07 Sep NTSB’s Homendy Expected to Be a Tesla Watchdog Federal regulators last month officially opened an investigation into crashes involving Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot system. Jennifer Homendy, the new leader of the government’s transportation safety watchdog, hopes that’s just the beginning. Read more...
07 Sep Shell, Meritor Make Case for Lower Emissions LONG BEACH, Calif. — Shell and Meritor Inc. have withstood abrupt changes in an evolving transportation industry because of their ability to adapt to new technologies. Read more...
07 Sep Mack Trucks Dealer Nextran Expands Locations With Acquisition Nextran Truck Centers added three locations with the acquisition of Westfall-O’Dell Truck Sales, Mack Trucks announced Sept. 1. Read more...
07 Sep VTNA Plant to Be Supplied Using VNR Electric Trucks LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Volvo VNR Electric, Volvo Trucks North America’s first commercially available battery-electric Class 8 vehicle, will be deployed on local logistics routes servicing the company’s New River Valley truck assembly operations in Dublin, Va., by the end of 2021, the company announced. Read more...
07 Sep Biden Pushes Infrastructure Plan With New York Flood as Backdrop President Joe Biden redoubled his push for a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Sept. 7, using flood-stricken areas of New York and New Jersey as a backdrop to underscore the threat climate change poses to critical services. Read more...
07 Sep Dana Announces New HD, MD eAxles LONG BEACH, Calif. — Dana Inc. announced an expansion of its Spicer Electrified e-powertrain offerings to include a family of single and tandem e-Axles designed for a variety of Classes 7 and 8 applications. Read more...
07 Sep Orange EV Yard Trucks Surpass 3 Million Miles of Usage LONG BEACH, Calif. — Orange EV announced several milestones achieved for its yard trucks: 3 million miles of usage, 1 million hours of operation, and an average uptime of 97% for trucks built since 2018 and 99% for trucks built since 2020. Read more...
07 Sep BYD Introduces Two New Electric Truck Models LONG BEACH, Calif. — BYD North America announced two battery-electric heavy-duty trucks, the Gen3 8TT and 6F, featuring cabs styled by Wolfgang Josef Egger, the renowned former Audi chief designer. Read more...
07 Sep Navistar Launches Production on International eMV Series LONG BEACH, Calif. — Navistar Inc. announced that its new, fully electric International eMV Series medium-duty truck is now in production, in four available wheelbase lengths. Read more...
07 Sep WattEV Plans Solar-Powered Truck Stop LONG BEACH, Calif. — WattEV Inc. is set to receive a $5 million grant from the California Energy Commission to build the state’s first solar-powered truck stop dedicated to heavy-duty electric trucks. Read more...