18 Nov Daimler Rolls Back Autonomous Taxi Plan, Focuses on Trucks Daimler chairman Ola Kaellenius recently announced that the company was taking a “reality check” on autonomous taxis and focusing on self-driving longhaul trucks instead. Read more...
18 Nov With Electric Cars, Lubricants Industry’s Future Is Fuzzy The $146 billion lubricants industry is at risk of suffering the same fate as Kodak, thanks to the rise of electric vehicles. Read more...
18 Nov Atlanta Mayor Announces Leader, Plan for City’s DOT Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced a commissioner and a comprehensive plan for her city’s transportation department. Read more...
18 Nov October Trailer Orders Move Sharply Higher Preliminary U.S. trailer orders surged to 31,900, ACT Research reported, for the highest volume since November 2018, rising despite a slowdown in freight growth. Read more...
18 Nov Ford Unveils Electric Mustang SUV to Challenge Tesla Dominance Ford Motor Co. is reinventing one of its marquee models — the Mustang muscle car — as a battery-powered crossover to become a player in the electric-vehicle market that is expected to take off in the coming decade. Read more...
18 Nov DTNA’s New Tools to Aid With Electrical Configurations in Freightliner Trucks Daimler Trucks North America has developed a custom hardware and electronics tool to streamline the vocational customization process for truck equipment makers and dealers, according to the company. Read more...
18 Nov Mountain Valley Express Sold to International Buyer Mountain Valley Express, a California-based carrier, has been sold to an unidentified international buyer, according to its agent, Affinity Ventures. Read more...
18 Nov Zonar to Assist With Technology Grants Fleet management services provider Zonar announced a grant assistance program to help fleets identify, secure, apply for and manage grant funding to enhance the safety, performance and success of their fleets. Read more...
18 Nov HDA Truck Pride Hires Bryan Funke for Key Post Aftermarket parts supplier HDA Truck Pride announced the appointment of Bryan Funke as chief operating officer. Read more...
18 Nov Dutch Shippers, Logistics Firms Prepare for Brexit Disruption AMSTERDAM — The long and arduous path to Brexit has been rife with political wrangling, but companies and government agencies have been preparing for disruption despite the uncertainty of the outcome. Read more...