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UVALDE, Texas — Continental on June 20 hosted a test drive involving a Class 8 truck and sports cars to demonstrate how its tires handle various road conditions.

Threatened by possible shortages of lithium for electric car batteries, automakers are racing to lock in supplies of the mineral in a politically and environmentally fraught competition.

Uber Freight estimated that the trucking industry could be driving close to double the number of empty miles than initially estimated. The company released its findings in a report June 28.  

Facility electrification timelines for  heavy-duty trucking fleets are likely to be more protracted than carrier executives might expect, according to executives at power utilities.

Yellow Corp. filed suit June 27 against the Teamsters union and certain affiliates alleging breach of contract and accusing the union of causing more than $137 million in damages.

A survey of companies in the equipment finance sector saw overall new business volume hit $9.5 billion in May, according to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association.

Some of the largest oil producers in Canada are objecting to potentially rising costs and fees to ship their crude on the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline.

Many of the major players in the trucking industry say they generally are supporters of the goals of the EPA’s Phase 3 proposed rule, but they have concerns that the phase-in is moving too fast.

A key U.S. automotive industry organization says it will set performance standards for Tesla’s electric vehicle charging cords in another move toward using the Tesla plug on all EVs.

Federal trucking regulators  confirmed they plan to consider a request by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association seeking a rulemaking on broker-shipper pricing transparency.