26 Feb More Fleets Move Toward Freight Matching The trucking industry is seeing an increased shift toward freight-matching platforms as some major fleets become the latest users. Read more...
26 Feb Panasonic Scraps Solar Panels Partnership With Tesla TOKYO — Panasonic is pulling out of its partnership with Tesla to produce solar panels at a factory in New York state, the Japanese electronics maker said Feb. 26. Read more...
26 Feb Experts Identify Benefits, Challenges of Battery Power ATLANTA — The effectiveness of lithium batteries depends on a host of issues for trucking industry representatives to consider, according to a panel of experts. Read more...
26 Feb Michigan Governor Signs Orders to Advance Mobility DETROIT — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed executive orders Feb. 25 to create a council on future mobility and electrification, establish the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and to appoint a chief mobility officer. Read more...
26 Feb AIRman Unveils Automated System for Trailer Landing Gear ATLANTA — AIRman Products has unveiled an automated cranking system that eliminates the manual labor required to raise and lower a trailer’s landing gear. Read more...
26 Feb Peugeot Maker Sees Record Profit, but Coronavirus Clouds Horizon PARIS — Despite record profits last year, Peugeot maker PSA Group said Feb. 26 it lost 700 million euros ($760 million) in China — and that was before the new virus hit a key manufacturing center. Read more...
26 Feb Lowe’s Sales Trail Estimates Despite Strong Housing Market Lowe’s Cos. reported two key sales measures that missed analysts’ estimates last quarter despite a buoyant U.S. housing market. Read more...
26 Feb Moody’s Downgrades Auto Sales Forecast on Coronavirus Fears FRANKFURT, Germany — Ratings agency Moody’s is lowering its forecast for global auto sales because of the new coronavirus outbreak. Read more...
26 Feb Army Corps to Hold Hearing on Proposed Battery Plant at Lordstown, Ohio Plans to build a $2.3 billion electric battery assembly plant near General Motors Corp.’s shuttered automobile plant in Lordstown, Ohio, will be reviewed during a March 12 public hearing in Lordstown. Read more...
26 Feb Second Coast-to-Coast Trek Planned for Shell Starship Initiative Truck ATLANTA — Shell Lubricants is planning a second coast-to-coast run for its Starship Initiative truck, which is designed to study and test fuel-saving technologies for heavy-duty trucks. Read more...