12 Feb Cummins Top Overall Supplier of Class 8 Engines in 2019 Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. supplied the most Class 8 diesel engines in 2019. Read more...
12 Feb Class 8 Sales Tumble in January as Fleets Grow More Cautious Class 8 U.S. retail sales in January dropped below 16,000 for the first time since January 2018, WardsAuto .com reported, as a cautious industry waited to see what changes in the freight environment. Read more...
12 Feb Electric VNR Models to Hit Streets as VTNA, Partners Accelerate EV Program FONTANA, Calif. — Volvo Trucks North America provided the first rides in its forthcoming electric VNR model, and its partners in the Volvo LIGHTS project provided an update on efforts underway to accelerate adoption of electric trucks during a Feb. 11 media event. Read more...
12 Feb Gridlocked Maine Panel Could Punt Transportation Funding Fix A commission looking to solve Maine’s persistent transportation funding shortfall broke down in a Feb. 11 hearing, with frustrated members saying it should punt its work to 2021 — or to voters — amid differences over budget transfers and the gas tax. Read more...
12 Feb Oil Extends Rally Above $50 Amid Signs Virus Spread Is Easing Oil extended its rebound above $50 a barrel as tentative signs that Asia’s coronavirus may be easing spurred speculation that the worst of crude’s sell-off could have passed. Read more...
12 Feb Nissan Sues Ghosn in Japan, Seeks $91 Million in Damages Nissan Motor Co. is stepping up its pursuit of claims against former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, suing for 10 billion yen ($91 million) in damages from the former leader of the Japanese automaker and its alliance with Renault SA. Read more...
11 Feb Federal Policymakers to Draft Self-Driving Vehicles Bill WASHINGTON — Policymakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are aiming to draft a bipartisan measure that would guarantee the deployment of lifesaving technologies in self-driving vehicles, the chairman of a key committee said Feb. 11. Read more...
11 Feb ATA Among Trucking Stakeholders Asking Appeals Court to Rehear Walmart Case Walmart should not be required to pay a large court-certified class of its California truck drivers $54 million for layovers, rest breaks and pre-trip and post-trip inspections, according to an amicus curiae brief filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by two large trucking trade organizations and a pair of large motor carriers. Read more...
11 Feb The Urban Garbage Truck Gets a High-Tech Battery Makeover Automakers from Tesla Inc. to Ford Motor Co. are developing ever-sleeker, futuristic-looking electric cars. Volvo AB has something a little different in the race: the battery-powered garbage truck. Read more...
11 Feb RIDOT Seeks Comment on Proposed Truck Toll Increase The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is accepting public comments on a proposal to increase the truck toll rate at a certain gantry location. Read more...