24 Apr New Division, Same Aim for Defending Tennessee Champion Phil Shelton The Tennessee Trucking Association is ready for the state’s Super Bowl of safety, and reigning Grand Champion Phil Shelton of Walmart Transportation is returning to defend his title. Read more...
24 Apr Trump Said to Consider Waiving US Ship Mandate for Natural Gas President Donald Trump is considering waiving the requirement that only U.S.-flagged vessels can move goods from American ports to Puerto Rico or energy-starved areas of the Northeast, according to sources familiar with the deliberations. Read more...
24 Apr Tesla Reintroduces Lower-Priced Model S After Deliveries Drop After a record decline in vehicle deliveries in the first quarter, Tesla Inc. is introducing lower-priced versions of several models, effectively offering consumers a discount. Read more...
24 Apr Ohio Safety Agency Petitions FMCSA for Veteran Driver Exemptions The Ohio Department of Public Safety has requested exemption from certain commercial driver license regulations to open up truck-driving opportunities for veterans. Read more...
24 Apr Caterpillar Tops Estimates, but Investors See ‘Cracks’ in Other Businesses Impressive results in Caterpillar Inc.’s mining business weren’t enough to assuage investor concerns about the outlook for its other businesses for the rest of the year. Read more...
24 Apr Ford Partnership With EV Manufacturer Rivian Includes $500 Million Funding Ford Motor Co. will invest $500 million in Rivian Automotive Inc., aligning the maker of the industry-leading F-Series pickup line with an upstart that’s electrifying gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs Read more...
24 Apr ATRI Calls for Operational Cost Data From Fleets The American Transportation Research Institute is looking for for-hire motor carriers to participate in the annual update to its Operational Costs of Trucking report. Read more...
24 Apr Suppliers’ Input Helped Shape Nikola’s Class 8 Vision SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The zero-emissions Class 8 models Nikola Motor Co. designed and is preparing to build reflect more than just a go-it-alone attitude by an entrepreneur with a vision of trucking’s clean future and the necessary infrastructure to support the trucks. Read more...
24 Apr Carriers Need to Use Data More Effectively, Experts Say LONG BEACH, Calif. — Trucking firms are generating massive amounts of data, but they don’t necessarily have the expertise to handle and interpret it, said an expert on connectivity. Read more...
24 Apr Trucking Firms Large and Small Urged to Think Electric LONG BEACH, Calif. — Regional trucking firms should take a good long look at electric trucks, experts in the industry said. Read more...