18 Aug Trucking's Image Campaign Earns National Recognition The trucking industry's message campaign of safety and reliability is connecting with the public in a big way, and a national firm has recognized that. Read more...
18 Aug Port of Virginia Reports 3.6% Drop in July Container Volume Container volume at the Port of Virginia in July dropped 3.6% year-over-year, while it's up 1.1% for the first seven months of the calendar year, port officials announced Aug. 17. Read more...
18 Aug Scania to Test Hydrogen Powered Trucks Scania Inc. said it will partner with one of Norway's largest trucking companies to test trucks powered by electrical energy converted from hydrogen gas in fuel cells in the vehicle. Read more...
18 Aug Uber Acquires Self-Driving Truck Startup Otto Ridesharing company Uber said it has acquired Otto, a startup firm that is developing a self-driving aftermarket kit for heavy-duty trucks. Read more...
18 Aug Weekly Jobless Claims Numbers Indicate Job Market Remains Healthy Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits in the week ended Aug. 13, indicating the U.S. job market remains healthy. Read more...
17 Aug XPO Logistics Continues to Restructure Debt XPO Logistics has priced $1.64 billion in refinancing of its existing term loan, as part of an effort to improve cash flow by reducing annual interest costs by about $40 million. Read more...
17 Aug I-15 Reopens in Both Directions Amid Spreading California Wildfire After being shut for 36 hours because of the Bluecut wildfire that has been engulfing part of the area around San Bernadino, Interstate 15 southbound reopened at 10:45 A.M. on Aug. 18. Read more...
17 Aug Omnitracs Launches Onboard Video System Omnitracs has jumped into the burgeoning in-cab camera market with its own onboard video system called Critical Event Video. Read more...
17 Aug DOE Launches SuperTruck II to Go Beyond New GHG Rule The Department of Energy announced its SuperTruck II initiative to more than double the freight efficiency of Class 8 trucks and go beyond provisions in the new federal Phase 2 greenhouse-gas emissions rule affecting heavy- and medium-duty trucks, as well as trailers. Read more...
17 Aug Orange EV Offers New Electric Terminal Truck Orange EV said it is accepting orders for its all-new T-Series electric terminal truck. Its initial model was completely remanufactured. Read more...