24 Apr Hub Group Begins Electric Truck Fleet Pilot Hub Group will operate a Freightliner eCascadia in its electric truck fleet pilot as part of an objective to deploy commercial EVs in real-world applications, the company announced April 23. Read more...
24 Apr Volvo Reports Higher Net Income, Revenue as Truck Deliveries Increase Volvo Group reported higher net income and revenue for the first quarter as truck deliveries increased along with demand for other products and services. Read more...
24 Apr Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Announces 43 Multimodal Projects Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced $45.9 million in funding has been invested in multimodal projects meant to improve safety, mobility and economic activity. Read more...
24 Apr TMC Highlights Importance of Electronic Inspection Reports Electronic driver vehicle inspection reports help digitize the inspection process to be more efficient and paperless. Read more...
24 Apr Biden Calls for Fourth Industrial Revolution to Close Climate Summit President Joe Biden invited world leaders to join the U.S. in driving a “fourth industrial revolution” to transform the energy sector, create jobs and overcome the threat of climate change, capping his two-day summit on global warming April 23. Read more...
24 Apr Achates’ Engine Brings Power, Lower Emissions Achates Power of San Diego has developed a two-stroke truck diesel that has two crankshafts linked to two opposed pistons facing each other in a common cylinder. Read more...
24 Apr TMC Employs Gamification to Promote Opportunities for Youth American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council is forging new ground with the release of a new augmented reality game app aimed at attracting, fostering and welcoming a new generation of skilled technicians to the trucking industry. Read more...
24 Apr Alphabet’s Wing Seeks Expanded US Drone Flight Permissions Alphabet Inc.’s Wing Aviation is asking U.S. regulators to allow it to expand drone operations as a way to make more efficient deliveries controlled from a central command post. Read more...
24 Apr Battery-Electric Vehicle Service May Extend to Independent Shops Dealers and other fleet-servicing shops are coming to terms with the growing shift toward electric fleet vehicles. If enough truck dealerships are slow to adopt, “it may slow down the rollout or it may lead to another service model, such as through third parties or national service chains,” said Mike Roeth, executive director for the North American Council for Freight Efficiency. Read more...
24 Apr Biden to Restore California’s Ability to Set Pollution Rules The U.S. Transportation Department is moving to reverse former President Donald Trump’s bid to end California’s ability to set its own automobile tailpipe pollution standards. Read more...