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U.S. Class 8 retail sales in June were the highest of the year and improved 12.7% compared with the previous June, Wards Intelligence reported.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) joined Phoenix-based truck manufacturer Nikola Corp. to showcase two electric trucks near the U.S. Capitol Building.

A producer and distributor of renewable natural gas and a supplier of chassis-related systems and components for trailers, trucks and buses are separately planning for major expansions — one by going public and the other through consolidation.

Rivian Automotive Inc. is planning hundreds of layoffs to trim its workforce in areas where the electric vehicle maker has grown too quickly, according to people familiar with the matter.

Truck makers Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Traton Group announced their joint venture, launched in December 2021 to develop charging infrastructure in Europe, gained the final necessary regulatory approvals.

Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook was spotted in downtown Sun Valley July 7 taking a ride in a Rivian Automotive Inc. battery-electric pickup.

North American Class 8 orders for June came in at 15,500 and pointed to truck makers doing their best to accommodate ongoing strong demand.

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a challenge to a controversial California law aimed at reclassifying owner-operators as motor carrier employees, carriers and independent contractors could soon be thrust into an uncertain business environment.

Louisiana is working out details in a new experiment enabling trucks to carry two 20-foot containers in tandem to and from its ports to alleviate supply chain issues exacerbated by congestion and driver shortages.

The deal for the provider of automatic tire inflation systems extends Clarience's string of recent acquisitions.