Equipment

Daimler Truck announced that Karin Rådström will take over as CEO on Oct. 1, replacing company veteran Martin Daum.

Volvo Trucks plans to boost the range for one of its global battery-electric trucks to about 372 miles on a single charge, the Swedish original equipment manufacturer said Sept. 3.

Rhode Island is installing a weigh-in-motion system on the Washington Bridge in Providence, using advanced technology to monitor the structural health of the aging but vital connector.

The greatest hurdle to the widespread adoption of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles is the most difficult to overcome: an underlying lack of trust and faith in ZEVs.

FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen says auto industry headwinds mean it can’t rule out plant closings in its home country and must drop a pledge that would have barred layoffs through 2029.

As connected trucks rack up miles and pile up data, fleet managers can increasingly make use of the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence to access and act on the incoming information.

Connected truck capabilities such as remote diagnostics and over-the-air software updates are becoming more standard and more powerful as manufacturers integrate them into their designs.

Motion Industries, a provider of vehicle maintenance, repair and parts, will open a new service center in Houston in September.

A Peterbilt 579 EV developed to transport newly built Honda vehicles from the company’s Lincoln, Ala., plant was unveiled Aug. 26 after a yearslong development process.

Photos from the 2024 National Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Championships Awards Banquet at the JW Marriott Grand Ballroom in Indianapolis on Aug. 24.