Business, Equipment, Fuel

Traton Maintains Battery-Electric Decarbonization Focus

Navistar parent company Traton is standing firm in its belief that battery-electric trucks are the best alternative for trucking fleets looking to decarbonize their operations.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 24, 2024
Business

Lower Used Truck Prices, Weak Rental Market Hurt Ryder Profits

Ryder's profits fell in the first quarter on sharply lower used tractor and truck prices and weak rental market conditions, the company said April 23, but saw a boost from recent acquisitions.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 23, 2024
Business, Equipment

Volvo Group Price Increases Aid Q1 Profits

Profits at truck maker Volvo Group in the first quarter of 2024 received a boost from price increases, even as orders and deliveries declined as expected.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 17, 2024
Government, Business, For-Hire

Five Auto Haulers to Merge as Backer Files for IPO

Five auto carriers look set to merge, with the combined entity likely to then add to its assets by buying up competitors, if an initial public offering pans out as planned.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 17, 2024
Business, Technology, For-Hire

Truck Software Developer Platform Science Raises $125M

Platform Science raised $125 million in capital to accelerate the launch of its software platform with additional truck manufacturers, a spokesperson for the company said April 16.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 17, 2024
Business, Equipment

VTNA Opens Order Book for Redesigned VNL Class 8 Flagship

Volvo Trucks North America opened the order book April 15 for its new Class 8 VNL tractor, it said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 15, 2024
Business, Logistics

Reopening of Ex-Yellow LTL Terminals Gathers Pace

Reopening of former Yellow Corp. terminals quickened in recent days, with multiple less-than-truckload players introducing additional doors they bought at auction.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 14, 2024
Business, Equipment

Volvo to Build Heavy-Duty Truck Plant in Mexico

Volvo Group will build a heavy-duty truck manufacturing plant in Mexico to complement the Swedish original equipment manufacturer’s production in the U.S.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 12, 2024
Business, Equipment

DTNA Q1 Sales Fall 5% Year-Over-Year as Demand Normalizes

Daimler Truck North America sold 46,220 trucks and buses in the first three months of 2024, a 5% decrease compared with the first quarter of 2023’s total of 48,891.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 9, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Nikola Class 8 FCEV Truck Production Nudges Up to 43 in Q1

Nikola Corp. produced 43 and wholesaled 40 Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles in the first quarter of 2024, the truck maker said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
April 8, 2024