Electrification Finds Its Ground Zero in California
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Expanding options for battery-electric technology and hybrid-electric and natural-gas engines are converging alongside efforts to protect forthcoming clear-air regulations, and longtime industry players must be ready to react to this evolving landscape, panelists said here at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, held April 30-May 3.
May 2, 2018Penske Looks to Help Customers Understand Alternative Fuels
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The interest in alternative fuels is steady, and when customers call wanting, for instance, an electric truck, they want it right now, according to Penske Truck Leasing executives.
May 2, 2018Wabash Reports 1Q Gains, Record Backlog
Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. posted slightly higher net income in the first quarter as revenue and backlog soared.
May 2, 2018Autonomous Cars’ Shortcomings Revealed in California DMV Reports
A demand from the California DMV of eight companies testing self-driving cars has highlighted a number of areas where the technology falls short of being safe to operate with no human backup.
May 1, 2018Haldex AB Net Income More Than Doubles in 1Q
Haldex AB reported net income doubled in the first quarter as revenue rose 9% amid growing demand for the Scandinavian company’s brake adjusters, disc brakes and actuators.
May 1, 2018Dana Reports Rise in 1Q Net Income, Revenue
Dana Inc. reported April 30 first-quarter net income of $108 million, or 73 cents per share, on revenue of $2.1 billion, a 26% rise from $1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2017.
May 1, 2018DTNA Showcases Alternative-Fuel Cascadia Models
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Daimler Trucks North America presented two new Freightliner Cascadia trucks fueled on compressed natural gas as examples of its further expansion into alternative-fuel options.
May 1, 2018Kenworth Displays T680 Hybrid-Electric Tractor
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Kenworth Truck Co. unveiled for the first time a prototype T680 tractor equipped with a parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system that is part of California’s Hybrid Electric Cargo Transport demonstration project.
May 1, 2018Daimler Trucks North America Donates $1 Million to North Carolina School
Daimler Trucks North America, Thomas Built Buses’ parent company, donated $1 million to support High Point University’s Congdon Hall and Congdon School of Health Sciences.
May 1, 2018Allison Transmission Income, Revenues Jump in First Quarter
Allison Transmission reported first-quarter 2018 net income of $151 million, or $1.09 per share, up 82% from the $83 million, or 53 cents per share, of net income reported in the first quarter of 2017.
April 30, 2018