The Dayton, Ohio, area will soon be home to a new General Motors plant making components for Duramax diesel truck engines.
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Business, Equipment, Logistics
SunTrust Extends $16 Million Loan to Tribe Transportation
SunTrust Banks Inc. will serve as the sole lender of a $16 million deal to support the growth of Tribe Transportation, a Native American, female-owned transportation enterprise in Gainesville, Ga.
November 25, 2019
Business, Equipment, TCA
2020 Chevy Silverado (Chevrolet)
GM Announces $175 Million Diesel Truck Engine Component Plant in Ohio
2020 Chevy Silverado (Chevrolet)
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Webasto Announces Modular Battery, Other Technologies
Webasto Group announced a new modular battery system as well as thermal management and charging technologies for the North American commercial vehicle and automotive e-mobility markets.
November 22, 2019
Business, Equipment, Safety
Less-than-truckload carrier A. Duie Pyle uses snow-removal equipment from Scraper Systems to clear the top of a trailer. (A. Duie Pyle)
Treatments, Tools Help Fleets Battle Corrosion, Snow Accumulation
Less-than-truckload carrier A. Duie Pyle uses snow-removal equipment from Scraper Systems to clear the top of a trailer. (A. Duie Pyle)
Snow and ice, as well as the chemicals used to keep highways clear, can bring additional challenges to fleets during winter months.
November 22, 2019
Business, Equipment
Thermo King of Central California Joins Vipar Heavy Duty Network
Thermo King of Central California announced it joined the Vipar Heavy Duty network of independent distributors of aftermarket commercial vehicle parts.
November 22, 2019
Business, Equipment, Safety
A Ryder truck gets fuel on a snowy day. (Ryder System Inc.)
Fleets Take Precautions to Keep Equipment Running in Extreme Weather
A Ryder truck gets fuel on a snowy day. (Ryder System Inc.)
As temperatures drop, drivers and technicians have to take extra precautions to ensure equipment operates properly and everyone remains safe.
November 22, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. (Ringo H.W. Chiu/Associated Press)
Tesla Pickup Truck Demo Was Smashing, but Not a Success
Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. (Ringo H.W. Chiu/Associated Press)
Elon Musk unveiled Tesla Inc.’s electric pickup truck Nov. 21, but it didn’t go as planned, ending with two smashed windows and the hashtag #cybertruck trending on Twitter for all the wrong reasons.
November 22, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
A BYD electric delivery truck arrives at Enterprise Center in St. Louis with a load of beer for hockey fans. (Anheuser-Busch)
Anheuser-Busch, Nikola, BYD Complete First Zero-Emission Beer Run
A BYD electric delivery truck arrives at Enterprise Center in St. Louis with a load of beer for hockey fans. (Anheuser-Busch)
Anheuser-Busch announced it completed on Nov. 21 its first zero-emission beer delivery in the company’s hometown of St. Louis using only zero-emission trucks from Nikola Motor Co. and BYD Motors.
November 21, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Senate Commerce Committee panelists (left to right) Joel Szabat of USDOT, James Owens of NHTSA and Robert Sumwalt of NTSB address autonomous vehicles. (Commerce.Senate.Gov)
Congressional Policymakers Drafting Autonomous Vehicles Bill
Senate Commerce Committee panelists (left to right) Joel Szabat of USDOT, James Owens of NHTSA and Robert Sumwalt of NTSB address autonomous vehicles. (Commerce.Senate.Gov)
WASHINGTON — Long-awaited legislation that would set a federal regulatory framework for automated vehicles is being drafted by transportation leaders in Congress, the chairman of the Senate panel with jurisdiction over freight affairs confirmed Nov. 20.
November 20, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
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Trucking Must Contemplate Alternative Energy, Shell Officials Say
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — With the Earth's population projected to eclipse 9 billion by 2050, speakers at a Shell Rotella fleet symposium Nov. 13 said that means the pressure is on for trucking executives.
November 20, 2019