HANOVER, Germany — Daimler Trucks presented three electric concept vehicles ahead of the IAA commercial vehicles show here, signaling a focus on urban transportation.
September 26, 2016Business
Karma: Lost Dog, Trucker Reunited by Good Samaritans
When Tim Riddle set the air brakes on his semitrailer truck at the Pilot Truck Stop recently, his partner was ready to go, literally.
September 27, 2016Business
August Truck Tonnage Rises 5.9%; ATA Cites US Freight Volatility
U.S. truck tonnage jumped 5.9% in August, an increase attributed to volatility rather than clear economic growth and the largest year-over-year gain for the American Trucking Associations index since May.
September 26, 2016Business
Crete Carrier Chairman Acklie Dies at 84
Duane Acklie, an attorney and banker who built one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers, died Sept. 17 from complications of an extended illness. He was 84.
September 26, 2016Business
International Truck First OEM to Make Collision Mitigation Standard
International Truck, a unit of Navistar Inc., announced that its new LT Series on-highway Class 8 tractor will come standard with a combination of collision mitigation and full stability technologies, making it the first truck manufacturer to make such features standard.
September 23, 2016BusinessAutonomous
Volvo Unveils SuperTruck at DOE, Joins Stage 2 of Research Project
WASHINGTON — Volvo Trucks North America unveiled its version of SuperTruck for inspection by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, with the modified VNL 670 highway tractor demonstrating an 88% gain in freight efficiency and an extra 70% in fuel economy.
September 19, 2016BusinessAutonomous
Volvo Shows Off SuperTruck Entry to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
WASHINGTON — Volvo Trucks North America unveiled its version of SuperTruck for inspection here by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on Sept. 13, saying its VNL 670 highway tractor demonstrates an 88% gain in freight efficiency and an extra 70% in fuel efficiency.
September 13, 2016Business
Nearly 92, Woman Fulfills Dream to Drive Big Rig
Louise Spencer was able to check one of her life goals off her list Sept. 2 — nine days before she turns 92 — when she got behind the wheel of a big rig for the first time in her life.
September 8, 2016GovernmentBusiness
Arizona Program Eases Heavier Trucks' Access to State Roads
A pilot program that started Sept. 1 allows permitting of some trucks weighing up to 83,000 pounds on Interstate 19 from Nogales to Tucson, Business Loop 19 in Nogales, Arizona 189 and I-10 between mileposts 232 and 279, approximately between Marana and Vail.
September 6, 2016Business
Pennsylvania Town Grapples With Truck Congestion
For residents along Old Berwick Road in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, time keeps on turning — but it seems the tractor-trailers clogging their neighborhood are not.
August 31, 2016