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Prepare for the inevitable: How trucking firms protect data from cyberattacks
Trucking is a high-dollar industry with large amounts of cash or credit available — and carriers' IT infrastructure is often insufficient, one expert said.
By Heather Larson • July 06, 2020 -
Tesla Semi delivers Teslas as Musk wades into auto-hauling business
The auto-hauling sector has no capacity issues, but Tesla's chief is keeping a promise he made in 2018: Build a fleet to move Model 3 cars.
By Jim Stinson • June 30, 2020 -
Maintenance costs become a 'permanent headwind,' up 30%
Tires are usually the No. 1 problem for the three carrier categories, but FleetNet and TMC reported for the first time the truckload segment didn't see this trend.
By Jim Stinson • June 29, 2020 -
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CARB passes clean trucks rule, setting stage for no-diesel sales in California by 2045
The rule sets a one-time reporting requirement for large employers regarding their facilities, types of truck services and fleet.
By S.L. Fuller • June 26, 2020 -
Courtesy of Hyliion
Hyliion CEO: Merger will pave way for high-volume hybrid tech production
In a move similar to Nikola's, the electrified powertrain firm backs into the Tortoise shell company to go public.
By Jim Stinson • June 24, 2020 -
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Waste company sets goal for 50% of fleet to run on CNG by 2030
The fleet changes would further Texas-based WCA Waste's sustainability goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) 35%.
By Cole Rosengren • June 22, 2020 -
Frito-Lay
Utilities propose West Coast charging stations for electric trucks
Fleet managers are watching what utilities and agencies do and indicated in a survey they will deploy EVs as part of their freight-hauling fleet when they see the infrastructure assemble.
By Jim Stinson • June 22, 2020 -
FMC: Trucks should return empties to pickup terminal, increasing dual transactions
The process would boost driver productivity and reduce congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
By S.L. Fuller • June 19, 2020 -
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Pandemic accelerates fleets toward electronic BOLs, PODs
Carriers and shippers have adopted new ways of signing paperwork at the loading dock to maintain social distance.
By Heather Larson • June 15, 2020 -
Courtesy of Toyota
California rule would require fleets to report vehicle inventory data in 2021
The proposed rule, expected to be voted on this month, would require manufacturers produce 9% of Class 8 straight trucks to be zero-emission and 5% of Class 8 tractors to be zero-emission in 2024.
By Jim Stinson • June 11, 2020 -
Daimler, Volvo establish subsidiary for fuel-cell trucks
The German OEM has a two-pronged strategy on electric trucks, with differing approaches in Europe and the U.S.
By Jim Stinson • June 09, 2020 -
Courtesy of Navistar
Navistar maintains US operations but has challenges with suppliers in Mexico
Company officials said a drop in the truck segment was partially because of lower Mexico volumes and a decrease in GM-branded units being sold.
By Jim Stinson • June 04, 2020 -
Diesel stops 19-week slide after fleets contend with historic low oil prices
As diesel prices rise, fleets will likely make more aggressive use of added technology and aerodynamics to control diesel costs, which is usually a fleet's second-largest expense.
By Jim Stinson • May 27, 2020 -
EVs show savings compared to diesel trucks, but not in every US city
As fleets ponder switching to Class 8 electric trucks, they have to consider the unintended consequences and hidden costs of the new technology.
By Jim Stinson • May 27, 2020 -
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Class 8 orders and production fall, helping to clear 'still-too-large' inventories
Class 8 orders have crashed — April's numbers are the lowest since September 1995, ACT Research said — and not just because of the pandemic.
By Jim Stinson • May 20, 2020 -
Courtesy of Nikola Corp.
Electric trucks are the 'inevitable future,' fleets say
Despite the pandemic environment, states and fleets push forward on electric tractors.
By Jim Stinson • May 19, 2020 -
Courtesy of Wabash National
April trailer orders plunge to 1990 levels
National orders were comparable to the size of one large fleet's monthly order.
By Jim Stinson • May 18, 2020 -
Plunging diesel prices offer fleets relief — but it may not last
Trucking experts don't see diesel offsetting costs long term because it's always a cycle, and low diesel consumption indicates freight volumes are slowing.
By Jim Stinson • May 07, 2020 -
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Tesla delays semi truck delivery to 2021
CEO Elon Musk said the production schedule slowed, as the company needed to increase battery production to serve all its products.
By S.L. Fuller • May 04, 2020 -
Cummins concerned over Mexico supplier shutdowns' impact on production
Hundreds of manufacturing plants across Mexico are closed, and Cummins' COO said details are hard to come by on which suppliers are shutting down and what they're doing to keep workers safe.
By Matt Leonard • May 01, 2020 -
117 trucking groups push for temporary excise tax repeal in next round of federal relief
Because the FET is part of the Highway Trust Fund, any suspension of the tax is bound to come up in talks over an infrastructure bill.
By Jim Stinson • April 30, 2020 -
Daimler expected normalization of the truck market in Q1, and then came coronavirus
OEMs already anticipated lower production, because fleets had bought so many units during the freight boom of 2017-2018.
By Jim Stinson • April 30, 2020 -
Volvo to restart production at 'low levels' as OEMs face slumping market
Fleets are hitting pause on buying during the coronavirus pandemic, meaning truck manufacturers have to manage a new, troublesome environment.
By Jim Stinson • April 27, 2020 -
Paccar Parts has record-setting Q1 while truck sales dip
Increased shipments of medical supplies, food, infrastructure materials and goods stimulated parts demand in the first quarter of 2020.
By Jim Stinson • April 21, 2020 -
FTR: Tough trucking conditions to persist until 2021
Trailer orders dropped 54% in March, and volumes and rates could hit bottom in April and May, said FTR.
By Jim Stinson • April 17, 2020
