Daimler AG reported higher earnings and revenue as it sold 736,385 passenger cars and commercial vehicles in the second quarter, up 36% compared with 541,833 a year earlier. Truck sales alone jumped by an even higher percentage.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Trailer Rental/Lease Study Examines the Reach of Technology Solutions
Some fleets are turning to third parties to provide the manpower to monitor, analyze and decide when to move a trailer, where to move it, when to have it maintained.
July 23, 2021Fleets, OEMs Invest in Seat Technology to Improve Driver Comfort, Safety
Since truck drivers spend so much of their professional lives sitting behind the steering wheel, the driver’s seat is a crucial part of the vehicle spec.
July 23, 2021Wrench Time
How can trucking fleets get the most out of their technicians? Treat them like surgeons, says one executive.
July 23, 2021Introducing Calibrate, Our New Publication
The trucking industry is in a constant cycle of change, but it’s not so much a change as it is a calibration, an adjustment. So too it is in publishing. The Transport Topics quarterly Equipment & Maintenance Update is now Calibrate.
July 23, 2021EV Pickup Truck Maker Rivian Plans Second US Factory
Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric pickup maker backed by Amazon.com Inc., is looking for a location for a second assembly plant in the U.S. before it has produced its first vehicle.
July 22, 2021Volvo Group Earnings Rise on Global Vehicle Sales
Volvo Group reported strong second-quarter earnings and revenue as sales in its global vehicle-related segment rose 41% compared with a year earlier.
July 21, 2021Startup Couriers Snatch Toehold in Biggest Shake-Up of E-Commerce Era
Surging e-commerce is generating more package deliveries than giant couriers can handle, clogging retailers’ logistical pipelines and frustrating consumers. But the logjam is spawning startups with new ways of speeding deliveries.
July 21, 2021Toyota Adds Suzuki, Daihatsu to Commercial EV, Autonomous Push
Suzuki Motor Corp. and Daihatsu Motor Co. are investing in a Toyota Motor Corp. entity to bring electrification and autonomous driving to commercial vehicles, deepening ties between the automakers.
July 21, 2021Ford, Lyft and Argo Team Up to Deploy Robo-Taxis
Ford Motor Co. and its partner Argo AI will start a self-driving ride-hailing service with Lyft Inc. in Miami and Austin, Texas, later this year. It will be the biggest commercial rollout of robot rides.
July 21, 2021