Bendix Buys Out Dana’s Share in Joint Venture
Bendix Commercial Vehicle System announced it acquired full ownership of Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake, the joint venture it formed in 2004 with Dana Inc. Bendix is a subsidiary of Germany-based Knorr-Bremse.
October 5, 2020Daily Briefings from Transport Topics
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Hyliion Goes Public on NYSE
Hyliion Inc., announced it has completed its business combination with Tortoise Acquisition Corp. That cleared the way for the combined company to be renamed Hyliion Holdings Corp. and its common stock to be listed as HYLN on the New York Stock Exchange.
October 2, 2020Shyft Group Acquires Aluminum Truck-Body Maker F3 MFG
The Shyft Group has acquired aluminum truck body and accessory manufacturer F3 MFG Inc., it was announced Oct. 1.
October 1, 2020Knight-Swift Sets Goal to Cut Emissions in Half by 2035
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., North America’s largest truckload carrier, announced a goal to cut its carbon emissions in half by 2035.
September 30, 2020CVG Updates Progress on Key Initiatives, Markets
Diversified supplier Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. reported it is making progress on key objectives as it moves beyond earlier earnings “misstatements."
September 30, 2020Western Star Introduces 49X Heavy-Duty Vocational Model
Daimler Trucks North America announced its new Western Star 49X model designed to increase the brand’s share in the heavy-duty vocational market.
September 29, 2020House Advances Diesel-Reduction Program
Legislation that would authorize a federal emissions reduction program and fund research and development for technologies across the environmental sector recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives.
September 29, 2020Volvo Photo Gallery
Volvo trucks are assembled in 15 countries across the globe. The company is based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Here are photos of Volvo trucks.
September 29, 2020ERoad Go Helps Fleets Manage Pickup and Delivery Operations
ERoad has announced the release of ERoad Go, which connects to a truck fleet’s transportation management system to help dispatchers make better load assignments, get real-time updates on load position and reduce paperwork in the dispatch process.
September 29, 2020Trump Shows Off Lordstown Motors’ Endurance Electric Pickup Truck
WASHINGTON — The day before traveling to Cleveland for his first presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden, President Donald Trump inspected the new Endurance electric pickup truck from Ohio’s Lordstown Motors outside the White House, claiming success for boosting the region’s economy after General Motors shuttered its plant that made the Chevrolet Cruze.
September 28, 2020