Trucking Charity Donates to Urban Disaster Response Team
The Trucking Cares Foundation donated $25,000 to Virginia Task Force 1, a leading disaster response team, American Trucking Associations’ charitable arm said June 2.
June 5, 2023GM to Devote $1 Billion to Michigan Heavy-Duty Truck Plants
FLINT, Mich. — General Motors Co. will invest more than $1 billion in two of its plants to prepare for production of next-generation heavy-duty trucks, the Detroit automaker announced.
June 5, 2023NHTSA’s Advisory Panel on Underride Protection Raises Topics
A committee launched by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to study side underride protection during its inaugural meeting raised a variety of topic areas to address.
June 1, 2023April Used Class 8 Sales Down 20% Year-Over-Year
Used Class 8 truck sales in April decreased 20% year-over-year to 17,600 units from 22,100 units, ACT Research reported.
June 1, 2023US, EU Agree on Heavy-Truck Charging Standard
The U.S. and European Union have agreed that when a megawatt charging standard is developed for heavy trucks, it must be universal.
May 31, 2023Stellantis’ Battery Plant Subsidy Likely to Top Volkswagen’s
Stellantis NV is likely to receive more in subsidies for a new electric vehicle battery plant in Canada than the $9.5 billion Volkswagen AG extracted for a similar project, says one expert.
May 31, 2023NHTSA to Require Automatic Emergency Braking on New Vehicles
The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking within three years.
May 31, 2023Startup Verne Aims for Hydrogen Breakthrough in Trucking
San Francisco startup Verne is developing a lightweight hydrogen solution to power heavy-duty transportation. Co-founder Ted McKlveen talks about the company's plans.
May 30, 2023PGT Trucking Delivers Nucor Steel Using Nikola Truck
PGT Trucking announced it had delivered its inaugural shipment of low-greenhouse-gas steel, produced by steel manufacturer Nucor, using a Nikola Class 8 zero-emission vehicle.
May 30, 2023Why Ford Chose Tesla for EV Partnership: It’s the Plug
Hours before Tesla Inc. and Ford Motor Co. announced their surprise charging partnership, Ford’s chief executive officer offered his take as to why the U.S. has been so slow to adopt electric vehicles.
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