06 Nov CARB Rule Would Set Sale Quotas for Zero-Emission Trucks The California Air Resources Board has proposed a regulation requiring that manufacturers sell a set percentage of zero-emissions battery-electric and fuel cell trucks beginning with model year 2024. Read more...
06 Nov Volvo Trucks Sells First Electric Trucks to European Customers Volvo Trucks announced the start of sales of Volvo FL and Volvo FE electric trucks in selected markets within Europe, including for distribution and refuse hauling, as the region faces increasing demand for environmentally conscious urban transport. Read more...
06 Nov Titanium Reports Softer Q3 Earnings Titanium Transportation Group was profitable in the third quarter of 2019, but earnings were below 2018’s strong numbers. Read more...
06 Nov Self-Driving Uber in Crash Wasn’t Designed to See Jaywalkers Uber Technologies Inc.’s self-driving test car that struck and killed a pedestrian last year wasn’t programmed to recognize and react to jaywalkers, according to documents released by U.S. safety investigators. Read more...
06 Nov Wabash Posts Higher Q3 Earnings, Record Revenue Wabash National Corp. reported higher earnings and record third-quarter revenue, citing growth in final-mile and commercial trailer products, and higher sales prices. Read more...
06 Nov Lawyer David Estrada Takes On Autonomous Safety Questions at Nuro Silicon Valley Lawyer David Estrada is taking on a new role at Nuro Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based self-driving car startup founded by two of his former Google colleagues and backed by nearly $1 billion from SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund. Read more...
06 Nov Shale Oil Pioneers Say the Boom Times Are Over The days of relentless production growth from U.S. shale oil fields are ending, potentially aiding OPEC’s yearslong effort to drain a worldwide supply glut, according to industry pioneers Scott Sheffield and Mark Papa. Read more...
06 Nov US Productivity Unexpectedly Posts First Decline Since 2015 Productivity in the U.S. unexpectedly posted the first decline in almost four years and labor costs accelerated, suggesting a pickup in efficiency earlier this year was more of a temporary shift. Read more...
05 Nov Expeditors International Profits Fall 2% in Q3 Expeditors International said the ongoing trade disputes and the global economy nicked its profits and revenues in the third quarter of 2019, but the company did well in negotiating prices to make up for the downturn. Read more...
05 Nov Cummins Puts Faith in Diesel, Readies for Hydrogen ATLANTA — Cummins Inc., underscoring its belief in the power of choice, announced its latest advances in fuel efficiency for its heavy-duty diesel engines and showcased hydrogen fuel cell technology in its own Class 8 demonstration model. Read more...