15 Jun US to Seek Automated Braking Requirement for Heavy Trucks The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced plans “over the next year and beyond” to issue a new proposal that would set standards and require heavy trucks to be equipped with automatic emergency braking systems. Read more...
14 Jun US Father-Son Duo Charged With Helping Ghosn Flee Plead Guilty The American father-son duo charged with helping former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee trial in Japan a year and a half ago pleaded guilty in a Tokyo court June 14. Read more...
14 Jun Lordstown Motors’ Rough Road Continues as CEO, CFO Depart The top two executives at Lordstown Motors have resigned from the Ohio electric truck startup as problems at the company continue to mount. Read more...
11 Jun GlobalTranz, Worldwide Express Announce Merger GlobalTranz Enterprises and Worldwide Express are merging in a deal announced June 11, bringing together two non-asset-based providers of logistics services. Read more...
11 Jun UNFI Refits With Electric TRUs in Southern California The wholesaler United Natural Foods Inc. announced it is adding 53 all-electric transport refrigerated trailer units to its fleet located at the company’s Riverside, Calif., distribution center. Read more...
11 Jun US Trailer Orders Hit 8,800 in May U.S. trailer orders in May skidded compared with earlier months this year and reached only 8,800, ACT Research reported, citing manufacturers’ preliminary numbers. Read more...
11 Jun Port of Los Angeles, Partners Launch Zero-Emission Project The Port of Los Angeles and its partners announced the debut of five new hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles and the grand opening of two hydrogen fueling stations as they move to pollution-free goods movement. Read more...
11 Jun New Colors for CentriFuse Brake Drums Motor Wheel, the manufacturer of CentriFuse brake drums and Crewson brake adjusters, announced the re-colorization of its CentriFuse brake drums to differentiate the products from what the company called imitations and off-shore clones. Read more...
11 Jun Mack Announces TerraPro Concrete Pumpers Can Include AMT Mack Trucks announced customers can now order a Mack mDRIVE HD automated manual transmission in Mack TerraPro cabover concrete pumpers powered by the 13-liter Mack MP8 engine. Read more...
11 Jun KeepTruckin Launches AI Tool Aimed at Fuel Usage KeepTruckin launched a solution to help fleets save money on fuel and operate more efficiently, the company announced June 9. Read more...