29 Jun Kenworth Makes Bendix Brakes, Predictive Cruise Control Standard on T680 Kenworth Truck Co. announced two features are now standard on its flagship T680 on-highway truck. Read more...
29 Jun Thousands of Kansas Truckers Will Be Trained to Combat Human Trafficking Jesse Pilant tries to avoid any unsavory places while driving, but that hasn’t stopped him from seeing women and young girls going from truck to truck late at night. Read more...
29 Jun Hapag-Lloyd Profit Warning Drags Down Shipping Sector Stocks Shares of German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd AG plunged as much as 22% after the company cut its profit forecast for the year, as overcapacity in the industry combined with rising fuel costs to put a squeeze on profit. Read more...
29 Jun Nikola Awards Nel Hydrogen Contract to Support 30 Fueling Stations Nikola Motor Co. has awarded a contract to Nel Hydrogen for 448 electrolyzers — which separate water into hydrogen and oxygen — and associated fueling equipment, as Nikola prepares to roll out a fueling network in the United States of 30 stations to support commercial and passenger vehicles operating on hydrogen fuel cells. Read more...
29 Jun Autonomous Guidance on Docket at July MCSAC Meetings Autonomous technology will be among the topics to be examined at the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee meetings scheduled for July 30-31, federal trucking regulators announced. Read more...
29 Jun Musket Expands DEF Network With North Carolina Site Musket Corp. announced it opened a diesel exhaust fluid wholesale bulk rack in Greensboro, N.C. Read more...
29 Jun CSX to Open Hub in Eastern North Carolina North Carolina Department of Transportation officials announced June 28 that they have reached an agreement with CSX Corp. to build a new intermodal transportation facility in Edgecombe County. Read more...
29 Jun Faster Delivery of Nearly Everything Is the Next Big Thing NEW YORK — Waiting is so yesterday. Shoppers increasingly want their orders to arrive at their doorsteps as soon as they click a button, whether it’s a hot meal, groceries or a sofa. In response, retailers are betting big on delivery services to drop off packages faster. Read more...
29 Jun FHWA Official Says Feds Are Giving Autonomous Technology Developers Latitude Preparing for autonomous vehicles on American roads will mean more than getting used to being in a car without a steering wheel. Read more...
29 Jun Paccar Discusses Strong Market, New Equipment at Innovation Center SUNNYVALE, Calif. — The strength of the overall economy, helped especially by the healthy construction and housing markets as well as fleets’ desires to have late-model equipment to recruit and retain drivers, is bolstering sales for Peterbilt Motors Co. Read more...