Kel Kearns is slated to be the CEO at the commercial vehicle battery cell manufacturing joint venture set up by Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Trucks & Buses U.S. Holding and Paccar Inc.
June 5, 2024GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Senators Promote AI Education
Senior senators on the freight transportation committee are promoting artificial intelligence education to improve supply chain industries’ adoption of the technology.
June 5, 2024BusinessTechnologyEquipment
ZF Appoints Ramiro Gutierrez as Head of North American Unit
Ramiro Gutierrez is to become the top executive in North America at component manufacturer ZF, the company said June 4.
June 5, 2024GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel
GOP Seeks Probe of Plug Power’s $1.7 Billion in US Backing
Sen. John Barrasso is asking a government watchdog to investigate nearly $1.7 billion in financing offered last month to hydrogen company Plug Power Inc.
June 5, 2024BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel
Mercedes and Stellantis Press Pause on EV Battery Factories
Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz are pausing work on two electric vehicle battery plants and may pivot to manufacturing lower-cost cells in light of slowing demand for still-expensive EVs.
June 4, 2024GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Peterbilt Introduces CARB-Compliant MX-13 Engine
Peterbilt Motors Co. announced that a California-compliant version of the Paccar MX-13 diesel engine is now available in its Model 579, Model 567 and Model 589 trucks.
June 4, 2024BusinessTechnology
REPLAY: GENERATE - Technology Learning Sessions
Join us for conversations that will help you discover the opportunities and challenges that artificial intelligence offers the industry, and learn how you can effectively deploy AI to boost your business operations Reserve your seat for this half-day virtual event with learning sessions dedicated to generating specific insights for fleet technology and operations decisionmakers.
June 4, 2024BusinessTechnologySafety
Trucking Leaders Discuss Impact of Safety Culture on Operations
INDIANAPOLIS —Trucking and insurance executives at a TCA session offered advice on how leaders can adopt technologies and impact their companies’ safety culture from the executive suite.
June 4, 2024GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
South Accounts for Lion’s Share of Factory Construction Boom
States in the U.S. South are at the forefront of a massive renaissance in construction projects aimed at enhancing manufacturing capacity and supply chain resiliency.
June 3, 2024BusinessTechnologyAutonomousGlobal Freight
Einride Becomes Peterbilt’s Biggest BET Customer
Einride will buy 150 Model 579EV battery-electric trucks from Peterbilt, the truck maker’s biggest EV order so far, the companies said.
June 3, 2024