Mack trucks in production at the Lehigh Valley Operations in Macungie, Pa. (Mack Trucks) North American Class 8 orders in May reversed the trend of year-over-year declines by increasing to 15,500 units, ACT Research reported. ACT preliminary data showed orders increased 10% compared with 2022, when they hit 14,000 units. The only other month so ...more
Overhaul via Twitter The increasing interest in nearshoring poses unique security considerations, including a higher likelihood of cargo thefts. Nearshoring involves companies moving offshore operations to neighboring countries. The U.S. has seen increased interest in the process since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and Mexico has been a main focus of those efforts. “Big ...more
Jae C. Hong/Associated Press BloombergNEF has published its annual Electric Vehicle Outlook, which looks at how the different segments of road transport could evolve over the coming decades and maps the impact on oil markets, electricity demand, batteries, metals and materials, charging infrastructure and greenhouse gas emissions. Some highlights: EV Sales Will Surge in the ...more
Toyota Mirai by Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg News Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. have put their weight behind hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles in the push to reach net-zero emissions, but dismal sales in 2022 suggest customers remain extremely wary. FCVs accounted for only 0.02% of global passenger vehicle sales last year, according to a report published ...more
A Chevrolet Volt at a GM event. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images via Bloomberg News) DETROIT — Electric vehicles made by General Motors will be able to use much of Tesla’s extensive charging network beginning early next year under an agreement the two companies announced June 8. In addition, GM will adopt Tesla’s connector, the plug that ...more
Diesel trucks refuel at a truck stop. (Bim/Getty Images) Iowa is leading 19 states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for backing California’s future ban on heavy diesel vehicles in a purported attempt to regulate traditional trucking “out of existence through mandating net-zero emissions standards.” The 51-page legal action against the EPA ...more
Senate Commerce Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell is calling on colleagues to support the Railway Safety Act.(Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) A series of bills meant to expedite supply chain operations and improve freight rail safety await consideration in the U.S. House and the Senate. Committee-passed legislation tackling truck parking concerns, the infrastructure permitting process and regulations ...more
Julie Su at her nomination announcement March 1. (Susan Walsh/AP) A vote to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Labor is on the radar for Senate Democrats, but Republicans continue to voice concerns about the candidate’s record on labor policy. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters June 7 he ...more
A Dorsey chassis. Thousands of these chassis are now in storage due to the CBP ruling. (Dorsey Intermodal via Facebook) The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has ruled that chassis manufacturing company Pitts Enterprises and subsidiary company Dorsey Intermodal knowingly imported predominantly finished chassis from China that were being marketed as having been made ...more
ryasick/Getty Images At a recent two-day virtual meeting, officials with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asked members of the agency’s motor carrier advisory committee for some ideas on how the agency could improve truck safety. Committee members responded, offering officials a variety of candid suggestions. Broadly, the 25-member Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee wants ...more
