General Motors Co. and its battery partner, South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd., will jointly invest $2.3 billion in a new electric vehicle battery plant to be built in Lordstown, Ohio, the same city where the automaker controversially idled and then sold a 53-year-old compact-car factory.
December 5, 2019Equipment
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General Motors CEO Mary Barra. The new plant will not be at the site of the closed Chevrolet Cruze compact factory. That plant was sold to an electric pickup-truck startup called Lordstown Motors Corp. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
GM to Build $2.3 Billion Battery Plant in Lordstown, Ohio
General Motors CEO Mary Barra. The new plant will not be at the site of the closed Chevrolet Cruze compact factory. That plant was sold to an electric pickup-truck startup called Lordstown Motors Corp. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Generally, it takes six months to three years to develop a new tire compound, but this period is expected to be reduced by 50% if artificial intelligence is used, according to Hankook. (Hanook Tire)
Hankook Tire Looks to AI to Improve Production
Generally, it takes six months to three years to develop a new tire compound, but this period is expected to be reduced by 50% if artificial intelligence is used, according to Hankook. (Hanook Tire)
Hankook Tire, whose commercial products are on U.S. fleets, announced the predictive model it is developing using artificial intelligence could slash in half the time it takes to develop tire compounds.
December 4, 2019
Government, Business, Equipment
TEC Equipment store in Stockton, Calif. (TEC Equipment)
CARB Suspends Imminent GHG Rule for Trailers
TEC Equipment store in Stockton, Calif. (TEC Equipment)
The California Air Resources Board announced Dec. 3 it was suspending enforcement for at least two years of its greenhouse gas (GHG) trailer standards, which had been set to go into effect Jan. 1.
December 4, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Perspective
Perspective: Augmented Reality as a Training Tool
The emerging technology of augmented reality is becoming more viable for fleets that want to recruit and retain technicians.
December 3, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Nikola debuted the TRE hydrogen fuel cell truck for the European market April 16, 2019. (Nikola Motor Co./YouTube)
Nikola Battery-Electric Truck Slated for Europe in 2021
Nikola debuted the TRE hydrogen fuel cell truck for the European market April 16, 2019. (Nikola Motor Co./YouTube)
Nikola Corp., Iveco and FPT Industrial announced they have begun development of their joint venture’s first truck: the battery-electric Nikola TRE.
December 3, 2019
Business, Equipment
Strick Adds VoMac to Dealer Network
Strick Trailers announced VoMac Truck Sales & Services Inc. has joined its dealership network.
December 2, 2019
Business, Equipment
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Kenworth Ontario Relocates Peterborough Facility
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Kenworth Ontario-Peterborough has relocated its full-service dealership to a newly constructed facility to enhance customer support, the company announced in a Nov. 25 news release.
December 2, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
P.S.I. Extends Warranty in Combination With SKF
Pressure Systems International announced it extended the parts coverage warranty on its automatic tire inflation system by two years when the system is used in combination with SKF’s Trouble-Free Operation system.
December 2, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment
Equipment is set into a truck chassis at Freightliner's Cleveland, N.C., plant. Freightliner is a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America. (Freightliner via YouTube)
Daimler AG to Cut Thousands of Jobs by 2022
Equipment is set into a truck chassis at Freightliner's Cleveland, N.C., plant. Freightliner is a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America. (Freightliner via YouTube)
Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz and Daimler Trucks, announced it will eliminate thousands of jobs worldwide by the end of 2022 amid weakening car sales in China and the costly push to develop electric vehicles.
December 2, 2019
Government, Business, Equipment
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ELFA: October Equipment Financing and Leasing Up 14%
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An index that measures equipment financing and leasing trends showed business activity in October up 14% year-over-year.
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