Traffic on Highway 101 in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Consider it ironic, or at least a little poetic: Electric vehicles, great for combating climate change, don’t do well in extreme heat. It’s a paradox being thrown into relief as multiple U.S. states bake under heat waves that are becoming more frequent and more ...more
Daimler at Capital Market Day stressed that diesel will remain an important part of the mix while development of battery-electric and hydrogen technologies evolves. (Joe Howard/Transport Topics) BOSTON — Daimler Truck during a Capital Market Day event recommitted to its ambitions for expansion of alternative fuels across its business, stressing that diesel will remain an ...more
Employees work on a Renault Clio automobile on the production line at the Renault Revoz d.d. plant in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. (Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg News) France’s Renault SA has formally signed a joint venture agreement with China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. to set up a new combustion engine and hybrid powertrain company, while Saudi Aramco ...more
Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum says, “Daimler Truck is doing very well.” (Joe Howard/Transport Topics) BOSTON — Daimler Truck is updating its sales and financial guidance for the year and launching a share buyback program for its investors, moves the company said are buoyed by its business momentum and a desire to “make our shareholders fully ...more
A UPS delivery truck in Glendale, Calif. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images via Bloomberg News) UPS Inc. investors will wait longer than usual to hear from CEO Carol Tomé this quarter as the company works to avoid a harmful worker strike. The courier plans to report financial results for the second quarter on Aug. 8, the latest ...more
A box with Amazon Prime Day-branded tape. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News) Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Day sale can be a frustrating experience because the best deals are often gone in seconds. So this year, the company is dangling an “invite-only” promotion designed to give customers a better shot at snagging the bargains they want. Shoppers request an ...more
Police say that the death of an Australian trucking company owner after falling off a shipping container in the middle of the night was “not suspicious” despite the company’s links to gang activity. 43-year-old Troy Kellett fell off of a shipping container in the Outer Harbour dock in Adelaide, South Australia and died at 12:30 ...more
Truckers across the country are gearing up to attend one of the industry’s most beloved annual events — the Walcott Truckers Jamboree. The Walcott Truckers Jamboree is taking place July 13 — 15, 2023, at the Iowa 80 truck stop located off I-80 at Exit 284 in Walcott, Iowa.Last year’s Jamboree was attended by more ...more
A truck driver was able to avoid a serious tragedy by swerving to avoid a person standing on the highway in Michigan on Monday. The accident happened on Monday, July 10th on Interstate 696 in Warren, Michigan. Deputy Police Commissioner William Reichling told Fox 2 Detroit that “it appears that for some unknown reason, one of ...more
As part of this week’s nationwide Operation Safe Driver Week enforcement campaign, the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) is conducting “Trooper in a Truck” patrols. NSP is taking part in the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week taking place now through Saturday, July 15, throughout North America.NSP announced that Carrier Enforcement troopers are ...more
