Equipment

U.S. Class 8 retail sales in May cleared 18,000 and trounced year-earlier levels that had plunged amid the pandemic, WardsAuto .com reported.

Imported cargo shipments to the U.S. are expected to remain at a record or near-record levels for several more months as consumer spending continues to restart the pandemic-damaged economy. But industry experts say all of that buying is clogging an already overtaxed supply chain.

Some 49% of all Classes 3-8 commercial vehicles, or nearly 5.5 million trucks, are using advanced diesel engine technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study.

French investigators said Volkswagen AG has been charged in a fresh crackdown on alleged deception over diesel emissions that also has embroiled rival Renault SA.

President Joe Biden’s blueprint for the U.S. semiconductor industry marks an ambitious effort to set industrial policy for a critical sector of the economy, but the strategy will need more money and global support to take back chip supremacy and pre-empt a rival effort from China.

Opposition to the Federal Communications Commission’s ruling on the 5.9 GHz transportation spectrum band remains active as a pair of stakeholders are formally pushing back on the agency’s move.

Whiting Systems opened a new welding facility that will allow manufacturing processes to be faster for customers, the company announced last month.

Navistar International Corp., the parent company of International brand trucks, reported a surge in net income and increased revenue for its fiscal second quarter as truck orders rose and it increased production.

A bill to require speed limiters on heavy commercial trucks was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Advanced driver assistance systems initially encountered driver resistance, but over time have become a more widely accepted and even embraced trend as drivers realize their benefits.