28 Feb CARB Continues Quest for an Electric Medium-, Heavy-Truck Future California environmental regulators are working on a plan to speed up the deployment of electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks operating on the state’s streets and highways. Read more...
28 Feb Senate Confirms Andrew Wheeler for Top EPA Post The country’s environmental regulatory agency has a new boss. Read more...
28 Feb TFI International Reports Record Results for 4Q, Full Year TFI International reported a 60% increase in profits in the final quarter of 2018 from the comparable quarter in 2017, part of the trucking and logistics company’s record results for the quarter and the full year. Read more...
28 Feb Demand Remains Strong for Used Class 8s in January Sales of used Class 8 trucks in January fell compared with a year ago, but the average heavy-duty truck brought 10% more money as customer demand remained strong amid a shortage of trucks, ACT Research Co. reported. Read more...
28 Feb Irish Drivers Warned to Get Paperwork for ‘No-Deal’ Brexit LONDON — Ireland’s deputy prime minister said Feb. 28 that the European Union wants to work with Britain to ensure there is a Brexit deal as Irish drivers were warned they will need new paperwork to cross the currently invisible border to Northern Ireland if the U.K. leaves the bloc without an agreement. Read more...
28 Feb Stakeholders Push For Comprehensive Strategy, Funding for Freight Systems WASHINGTON — A long-term strategy consisting of additional funding for freight programs should be among the provisions that members of Congress adopt when they consider a surface transportation policy bill in the 116th Congress, the association representing trade corridors told a Senate panel Feb. 26. Read more...
28 Feb Trump Agencies Bicker Over Ethanol as Higher Fuel Use Looms President Donald Trump’s pledge to his rural agricultural base to allow year-round sales of higher blends of ethanol spurred differing opinions between key federal agencies Feb. 27. Read more...
28 Feb ZF in Takeover Discussions With Wabco Commercial vehicle supplier Wabco Holdings Inc. announced it has been approached by ZF Friedrichshafen AG and has “engaged in preliminary discussions concerning a potential transaction.” Read more...
28 Feb BMW, Daimler Team on Automated Driving Technology FRANKFURT, Germany — BMW and Daimler announced Feb. 28 they will work together on developing the automated driving technology expected to transform the industry in the years ahead as automakers try to fend off competition from tech companies such as Uber and Waymo. Read more...
28 Feb US Economic Growth Slows to 2.6% Rate in 4Q WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy slowed in the final three months of last year to an annual growth rate of 2.6%, the slowest pace since the beginning of 2018, as the government shutdown and other factors took a toll on growth. Economists believe growth has slowed even more in the current quarter. Read more...