Latest News Updates From Keiron Greenhalgh

Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Truck Startup Edison Motors Ramps Up Hybrid Class 8 Production

The company will begin its first small production run in a new 305-acre manufacturing facility in Golden, British Columbia, founder and CEO Chace Barber told Transport Topics.

March 6, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment

Cummins Launches X10 Engine Platform

Cummins continued to overhaul its engine options for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, unveiling the X10 engine platform and a B-Series engine update in recent days.

March 5, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Court Nixes Teamsters鈥 WARN Claims Against Yellow

Judge Craig Goldblatt on Feb. 26 found Yellow to be a 鈥渓iquidating fiduciary,鈥 rather than an employer, at the time it laid off unionized employees.

February 28, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Auto Haulers Eye Initial Jack Cooper Tailwind in Weak Market

The collapse of auto hauler Jack Cooper Transport is expected to provide an initial tailwind for other carriers in the sector, and possibly stimulate some appetite for mergers.

February 27, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Mack Trucks Makes Remote Software Updates Standard

When AutoSend software deployment becomes standard for customers with trucks equipped with driver-display activation, customers won鈥檛 have to worry about which trucks need updates.

February 26, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Texas Startup Launches Hybrid Retrofitted Class 8 Tractor

A Texas-based startup is promising 40% fuel efficiency savings and reductions in carbon emissions from a hybrid diesel-electric Class 8 tractor set to be unveiled at the end of March.

February 25, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

WattEV Transport Takes Delivery of First Two Tesla Semis

The Semis will be available for drayage use at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, the first time the Class 8 battery-electric truck has been used at the largest port complex in the U.S.

February 25, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Survey: Nearly All Fleet Owners to Boost Safety Spending

Some 99% of executives surveyed across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and four Western European nations plan to boost spending on workforce safety and security technologies.

February 24, 2025
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

TFI Eyes a 鈥楤rother鈥 for TForce Freight, Not a Merger

During TFI鈥檚 Q4 2024 earnings call with analysts Feb. 20, the company鈥檚 top executive said he did not expect any major acquisitions in 2025, after previously promising substantial ones.

February 21, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Standard Forwarding Freight Buys Midwest LTL Carrier From DHL

Standard Forwarding Freight bought the assets of Midwest less-than-truckload carrier Standard Forwarding from DHL Freight for an undisclosed sum.

February 21, 2025