27 Jul World’s Supply Chain May Not Be Ready for COVID-19 Vaccine The industries that shepherd goods around the world on ships and planes acknowledge they aren’t ready to handle the challenges of shipping an eventual COVID-19 vaccine from drugmakers to billions of people. Read more...
27 Jul Orders for Big-Ticket Manufactured Goods Jump 7.3% in June Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rose a solid 7.3% in June, the second big monthly gain as manufacturing tries to climb out of a spring slump triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
27 Jul Trailer-Tracking Unit Furthers VHub Telematics Integration Digital asset-sharing platform vHub announced that its integration of telematics offerings now includes the TrackLight taillamp GPS trailer-tracking solution from Anytrek and the 4W Telematics trailer tracking system. Read more...
27 Jul CSX Earnings Slump in Q2 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic CSX Corp. became the latest Class I freight railroad to report lower earnings because of the COVID-19 pandemic when it reported second-quarter results July 22. Read more...
24 Jul Mullen Reports Decline in Q2 Net Income Mullen Group Ltd. posted a second-quarter profit, albeit at a lower level than a year earlier, as it benefited from e-commerce shipments even as the motor carrier’s sales to the energy industry declined. Read more...
24 Jul Ryder Offers Workhorse Electric Step Van Workhorse Group Inc. announced Ryder System Inc. is offering the C-Series Workhorse all-electric step van and that Ryder will place the first group of Workhorse C 1000 vehicles through COOP. Read more...
24 Jul Penske to Add Another Freightliner eM2 in Southern California Penske Truck Leasing announced it is working with EnerSys to put another battery-electric, medium-duty Freightliner eM2 into service. Read more...
24 Jul Stoneridge-Orlaco Announces SideEye Blind-Spot Detection System Technology provider Stoneridge-Orlaco introduced active camera and radar detection system SideEye, which is intended to reduce blind spots and increase safety. Read more...
24 Jul FAA Warns 737s Sitting in Storage Are Corroding During the Pandemic Boeing Co. 737 planes in storage because of the coronavirus pandemic are at risk of losing power in both engines when they fly again and must be inspected, aviation regulators said. Read more...
24 Jul Green Energy Companies Partner to Proliferate Hydrogen Trucks Green energy companies ReCarbon and HYZON Motors partnered July 23 in an effort to propel hydrogen-powered truck projects globally. Read more...