Suppliers, service providers and truck makers unveiled alternative fuel-related initiatives in conjunction with the recent Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, Calif.
April 26, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Suppliers Chart Path to Electric Future
Business, Technology, Fuel
Tesla Delays Production of Semi Truck Until 2020
SAN FRANCISCO 鈥 Chief Financial Officer Zachary Kirkhorn hinted on a quarterly earnings call that Tesla will build its new semi starting in 2020 at its factory near Reno, Nev.
April 26, 2019Business, Equipment, Fuel
The Upside of Downspeeding
Industry experts and fleets tell us that engine downspeeding is a great way to save fuel at highway speeds and that it affords additional benefits.
April 26, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
Fine-Tuning Truck Filtration
Effective filtration systems always have played an integral role in the daily life of a truck鈥檚 lubrication, air intake and fueling processes.
April 26, 2019Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Editorial
Editorial: Old Man Winter Can鈥檛 Stop Freight
With quarterly earnings underway, we鈥檙e getting a look at how the industry fared during the first three months of 2019, a year which some have predicted could mark the beginning of a cooldown from last year鈥檚 red-hot freight market. Turns out the start of this year for freight haulers wasn鈥檛 marked so much by a cooldown as it was cold and snowy weather.
April 25, 2019Business, Fuel
Tesla Loses Another Bull as Analyst Dubs Period 鈥楾op Debacle鈥
Tesla Inc.鈥檚 latest first quarter was 鈥渙ne of top debacles鈥 ever seen in 20 years of covering tech stocks on the Street, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives said April 25.
April 25, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
BASF, Trimac Invest in New Bulk Freight-Matching Platform Bulky
The world鈥檚 largest chemical shipper and one of the largest bulk carriers in North America are investing $1 million in what they say is the first digital freight-matching network for shipping liquid bulk commodities by truck.
April 24, 2019Business, Technology, Fuel
Suppliers鈥 Input Helped Shape Nikola鈥檚 Class 8 Vision
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. 鈥 The zero-emissions Class 8 models Nikola Motor Co. designed and is preparing to build reflect more than just a go-it-alone attitude by an entrepreneur with a vision of trucking鈥檚 clean future and the necessary infrastructure to support the trucks.
April 24, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Kenworth, Toyota Join Forces to Reduce Emissions at California Ports
LOS ANGELES 鈥 Kenworth Trucks joined forces with several allies April 22 in the battle against greenhouse gases, unveiling three of 10 Class 8 trucks that will run using hydrogen fuel cells developed by Toyota.
April 23, 2019Government, Business, Fuel
Diesel Jumps 2.9垄 a Gallon to $3.147
The U.S. average retail price of diesel climbed 2.9 cents to $3.147 a gallon, and crude oil prices pushed past $65 a barrel to post a six-month high, the Department of Energy reported April 22.
April 22, 2019