At an exclusive event at the TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California, Volvo Trucks offered a first look at its North American Class 8 battery-electric project trucks. In Europe, Volvo Trucks recently started sales of electric trucks for urban transports and demonstrated electric concept trucks for construction operations and regional… Read more »
Anheuser-Busch Completes First Zero-Emission Beer Delivery with Nikola and BYD
Last week, Anheuser-Busch, in partnership with Nikola Motor Company (Nikola) and BYD Motors LLC, completed their first ever ‘Zero-Emission Beer Delivery’ in the company’s hometown of St. Louis – utilizing both companies’ innovative fleet technology to deliver beer from the local Anheuser-Busch brewery to the Enterprise Center using only zero-emission… Read more »
The Kenworth T680 with Integrated Toyota Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Stars at Port of Los Angeles
The Kenworth T680 on-highway flagship was the featured Class 8 truck at a major, zero emissions trucking event that featured more than 100 participants from government, industry, local community and the media held Monday at the Port of Los Angeles. Kenworth / Toyota Fuel Cell Electric Truck (FCET) Kenworth Truck… Read more »
Fully Electric Mack® LR Model Takes Center Stage in Mack Trucks’ WasteExpo Booth
The highly anticipated Mack® LR battery electric vehicle (BEV) will grab the spotlight in Mack Trucks’ booth at WasteExpo 2019 May 6-9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Built to meet the demanding needs of the New York City Department of Sanitation, the fully electric LR demonstrator will begin testing… Read more »
Freightliner Showcasing New EconicSD Featuring Next-Level Safety Technology at WasteExpo
The new Freightliner® EconicSD™, the only cab-over-engine refuse truck in North America that features a collision mitigation system, will be on full display this year at WasteExpo 2019. The innovative, low-entry waste collection truck will be showcased in the Freightliner booth (#1402) along with an array of work truck solutions… Read more »
PACCAR Names Preston Feight as Chief Executive Officer
PACCAR Inc announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Preston Feight as chief executive officer (CEO) effective July 1, 2019. Mr. Feight was also elected as a member of the Board of Directors, effective on the same date. Preston Feight is currently executive vice president of PACCAR and… Read more »
UK entrepreneur tackling US diesel emissions issue launches crowdfunding campaign for new investment
A British entrepreneur, whose Los Angeles-based company has a solution for the 16 million metric tonnes of Nitrous Oxide produced by the US transportation sector annually, has already achieved more than £480,000 of the targeted £500,000 of its latest crowdfunding campaign for its next round of investment. According to the… Read more »
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. completes acquisition of Cory 1st Choice Home Delivery
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, announced today the completion of its acquisition of Cory 1st Choice Home Delivery. The transaction, announced January 9, was closed and became effective February 15. “Cory’s customer-first mentality and focus on the… Read more »
Daimler’s great American story
For all the gloominess around car maker Daimler, which on Feb 6 revealed a 28% downturn in 2018 profits and slashed its dividend, the story that never made the headlines was how well Daimler’s trucking division is doing. We already posted the big numbers here, but behind the hard-charging… Read more »
Daimler Trucks: record year 2018 with best-ever unit sales, revenue and earnings – further growth in unit sales expected for 2019
2018 was the most successful year in the history of Daimler Trucks to date, with record unit sales, revenue and earnings (EBIT). Daimler’s truck division increased its unit sales by 10 percent to 517,300 vehicles in the year under review – its highest unit sales (2017: 470,700). Daimler Trucks recorded double-digit… Read more »
