Nonprofit to Buy Up to 500 Battery-Electric Drayage Trucks
The first customers are set to be carriers operating at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — the largest two ports in the U.S. by import volume.
September Class 8 Retail Sales Fall 1.9% Year Over Year
U.S. Class 8 truck retail sales fell year over year in September for a second consecutive month and the eighth month out of nine so far in 2024. However, sales rose on a month-on-month basis.
Freightliner Teases Debut of Fifth Generation Cascadia
Freightliner teased an Oct. 15 unveiling of a revamp of its flagship Class 8 on-highway Cascadia model Oct. 1.
ETruck Sees Hybrid-Converted Semis Arriving by End of 2024
ETruck Transportation expects to begin producing powertrains that turn Class 8 diesel trucks into hybrid battery-electric vehicles by the end of 2024, according to a senior executive.
Daimler Unwraps Autonomous, Electric Demonstration Truck
Daimler Truck unveiled plans May 8 to begin operating an autonomous, battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia demonstration truck.
UAW Members Ratify Four-Year Freightliner Labor Deal
United Auto Workers members ratified a four-year labor deal with Daimler Truck North America covering 7,400 mostly Freightliner employees, the union said May 4.
Class 8 Truck Sales Continue Downward Trend in February
U.S. Class 8 retail sales in February continued a trend of year-over-year declines, according to data from Wards Intelligence.
Class 8 Truck Sales Down 6.7% in January
Class 8 retail sales kicked off the new year with their sixth consecutive month of year-over-year declines in January, Wards Intelligence data shows.
Love’s, DTNA Roll Out Freightliner Maintenance Network
Love’s Travel Stops and Daimler Truck North America have begun rolling out a maintenance network for light mechanical repairs on the truck maker’s Freightliner-branded vehicles.
Daimler Vocational Models Add New Transmission Option
Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies’ Endurant XD automated transmission is now available for three vocational Western Star and Freightliner models, the joint venture said Dec. 11.