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E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. plans to deploy 47 Volvo VNR Electric tractors across its Southern California operations, its first Class 8 battery-electric trucks.

A new analysis by leasing and logistics specialist Ryder System indicates the business case for swapping a diesel or gasoline van or truck for an EV is shaky for much of the trucking industry.

Trailer telematics specialist FleetPulse is to operate as a stand-alone company rather than as a unit of original equipment manufacturer Great Dane, it said.

Losses at Westport Fuel Systems Inc. widened in the first quarter of 2024 on the back of weaker revenue and inflationary cost increases.

TFI International acquired Quebec-based specialized truckload carrier Transport MJ Lavoie for an undisclosed sum, its fourth purchase so far in 2024.

Losses at tire manufacturer Goodyear narrowed in the first quarter of 2024 due in part to an ongoing restructuring that won positive reviews from analysts.

Losses at Nikola in the first quarter narrowed year-over-year, and executives are more bullish than in previous quarters about the truck maker’s prospects even as production costs soar.

Daimler Truck unveiled plans May 8 to begin operating an autonomous, battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia demonstration truck.

An expansion of Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing’s Hibbing, Minn., plant is complete, doubling the facility’s manufacturing and remanufacturing footprint, the division of DTNA said.

WattEV opened a battery-electric charging depot in Bakersfield, Calif., on May 6, its largest yet, the company said.