The California company Total Transportation Services Inc. has issued a letter of intent to purchase 100 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) from electric startup Nikola, whose Nilola Tre BEV is designed for local deliveries up to 350 miles.
Viaduct will leverage connected data from Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks for applications to improve quality, increase customer experience, and lower downtime.
Daimler Truck, Traton Group and Volvo Group will create a joint venture to install and operate a public charging network for battery electric, heavy-duty long-haul trucks across Europe in 2022.
The Biden administration announced a series of short- and long-term initiatives to address the truck driver shortage, including launching a pilot program for younger drivers and making it easier for trucking companies to use the Registered Apprenticeship program.
DHL is upping its plans for autonomous-truck operations, as TuSimple announced a global partnership with DHL Supply Chain to adopt, integrate, and scale TuSumples’ autonomous trucking technology into DHL’s operations.
The first Nikola Tre battery-electric trucks are due to be in customers' hands by the end of the year. What about the fuel-cell versions?
Rush Enterprises, which operates the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships in North America, has just gotten even larger.
A truck driver who said he lost his brakes on a steep grade in Colorado has been sentenced to 110 years in prison after four people died in the resulting pileup.