Daimler Trucks is not optimistic that supply chain constraints will improve anytime soon to clear up ongoing shortages that have interrupted commercial vehicle production over the past 12 to 18 months amid record demand.
February 12, 2019Equipment
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Business, Technology, Equipment
Workers assemble a Freightliner on the line in Mount Holly, N.C. (Daimler Trucks North America)
Daimler Expects Supply Chain Constraints to Continue in 2019
Workers assemble a Freightliner on the line in Mount Holly, N.C. (Daimler Trucks North America)
Business, Equipment
The new workstation setup is designed to improve driver productivity, comfort and overall convenience. (Volvo Trucks North America)
Volvo Trucks Adds Upgrade for Ergonomic Workstations
The new workstation setup is designed to improve driver productivity, comfort and overall convenience. (Volvo Trucks North America)
Volvo Trucks is offering an ergonomically advanced workstation as an option on its VNL 760, 740 and VNX 740 models.
February 12, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
J.J. Keller to Offer Dash-Mounted Camera
J.J. Keller will add video event hardware and management tools to its line of safety and compliance solutions beginning in April.
February 12, 2019
Business, Equipment
Classes 7 and 8 XL models. (Hino Trucks)
Jacobs to Supply Engine Brakes for Hino XL Series
Classes 7 and 8 XL models. (Hino Trucks)
Jacobs Vehicle Systems announced the launch of a compression release engine brake for 2020 Hino XL Series heavy-duty trucks for the U.S. market.
February 12, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous, TCA
Quadrobot CEO and Chairman Mike Wang via Detroit Free Press/Tribune Content Agency
Robot Package Delivery Trucks Developed in Detroit Ready for China, US
Quadrobot CEO and Chairman Mike Wang via Detroit Free Press/Tribune Content Agency
Looking like a delegation of toasters from space, a generation of electrically powered, self-driving mail trucks will roll out of a suburban Detroit industrial park later this year. Their mission: Revolutionize mail and package delivery.
February 11, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Paul Sancya/Associated Press
Automakers Recall 1.7 Million Vehicles With Potentially Lethal Air Bags
Paul Sancya/Associated Press
DETROIT — Subaru, Tesla, BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler Vans, Mercedes and Ferrari are recalling about 1.7 million vehicles to replace potentially deadly air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan.
February 8, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
A Cummins engine. (Cummins Inc.)
Cummins Top Overall Supplier of Class 8 Diesel Engines in 2018
A Cummins engine. (Cummins Inc.)
Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. supplied the most Class 8 diesel engines overall in 2018, and set a record for its heavier-displacement units used in one of the strongest years on record for new truck demand, WardsAuto.com reported.
February 7, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
Shannon VanRaes/Bloomberg News
Polar Vortex Exposed Range Limitations of Electric Car Batteries, AAA Says
Shannon VanRaes/Bloomberg News
DETROIT — Cold temperatures can sap electric car batteries, temporarily reducing their range by more than 40% when interior heaters are used, a new study found.
February 7, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Johnny McIntosh introduces Goodyear's Tire Optix system at an event in 2018. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Goodyear Digital System Shows 15% of Truck Tires Need Service
Johnny McIntosh introduces Goodyear's Tire Optix system at an event in 2018. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. said during a customer event here that internal data has found that 15% to 18% of truck tires are either underinflated or have other safety-related issues.
February 6, 2019
Business, Equipment, Logistics, TCA
Trucks entering a terminal at the Port of Seattle. (Elaine Thompson/Associated Press)
Seattle Port Finds a Partner for Major Upgrade to Terminal
Trucks entering a terminal at the Port of Seattle. (Elaine Thompson/Associated Press)
On Feb. 5, officials with the Northwest Seaport Alliance, the joint venture between the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, unveiled a tentative deal with Seattle-based Stevedoring Services of America Terminals, one of the world’s largest terminal operators, to manage a planned “big ship” loading facility on Terminal 5, just west of Harbor Island.
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