13 Jul DTNA Safety Recall Potentially Targets 164,000 Cascadia Models Daimler Trucks North America notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it is voluntarily recalling potentially 164,317 of its best-selling Freightliner Cascadia 2017 to 2021 models due to an automatic braking issue. Read more...
13 Jul Michigan Creates Office to Navigate Emerging Tech in Transportation Michigan is creating a centralized team to handle future technology issues, with the new Office of Future Mobility and Electrification. Read more...
13 Jul Crossword Puzzle Solution for July 13, 2020 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the July 13, 2020 print edition. Read more...
13 Jul Forward Air Expands LTL Footprint in Georgia Forward Air Corp. will now offer less-than-truckload services in Savannah, Ga., the company announced July 13. Read more...
13 Jul Southwest Says Flyer Numbers Need to Triple to Avoid Layoffs Southwest Airlines Co. needs passenger numbers to triple by year-end if it’s going to avoid the carrier’s first ever involuntary job cuts, its chief executive officer said, even as rising coronavirus infections prompt some states to restrict travel. Read more...
13 Jul Class 8 Sales in June Drop 43.5% U.S. Class 8 retail sales in June fell 43.5% year-over-year to just above 13,000, WardsAuto.com reported. Read more...
13 Jul Tesla Soars on Optimism for ‘Battery Day,’ India Market, S&P Tesla Inc.’s relentless surge continued July 13 amid several upcoming events that include the possible unveiling of new battery technology from the electric vehicle maker, entry into a lucrative new market and the potential inclusion of the stock into the prestigious S&P 500 Index. Read more...
13 Jul Daimler May Need to Cut More Jobs Than Announced Daimler AG will need to cut more jobs than the 15,000 previously announced, the company’s head of human resources told German news agency DPA in an interview. Read more...
13 Jul Some Chinese Ports Are Jammed Again on Food Testing Intensive testing of meat, seafood and other products for the coronavirus has tripled customs clearance times at some major Chinese ports, raising concerns the delays could ensnare global trade flows. Read more...
10 Jul Volkswagen Management Tumult Spills Over to Truck Subsidiary Volkswagen AG’s series of executive shakeups is reaching its commercial-vehicle operations, with the surprise departure of Traton SE’s chief and other managers highlighting friction over restructuring plans that were jolted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...