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Averitt Emphasizes People, Service on 50th Anniversary

Averitt Express marked a half century in business last year with celebrations at its facilities across the country, including its corporate headquarters in Cookeville, Tenn.

February 11, 2022
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Anheuser-Busch Taps Zero-Emission Trucks to Deliver New Beer

Anheuser-Busch teamed up with fleet partners Nikola Corp. and BYD Motors ahead of the Super Bowl to deliver Bud Light NEXT with zero-emission trucks.

February 11, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsAutonomous

After 鈥楧river-Out鈥 Milestone, TuSimple CEO Cheng Lu Outlines Vision for Autonomous Trucking

LAS VEGAS 鈥 When TuSimple completed its first 鈥渄river-out鈥 autonomous truck run in December, it marked a significant step toward a commercial launch of the company鈥檚 driverless truck technology.

February 11, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentBreaking News

January Class 8 Sales Drop

Class 8 U.S. retail sales in January slipped below 15,000, an 11.8% decline compared with a year earlier, Wards Intelligence reported.

February 10, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousTop 100

Suppliers Detail Supply Chain Challenges

Leaders of commercial vehicle suppliers weighed in, during recent earnings calls, on challenges to the supply chain and related concerns.

February 10, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Cummins to Acquire Jacobs Vehicle Systems

Altra Industrial Motion Corp. announced it entered into an agreement to sell its Jacobs Vehicle Systems business to Cummins Inc. for $325 million.

February 9, 2022
BusinessTechnology

Toyota鈥檚 Auto Sales Sag on Chips Crunch

TOKYO 鈥 Toyota鈥檚 profit slipped nearly 6% last quarter, the Japanese automaker said Feb. 9, highlighting the headwinds automakers are facing in a computer chips crunch caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

February 9, 2022
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Ford鈥檚 Kansas City Plant Begins Deliveries of E-Transit

Ford Motor Co. this week began shipping its new all-electric E-Transit cargo van from its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri to customers across the U.S.

February 8, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuelTCA

Ram Teases Electric 1500 Pickup, Launches New Site

Ram鈥檚 electric pickup truck still is two years away, but the 鈥淏uilt to Serve鈥 brand is giving the public a tease of a concept vehicle and an opportunity to share what they want from the EV.

February 8, 2022
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Senators Demand Answers About Tesla Feature That Runs Stop Signs

A pair of Democratic U.S. senators demanded answers Feb. 8 from Tesla Inc. about a feature of its so-called Full Self-Driving system that permitted its vehicles to slowly roll through intersections without stopping as well as complaints about cars that suddenly brake at high speeds.

February 8, 2022