Daimler, Volvo Roll Out Coretura Operating System JV Plans
From left: Volvo Group CEO Martin Lundstedt, Coretura CEO Johan Lundén and Daimler Truck CEO Karin Rådström. (Daimler Truck) Daimler Truck and Volvo Group laid out the game plan for their truck operating system joint venture June 17. The truck and bus manufacturers said the JV, to be known as ...more
Lordstown Ordered to Face Trial Despite Bankruptcy
Lordstown Motors' Endurance electric pickup truck. (Bloomberg News) A Delaware bankruptcy judge said she’s worried Lordstown Motors Corp. was attempting ...more
Freight Group Emphasizes Heavy-Duty Charging Infrastructure
Members of the Clean Freight Coalition pressed for funding specific for the trucking industry as part of transportation electrification efforts. ...more
Senators Introduce Trucking Safety Bill
Mikhail Makarov/Getty Images Legislation meant to promote highway safety by setting federal standards that further determine a carrier’s competence was ...more
Ryder Posts Q2 Loss on Market Weakness, UK Exit Charge
(Ryder System Inc.) Ryder System Inc. posted an $18 million loss in the second quarter of 2023, compared with a ...more
Jet Engine Wind Powers EVs in Dallas Airport Test
JetWind energy pods power turbines that are housed in a 6-foot-tall box. (Love Field) The thrust of airplane jet engines ...more
Landstar Records Q2 Earnings Drop but Beats Expectations
Landstar second-quarter revenue declined to $1.37 billion from $1.98 billion year-over-year but beat Wall Street expectations of $1.34 billion. (Landstar ...more
Florida man accused of entering cab and sexually assaulting sleeping female trucker
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) arrested a Florida resident who allegedly entered the cab ...more
Trucker’s loss of control leaves semi truck in creek
A semi truck ended up in a creekbed in Connecticut on Wednesday. The accident happened ...more
Tonnage in April Drops 3.4% Year-Over-Year
John Sommers II for Transport Topics Truck tonnage in April fell on both an annual ...more
Ports Record Steep Drops in April Cargo
Activity at the Port of Long Beach. The facility reported a 19.6% year-over-year decline in ...more
Impact of a Potential UPS Strike Looms Large
UPS customer Jessica Ray with her aging pooch Adu, who requires specialty dog food. (Bebeto ...more
Volvo Signs Green Power Deal for Vattenfall Wind Power
Vattenfall/Volvo Group Volvo Group signed an agreement to purchase wind power from renewables producer Vattenfall ...more
Waymo, Uber Team Up on Robotaxis in Phoenix
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego arrives in a Waymo self-driving vehicle at the Sky Harbor International ...more
Company Earnings Guidance Is Wrong About 70% of the Time
The study surveyed 357 CFOs, investor-relations professionals and other executives at public companies in 2021. ...more
Electric ‘truck stop of the future’ coming to I-96 in Michigan
Officials announced plans to develop a federally funded truck stop for electric commercial vehicles along ...more
Rivian-Backed Also Hits Unicorn Status With $200M Raise
Also was spun out of Rivian earlier this year with $105 million in funding from ...more
Tesla Reports Record Sales, Increased Production in Q2
A Tesla vehicle charging in the parking garage of a hotel in Richmond, Va. (Carlos ...more
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) shared dash cam video of a crash ...more
Dump truck driver sidelined for unsafe concrete slab haul
A Utah sheriff placed a truck out of service following an alarming attempt to haul ...more
EU, US Spar Over Car and Farm Tariffs
Trump had threatened to impose a 50% tariff on the EU this month before sticking ...more
AI Fleet Telematics Role in Transforming Road Safety
Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are enhancing connected vehicle cameras and creating opportunities to mitigate ...more
Drivers will soon face civil penalties for speeding in certain construction zones thanks to a ...more