“Winning the battery manufacturing race for electric vehicles is the moonshot of the 21st century,” Rep. Haley Stevens said. (Melissa Lyttle/Bloomberg) The U.S. needs to make up ground lost to Chinese battery makers and dominate the next generation of the technology, a bipartisan group of lawmakers said after meeting the chief executives of Ford Motor ...more
An air bag unit in a Toyota vehicle. (Koichi Kamoshida/Bloomberg) DETROIT — A company that makes air bag inflators that have exploded in eight incidents involving two deaths and seven injuries argued June 20 that it can’t say for sure whether its inflators might cause further such incidents. In a reply to the National Highway ...more
Cars at a Tesla dealership in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Tesla Inc. is poised to remain the top seller of electric vehicles in the U.S. through at least 2026 as it benefits from renewed sales momentum sparked by a recent discounting binge, according to a new report. The automaker’s models should account for 18% ...more
Lorenso Ramos says he wants to compete at the level of Robert Dolan, the 1991 grand champion who is considered a master of the straight truck. (Eugene Mulero/Transport Topics) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey has a new best-in-show. Lorenso Ramos of XPO, competing in the straight truck class, conquered a challenging course en route ...more
Navistar International's SuperTruck II includes a 100% composite box designed for minimum aerodynamic drag. (Navistar) Navistar’s International SuperTruck II reached a fuel efficiency of 16 miles per gallon and a 170% improvement in freight efficiency compared with a 2009 baseline, the Lisle, Ill.-based company said June 20. Part of a U.S. Department of Energy program, ...more
Continental's Trey Thompson demonstrates the ContiConnect system. (Connor D. Wolf/Transport Topics) UVALDE, Texas — While the company is known largely as a tire manufacturer, Continental stressed that the bulk of its business is technology-focused, and showcased during a recent event how the two areas are intersecting across its product portfolio. “A lot of people, they ...more
When they are licensed graduates, the women will be linked with potential employers. (Hawaiian Trades Academy with Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement) Native Hawaiian women are enthusiastic about an innovative Oahu-based program starting soon to train them to become truck drivers with new, well-paying career opportunities. The commercial driver license program, scheduled to start July ...more
“For the average onlooker, you don’t realize the preparation and how serious those drivers take this event," says FedEx Freight executive Rodney Myers. (FedEx Freight truck/FedEx Freight; Rodney Myers /LinkedIn) Preparation is an essential aspect of precision truck driving competitions. It is in the interest of both the professional driver and those who judge them ...more
Port of Oakland via flickr A yearslong effort to win approval for a multibillion-dollar commercial facility at the Port of Oakland, which would have included a new stadium for Major League Baseball’s struggling Oakland Athletics, seems to have failed. The American League team is likely headed for a new home on the Las Vegas Strip, ...more
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a semi trailer full of ice cream left abandoned behind a building. The trailer was reported abandoned on the dead end of Kenner Street in the West End of Cincinnati, Ohio at around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20th. According to Fox 19, the driver picked up the load of ...more
