Highlighting the role of technology in freight transportation could broaden the industry’s appeal to a new generation of workers and entrepreneurs who just might consider careers in this essential business.
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The Nikola Two tractor on display at CES. Nikola has partnered with Ryder System for maintenance and distribution of its zero-emissions trucks. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)
Taking Truck Technology Mainstream
The Nikola Two tractor on display at CES. Nikola has partnered with Ryder System for maintenance and distribution of its zero-emissions trucks. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks Redesigns Four Key Heavy-Duty Models
Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks announced driver-focused redesigns on four heavy-duty cabover models, calling the effort its — and the industry’s — biggest product launch ever.
March 5, 2020
Business, Equipment
A production line employee works on the front of a cab at the Navistar plant in Springfield, Ohio. (Navistar International Corp.)
February Class 8 Orders Decline
A production line employee works on the front of a cab at the Navistar plant in Springfield, Ohio. (Navistar International Corp.)
Class 8 orders dropped to 14,100 in February, ACT Research reported, citing preliminary results. In what typically is a weak month, fleets remained cautious amid challenging freight levels, overcapacity and the spreading coronavirus as a backdrop.
March 5, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
TuSimple
TuSimple Expands Autonomous Trucking Program With UPS
TuSimple
Autonomous-driving technology company TuSimple is expanding its freight-hauling pilot program with UPS to 20 trips a week and adding another route.
March 5, 2020
Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks sit at a dealership in Lakewood, Colo., on Feb. 27, 2019. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
Toyota Recalls 3.2 Million Vehicles Globally to Fix Fuel Pumps
Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks sit at a dealership in Lakewood, Colo., on Feb. 27, 2019. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 3.2 million vehicles worldwide, more than half of which are in the U.S., to fix faulty fuel pumps.
March 4, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment
Attendees browse the Cummins exhibit at The Work Truck Show. (Connor Wolf/Transport Topics)
Cummins Updates Medium-Duty Engines
Attendees browse the Cummins exhibit at The Work Truck Show. (Connor Wolf/Transport Topics)
INDIANAPOLIS — Cummins Inc. unveiled more sustainable and fuel efficient versions of two medium-duty engines at The Work Truck Show at Indiana Convention Center on March 3.
March 4, 2020
Business, Equipment
Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press
Navistar Reports Net Loss in Fiscal Year Q1
Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press
Navistar International Corp. reported a net loss and lower revenue for its fiscal first quarter amid lower volumes as the industry continued to transition to a softer freight market.
March 4, 2020
Business, Equipment
American Trailer Group Completes Acquisition in Texas
American Trailer Rental Group announced it completed the acquisition of Dallas-based Advantage Trailer Leasing, with operations across Texas in Houston, San Antonio, Austin and Longview.
March 2, 2020
Government, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
"innovation is a trademark of who we are as Americans. That is our greatest export,” Chao said during the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 28. (Restore Public Trust Press via YouTube)
Secretary Elaine Chao: Consumers Will Be Key in Determining AV Technology
"innovation is a trademark of who we are as Americans. That is our greatest export,” Chao said during the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 28. (Restore Public Trust Press via YouTube)
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao recently asserted that the American consumer will have a lot to say in determining the course of autonomous vehicles. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
March 2, 2020
Business, Equipment
Earnhardt at closing banquet by John Sommers II for Transport Topics
At Closing Banquet, Earnhardt Highlights Technician Development
Earnhardt at closing banquet by John Sommers II for Transport Topics
ATLANTA — Stacy Earnhardt took the reins as general chairman of American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council here Feb. 26 at the closing banquet of TMC’s annual meeting and emphasized the importance of not only recruiting, but also supporting a new generation of diesel technicians.
March 2, 2020Pages
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