The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to split up the 5.9 GHz “safety spectrum” frequency previously set aside for use in transportation for vehicle-to-everything technologies, a plan that has prompted dire warnings from departments of transportation and various transportation and safety groups.
An analysis of electronic logging device data by eRoad has shown recently implemented changes to the hours-of-service regulations have not had a big impact on user operations.
ZF recently announced that Jon Morrison, president of its commercial vehicle control systems division, will retire at the end of the year and will be succeeded by Julien Plenchette, the company’s Americas region OEM truck, bus, car and fleet business leader.
Erin Gilchrist Rugg, the 2019 Fleet Manager of the Year winner and former fleet director for Safelite Autoglass, has joined drive-away company Transport Solutions of America (TSOA) as its SVP of marketing and business development.
Global express-services provider DHL is piloting four BYD Class 8 battery-electric tractors in the Los Angeles area, just in time for the peak holiday shipping season.
Cummins brings together every phase of the hydrogen energy cycle, from production using electrolyzers, to onboard mobile and stationary storage tanks and the fuel cells that power electric trucks, buses and trains.
Navistar has given its International HX Series, first introduced in 2016, a major overhaul, bringing in modern technology and driver-focused features while keeping a classic look. It believes the new severe-service truck will help it expand its presence in the construction market.
While preliminary data shows that used Class 8 volumes dropped 10% month-over-month in October, they are still 10% up compared to the first 10 months of 2019, according to ACT Research.
The all-virtual Fleet Safety Experience, a counterpart of Fleet Safety Conference, will continue to bring you more medium- and heavy-duty-focused sessions this week, including a session on an award-winning fleet safety program and one on the ins and outs of the latest Hours of Service updates.
Non-profit Together for Safer Roads (TSR), along with a collective of fleets including Anheuser Busch InBev, PepsiCo, and Republic Services, recently announced the Truck of the Future project, a program to reduce large truck collisions.
As president of Proterra Powered and Energy, Gareth Joyce will lead Proterra's growing business as a provider of its electric vehicle technology to commercial manufacturers and charging infrastructure solutions for heavy-duty electric fleets.
Full production will ramp up in 2022. The company is set to open a service center in Irvine, Calif. and a satellite research and development center in Farmington Hills, Mich.
The primary electricity supply company for much of southern California, added a Freightliner eCascadia from the Freightliner Customer Experience (CX) Fleet to begin a three-month testing trial
Daimler Trucks zeros in on driver safety and freight efficiency as its main autonomous technology goals.
According to recent data from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the energy weighted carbon intensity (CI) value of California’s natural gas vehicle fuel portfolio in the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program was below zero.
