The Amazon.com vans parked outside apartment buildings and along suburban cul-de-sacs aren’t just bearing gifts to online shoppers this holiday season. The e-commerce giant’s home-delivery push has been a boon to automakers, too.
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CARB Board Hears Public Comment on Plan for Electric Truck Future
Just when will heavy-duty electric trucks be ready for prime time, and when will motor carriers purchase them?
December 19, 2019Volvo Sells UD Trucks Unit to Isuzu for $2.3 Billion
Volvo Group agreed to sell its UD Trucks unit to Isuzu Motors Ltd. for about $2.3 billion and announced plans to forge a strategic alliance with its Japanese rival, the latest sign of consolidation in the global automotive industry.
December 18, 20192019: Hours-of-Service Rule, ELDs and Roads Dominated Political, Regulatory Concerns
For the trucking industry, 2019 was a year of transition, replete with regulatory victories and disappointments.
December 20, 2019Toyota’s 2020 Forecast Nudges It Closer to Volkswagen
Toyota Motor Corp. is forecasting sales of 10.77 million vehicles worldwide during 2020, nudging it closer to No. 1 automaker Volkswagen AG.
December 17, 2019Design Firm Adds Car-Haul Options
Ernest Dandridge Carrier Design Services Inc. announced it added electrification options to its adjustable enclosed car-hauling equipment, RAD/Auto Transport Modules, for use in vans from Kentucky Trailer.
December 16, 2019Northeast States Weigh Transportation and Climate Initiative
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is one of the leaders pushing for a regional program that would raise the price of gas while curbing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.
December 16, 2019Tesla Zealotry on Street Fades as Focus Shifts to Fundamentals
The perpetual war between Tesla Inc.’s bears and bulls may finally be simmering down.
December 13, 2019Timeline: Trucking's Biggest Moments in 2019
Feeling reflective? 2019 was a big year for trucking, with lots of regulatory reforms and bankruptcies dominating the news cycle. Here's a look back at what you all were talking about this year.Â
December 20, 2019Audit Finds Proposed EPA Glider Rule Repeal Skipped Legal, Health Analyses
A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General determined that former agency Administrator Scott Pruitt failed to follow legal and public health safeguards in 2017 when he proposed to repeal an Obama-era regulation limiting the number of glider trucks that could be manufactured annually.
December 11, 2019