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Thermo King Names R452A Standard Option

Thermo King, a brand of global climate innovator Trane Technologies, announced R452A refrigerant will be the standard option on single- and multi-temperature truck refrigeration units manufactured in North America.

November 30, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Volvo VNR Electric Trucks Headed to NYC

Volvo Trucks North America announced it will deploy eight Volvo VNR Electric trucks with two Bronx-based community groups as part of a $10 million award through the New York Clean Transportation Prizes program.

November 30, 2022
GovernmentTechnologyEquipment

Penske Adds Freightliner eCascadia Production Models

Penske Truck Leasing announced it took delivery of two battery-electric production model Freightliner eCascadia semi-trucks from Daimler Trucks North America.

November 30, 2022
BusinessTechnology

Volkswagen Weighs Foxconn Partnership to Aid American EV Push

Volkswagen AG may tap Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group to make electric pickups and sport utility vehicles in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the matter

November 29, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Trucking Stakeholders Express Concerns Over Electronic Identifiers

A proposal by federal regulators to require unique electronic identifiers on large trucks wasn’t well received by many of the nation’s motor carriers and independent truckers.

November 29, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyTCA

EV Charging Infrastructure Potentially Unprepared for Cyberattacks

Electric vehicle charging stations are vulnerable to a number of different cyberattack scenarios. A Sandia Labs research report described how a review of vulnerabilities helps prioritize grid protections and inform public policymakers.

November 29, 2022
BusinessTechnology

Tesla Facing Backlash for Musk’s Twitter Move

For owners and potential buyers of Tesla cars, it has become all but impossible to find neutral ground on the controversies that surround CEO Elon Musk.

November 29, 2022
BusinessTechnology

Coke’s Electric Renault Trucks Debut Before Tesla’s Pepsi Semis

Renault Trucks has helped Coca-Cola beat Pepsi and Tesla Inc. to the punch on electric deliveries. Coca-Cola will start using battery trucks from the Volvo AB-owned brand for local trips in Belgium on Nov. 24.

November 28, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogisticsGlobal Freight

Shipping Prices Fall in Inventory Glut, Upping Broker Deals

U.S. trucking is entering a tumultuous period that will likely reshape the $875 billion industry. Shipping rates that spiked during disruptions caused by the pandemic have plummeted as inventory gluts across the U.S. lowered demand.

November 28, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Nikola Names Bruce Kurtt SVP of Sales and Commercial Operations

Zero-emission truck maker Nikola Corp. announced Bruce Kurtt has joined its executive team as senior vice president of sales and commercial operations.

November 28, 2022