped and revenue increased primarily driven by higher truck production in most global markets and pricing actions.

Cummins Inc. reported first-quarter net income fell as it posted all-time record quarterly revenue.

The overall life cycle of Class 8 zero-emission trucks would result in a net decrease in carbon dioxide emissions of just 30% compared with internal combustion engines despite the trucks having no direct tailpipe emissions, according to a just-released study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

Truck dealership Rush Enterprises Inc. reported net income more than doubled in the first quarter as revenue rose 27% compared with a year earlier.

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. reported gains in first-quarter net income while revenue rose 15% to post its strongest revenue quarter since 2019.

COOLIDGE, Ariz. — Several customers’ recently completed Nikola Tre Class 8 battery-electric trucks sat ready for delivery inside Nikola Corp.’s new assembly plant, a scene described by company executives as a watershed moment since the white cabover BEVs will generate 7-year-old Nikola’s first-ever quarterly revenue.