STUTTGART, Germany — German component company Bosch is launching a new drive-by-wire braking system which could be coming to a car near you this year.
February 7, 2025Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, TCA
Bosch Launches Drive-by-Wire Brake System for Cars
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
Verifying Safety of Rear Impact Guards Can Be Complicated
When a jury issued a $462 million judgment against Wabash National Corp. last fall, many fleet maintenance managers were concerned.
February 7, 2025Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Trucking Industry Urges FMCSA to End Label Rule
Although small in physical size, rear-impact guard certification labels often serve as the difference between compliance or violations that can cause big headaches for fleet leadership.
February 7, 2025Government, Business, Technology
TMC Deals With California on ‘Clean Truck Check’
A contingent of TMC member experts and others met with CARB to discuss ways of implementing a fleet-preferred method for complying with the Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance reporting.
February 7, 2025Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
Diesel OEMs Working to Meet 2027 EPA Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board have established that NOx and particulate emissions from diesel trucks have an adverse effect on health.
February 7, 2025Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Many Paths Can Lead to Fulfilling Truck Technician Career
Many highly skilled truck technicians have forged their own pathway to a successful career. Michael Freeze details the journeys some have taken to ascend in the profession.
February 7, 2025Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
Scout Motors Can’t Sell Directly to Buyers in °®¶¹´«Ã½ State
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors allows customers to buy the company’s EVs on an app, but that's not allowed in South Carolina. Â
February 7, 2025Government, Business
Employers Added 143,000 Jobs in January
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate fell to 4% to start 2025.
February 7, 2025Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
Trump Halts Program to Expand EV Charger Network
The Trump administration is suspending federal funding for electric car chargers, following through on one of the president’s first directives to roll back subsidies for plug-in vehicles.
February 7, 2025Government, Business, Technology
Nikola Considers Bankruptcy, Capping EV Maker’s Wild Ride
Nikola Corp. is working with a law firm and financial advisers to prepare a potential Chapter 11 filing, which would protect it from creditors amid a cash crunch.
February 7, 2025