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Work Truck Solutions, Morgan Truck Body Launch Portal

Work Truck Solutions, a provider of software as a service, and Morgan Truck Body announced an online portal for finding Morgan-equipped commercial dry freight, refrigerated, platform and dump truck bodies.

June 18, 2021
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Hyliion Set to Join Russell 3000 Index

Electrified powertrain company Hyliion Holdings Corp. announced it is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000 Index at the conclusion of the 2021 Russell indexes annual reconstitution.

June 18, 2021
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Bridgestone Invests in Kodiak Robotics

Bridgestone Americas announced it made a minority investment in self-driving truck technology company Kodiak Robotics Inc.

June 18, 2021
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Xos Forms Powertrain Division

Electric truck manufacturer Xos Inc. announced it established a new powertrain division called Powered by Xos.

June 18, 2021
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Labor, Driver Shortages Delay Commercial, Military Moves

The moving industry is facing mammoth labor and truck driver shortages during the peak military moving season and an explosion of moving demands in the commercial market, possibly delaying unscheduled summer moves until August or September, according to American Trucking Associations' Moving and Storage Conference.

June 16, 2021
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GM to Spend More on Electric Vehicles, Add Battery Plants

DETROIT 鈥 General Motors will raise its spending on electric and autonomous vehicles and add two U.S. battery factories as it gambles that consumers will eagerly switch from gasoline to the new technology.

June 16, 2021
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May Medium-Duty Sales Climb 36% From 2020 Period

U.S. retail sales in May for Classes 4-7 improved 36% compared with a year earlier, as all but the heaviest class showed strong gains, WardsAuto .com reported.

June 16, 2021
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US to Seek Automated Braking Requirement for Heavy Trucks

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced plans 鈥渙ver the next year and beyond鈥 to issue a new proposal that would set standards and require heavy trucks to be equipped with automatic emergency braking systems.

June 14, 2021
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May Trailer Orders Mark Year鈥檚 Low Point

U.S. trailer order volume was the lowest of the year but well above last year鈥檚 comparable results that were depressed by the coronavirus pandemic.

June 11, 2021
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New Colors for CentriFuse Brake Drums

Motor Wheel, the manufacturer of CentriFuse brake drums and Crewson brake adjusters, announced the re-colorization of its CentriFuse brake drums to differentiate the products from what the company called imitations and off-shore clones.

June 11, 2021