Technology
VTNA Remains Aggressive on Future Despite Uncertainties
Volvo VHD by Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks North America presented a business review, recapped two recently upgraded models and noted what it is doing at its customer center to stay connected amid social distancing and travel restrictions.
July 16, 2020Convoy Unveils Service Targeting Owner-Operators, Small Fleets
A truck with a Convoy-branded trailer. (Convoy)
Convoy introduced a dedicated freight service that aims to provide more work for owner-operators and small fleets.
July 16, 2020Uber Takes Shot at Lyft in Defense to Gig-Worker Suit
A pedestrian checks her phone in front of the Uber headquarters in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
Uber Technologies Inc. is trying to duck a California lawsuit that threatens to upend its business model — by pointing a finger at Lyft Inc.
July 16, 2020C.H. Robinson, Microsoft Forge Alliance to Enhance Supply Chain Monitoring
C.H. Robinson Worldwide
C.H. Robinson and Microsoft Corp. have aligned with the goal of digitally transforming supply chains to improve monitoring, the logistics company announced July 14.
July 15, 2020Texas County Gives Thumbs Up to Tesla Factory Tax Break
The Tesla company logo is seen on the rear deck of an unsold 2020 Model X at a dealership in Colorado on April 26. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
The prospect of a Tesla Inc. factory in the Austin, Texas, area has moved a big step closer to reality, after Travis County commissioners on July 14 approved tax breaks the electric vehicle maker requested.
July 15, 2020Navistar, TuSimple Partner to Launch Self-Driving Trucks in 2024
TuSimple
Truck and engine maker Navistar International Corp., and TuSimple, a global self-driving technology company, announced July 15 a strategic partnership to co-develop SAE Level 4 self-driving trucks targeted for production by 2024.
July 15, 2020Tesla Shares Take a Breather After Historic Run
A man walks past a Tesla Model X electric vehicle on display at a showroom in Hong Kong. (Justin Chin/Bloomberg News)
After a torrid rally that saw shares more than double since early May, Tesla Inc. is taking a pause on July 15, even as the broader market rises on the hopes for a coronavirus vaccine.
July 15, 2020Biden Touts Union Jobs in $2 Trillion Plan to Build Clean Energy
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the campaign event in Wilmington, Del., on July 14. (Patrick Semansky/Associated Press)
Joe Biden unveiled plans July 14 to spend $2 trillion galvanizing a clean energy economy, with ambitions to spur millions of union jobs building the wind turbines, sustainable homes and electric vehicles needed to rapidly throttle U.S. greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change.
July 14, 202015 States Agree to Work Together for All Heavy Trucks to Be Electric by 2050
Hyliion hybrid electric truck by John Sommers II for Transport Topics
A total of 15 states and the District of Columbia have signed a joint memorandum of understanding committing to work collaboratively to advance and accelerate the market for electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks and other vehicles.
July 14, 2020DTNA, Navistar Announce Voluntary Safety Recalls
Daimler Trucks North America
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported it administered almost 900 safety recalls in 2019, affecting more than 38 million vehicles. Two recent voluntary safety recalls illustrate the kinds of issues truck makers are adjusting to and how the agency is overseeing those efforts.
July 13, 2020