Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp gestures to lawmakers after delivering his 2021 State of the State address in the House Chamber in Atlanta. (John Bazemore/Associated Press) One new Georgia bill will regulate electric vehicle chargers and pave the way for the state to tax the electricity used by automobiles. The other temporarily allows heavier trucks on ...more
From left: Miller, Neville and Oyler discuss their legislative efforts related to lawsuits. (SunJae Smith/American Trucking Associations) HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — State association leaders discussed the strategies that led to legislative victories on lawsuit abuse reform in Florida and Iowa, and looked ahead to efforts to tackle the issue in Pennsylvania during a May 6 discussion ...more
Daseke's fundamental performance was solid despite an industrywide decline in freight rates and rising interest rates, according to CEO Jonathan Shepko. E.W. Wylie is a subsidiary of Daseke. (Daseke Inc.) Daseke Inc. experienced a year-over-year drop in revenue and earnings during the first quarter of 2023, the company reported May 9. The Addison, Texas-based flatbed and ...more
Chris Spear by SunJae Smith/American Trucking Associations HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The trucking industry is scoring wins on the national and state levels, and is hunkering down to tackle issues atop its agenda, adopting a nimble approach that puts the best course to victory at the forefront, said American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear at the ...more
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
