Tesla's zero-emission Class 8 Semi offers a range of up to 500 miles on a single charge. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tesla Semi, an electric-powered trailer and a variety of connected vehicle technologies were among the innovations on display outside Music City Center as fleet maintenance leaders gathered for the annual meeting ...more
Fullbay CEO Patrick McKittrick (right) discusses his company's report as Jack Poster, TMC's VMRS services manager, listens during a media session that was part of TMC 2025 at Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Heavy-duty repair shop leaders said last year marked an improvement over 2023, ...more
VTNA introduced Volvo Connect at American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition in October 2023. (Volvo Trucks via YouTube) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Volvo Trucks North America is to begin sending remote software updates to customers’ vehicles via Volvo Connect, the truck maker said March 10, including its revamped VNR regional-haul tractor and flagship VNL semi. ...more
The D13 Variable Geometry Turbo engine will be the standard installation on the second generation VNR regional haul tractor. (Volvo Trucks North America) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Volvo Trucks North America on March 10 launched the D13 Variable Geometry Turbo engine, promising a 3% fuel efficiency increase compared with prior options. The engine will be the ...more
Mihai differs from his predecessors in two distinct ways: He was born and lived in Romania until his mid-20s, and he works for a Canadian motor carrier. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) Like his predecessors, the new chairman of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations has an impressive background in truck ...more
An oil pumpjack near Longview, Alberta. (James MacDonald/Bloomberg News) Concern about U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on U.S. imports of Canadian oil is waning as the duties’ start date keeps getting pushed back, strengthening local crude prices. Heavy Western Canadian Select for delivery in April was trading at $11.70 less per barrel ...more
Diesel now costs 42.2 cents less a gallon on average compared with this time in 2024. (vitpho/Getty Images) The national average diesel price experienced a sizable drop for the second straight week, decreasing 5.3 cents and settling at $3.582, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data March 10. The cost of trucking’s main fuel has ...more
A Tesla dealership in Beijing. In China — the world’s biggest EV market — Tesla is among the manufacturers struggling to keep up with domestic champion BYD Co. (Zhou Na/Bloomberg News) Tesla Inc. shares plunged the most since 2020 on growing concerns across Wall Street about the electric car maker’s deliveries. Its stock tumbled 15% ...more
“Our all-in-one solution for all makes of Classes 4-8 vehicles dramatically simplifies repair processes," says Kristy Coffman, director of Mitchell 1’s Commercial Vehicle Group. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mitchell 1 premiered Manager SE Truck Edition, its new platform designed to work with Mitchell 1’s TruckSeries repair and diagnostic software, on ...more
The Fifth Ward Elementary School and residential neighborhoods sit near the Denka Performance Elastomer Plant in Reserve, La.. (Gerald Herbert/AP/File) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on March 10 rescinded Biden-era memos that he said called on state agencies to factor a “social justice and environmental agenda” into infrastructure project decisions. Former President Joe Biden’s administration issued ...more
