Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Top 100

Eaton Partners With Cruise Control Specialist Traxen

Eaton is to start selling, distributing, servicing and providing installation support for Michigan-based technology developer Traxen’s iQ-Cruise system.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 19, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel Price Climbs 9.3¢ to $4.633

The national average diesel price continued its steady ascent, rising 9.3 cents to reach $4.633 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Sept. 18.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 18, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Nikola Hires GM, Dell Veteran Mary Chan as COO

Class 8 truck maker Nikola Corp. continued to beef up its leadership team around new CEO Steve Girsky on Sept. 18, as he appointed Mary Chan as chief operating officer effective Oct. 9.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 18, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment

Court Approves Timeline for Sale of Yellow Terminals

A bankruptcy court on Sept. 15 approved a timeline for the sale of shuttered less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp.’s terminals, trucks and trailers, making some key dates public for the first time.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 15, 2023
Business, Fuel

Analysts: Diesel Price Augurs Carrier Casualty Acceleration

Soaring diesel prices are likely to push more trucking companies out of business, especially smaller carriers, after casualties already spiked in the first two-thirds of the year.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 15, 2023
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Estes Express Offers $1.525 Billion for Yellow Terminals

Estes Express Lines upped the ante in the fight for 169 terminals owned by bankrupt Yellow Corp. ahead of a key Sept. 15 hearing, filing a revised stalking horse bid, court documents show.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 15, 2023
Business, Equipment, Top 100

Steep Used Truck Price Depreciation Returned in August

August saw a return to a relatively steep depreciation in the price of used Class 8 trucks, according to J.D. Power's  Chris Visser, although some of the details are yet to fully materialize.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 15, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

Nikola FCEV Truck Deliveries to Start Before End of September

The first deliveries of Nikola’s hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered Class 8 truck are set to begin as early as late September, CEO Steve Girsky said Sept. 13.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 14, 2023
Business, Equipment, Fuel

Startup Merger Partners Eye Class 8 Truck Launch by 2027

Proposed merger partners ElectraMeccanica and Tevva plan to launch a Class 8 hybrid electric and hydrogen-powered truck in the United States in 2027, ElectraMeccanica CEO Susan Docherty said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 13, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

Utility Trailer Teams Up With Germany’s Schmitz Cargobull

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. unveiled plans Sept. 11 for a joint venture with Germany’s Schmitz Cargobull Corp. that will be known as Cargobull North America.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 13, 2023