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Newsby StaffAugust 25, 2021

Navistar Names Mathias Carlbaum CEO, President

Mathias Carlbaum — who has been leading the post-merger management of Navistar on behalf of the Traton Group — will succeed Persio Lisboa as CEO of Navistar International on Sept. 1.

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Newsby Jim ParkAugust 24, 2021

Eaton: 48-volt Power Will Drive Cuts in Vehicle Emissions

Eaton’s Vehicle Group has developed a suite of 48-volt technologies to assist on- and off-highway commercial vehicle customers in transitioning from traditional 12- and 24-volt vehicle systems.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2021

Volvo Trucks to Expand Operations in China

Volvo Trucks plans to acquire JMC Heavy Duty Vehicle and start production of new heavy-duty Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX trucks in Taiyuan for customers in China.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2021

Goodyear, Plus Collaborate on Autonomous Truck Tech

Goodyear will work with autonomous-truck technology developer Plus (formerly Plus.ai) on how connected tires can help improve the performance of its PlusDrive autonomous driving solution.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2021

Peterson Names Ross Froat VP of Engineering, Government Affairs

Ross Froat comes to Peterson with a long career in the trucking industry as former director of technology and engineering policy for the American Trucking Associations.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2021

Brake Safety Week Starts August 22

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's Brake Safety Week will be held Aug. 22-28. Commercial motor vehicle inspectors will conduct inspections and remove commercial motor vehicles found to have brake-related out-of-service violations from the roadways.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 13, 2021

Trailer Makers Struggle to Meet High Demand

With fleets "desperate for new dry vans," trailer makers continue to struggle to increase production rates to meet high demand in the face of supply chain, staffing, and material shortage issues.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 13, 2021

Electric Yard Tractors go to Work in Port Newark

Ten battery-electric yard tractors are now in operation in Port Newark, New Jersey, which Red Hook Container Terminals said it is the single largest deployment of battery-electric trucks in the eastern U.S.

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Newsby StaffAugust 12, 2021

Great Dane Makes FleetPulse Smart Trailer Platform Standard

Great Dane is making its FleetPulse smart trailer telematics platform standard, with the ability to add new smart sensors as they are developed.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 12, 2021

Bridgestone, Einride Work Together on Electric, Autonomous Trucks

Bridgestone is teaming up with Einride, a Sweden-based company developing electric and autonomous vehicles, to use its smart-sensing tires on Einride vehicles and bring them to the U.S.

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