The XPO logo on a truck parked at the company's distribution hub in Barcelona, Spain. (Angel Garcia/Bloomberg News) GREENWICH, Conn. — XPO, one of the world’s largest freight transporters, is reducing its workforce as part of a cost-cutting plan. Executives noted the downsizing in their review of the the company’s first-quarter financial results, which were ...more
Westport Fuel Systems Westport Fuel Systems Inc. shifted to the red from the black in the first three months of 2023 as the absence of income from the 2022 sale of its share in a natural gas truck engine joint venture with industry heavyweight Cummins Inc. weighed on the Canadian company’s bottom line, it said ...more
Nikola Corp. Nikola Corp. is set to pause battery-electric truck (BET) production at its Coolidge, Ariz., facility by the end of May ahead of a pivot in its operations to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and a narrowing of its ambitions to just North America, the company said May 9. Phoenix-based Nikola’s swing away from BETs ...more
(Peggy Smith/Transport Topics) The nation’s top transportation officer reaffirmed a commitment to continue expanding access to parking for commercial drivers. Secretary Pete Buttigieg acknowledged benefits associated with facilitating more access to parking for the women and men who drive trucks nationwide. Ensuring greater parking availability would respond to safety and supply chain concerns, he said ...more
Lineup by Daimler Truck A 15% year-over-year jump in sales at Daimler Truck powered a jump in revenue and profit in the first three months of 2023, it said May 9, adding that North American sales rose 12% compared with the year-ago period. Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany-headquartered Daimler Truck posted a net profit of $871 million, or ...more
A Volvo VNR electric truck at a Southern California charging station. (Volvo Trucks) Prior to moving forward with Inflation Reduction Act funding for eligible recipients, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it is seeking public comment on the availability of zero-emission technologies in the heavy-duty vehicle and port sectors. “Although EPA already has considerable information ...more
This video gives you a closer look at a 600,000 pound load that is gearing up for a six day trip through Arkansas starting later this week. The video below provides a walk around as crews prepare a 300 ton kiln furnace imported from Italy for transport. The load will begin its journey out of ...more
A major structure fire destroyed the Schak Trucking facility in Tyler, Minnesota, over the weekend. The fire was reported shortly before 6 a.m. on Saturday May 6, 2023, at the Schak Trucking facility at 201 E. Highway 14, according to a report from the Marshall Independent. Firefighters from Tyler, Russell, Ruthton, Lake Benton, Balaton, and ...more
Officers with the Georgia Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD) conducted a commercial vehicle enforcement effort in response to a double fatality crash in Habersham County last week. On May 4 and May 5, MCCD officers conducted a “concentrated commercial vehicle patrol” throughout Habersham County, which resulted in the discovery of ...more
Last week, members of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) helped to honor a truck driver for hitting a remarkable safety milestone. On May 3, Anthony Perkins from Lewis Center, Ohio, was recognized by Yellow LTL Freight and OSHP troopers and inspectors for achieving four million safe miles without a preventable crash.The event included a police ...more
