New York tests Mack electric refuse truck
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Mack Trucks has turned over the keys to an electric refuse vehicle to New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) officials “for real-world trial”, the company said Wednesday. DSNY will base the Mack LR Electric demonstration m…
HDA Truck Pride streamlines management
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — HDA Truck Pride has restructured its management team with a number of appointments. The company has named Tim Shaw director of product management and Clint Carter chief commercial officer. Shaw joins HDA Truck Pride after a 29-year car…
Traton Group, TuSimple Partner on Autonomous Truck Technology
The Traton Group and TuSimple recently announced a global partnership to develop self-driving trucks.
Amazon orders 10 Lion Electric trucks
MONTREAL, Que. – Lion Electric has reached a deal to delivery 10 battery-electric trucks to Amazon, with the first two to be delivered this year. Amazon says it will deploy the trucks in its middle mile operations, transporting items within its network…
Traton, TuSimple announce partnership on autonomous trucks
MUNICH, Germany — The Traton Group and TuSimple have announced a global partnership to develop self-driving trucks. As part of the deal, Traton has also taken a minority stake in TuSimple, the company announced Wednesday. Traton, the truck and bu…
Mack MD Series Now in Full Production
Pandemic-related delays setback production by about two months, but Mack’s new MD series truck began rolling off the new Roanoke Valley Assembly line on September 1.
CVSA Releases New Video on the Future of Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) recently released a stop-motion video on the future of commercial motor vehicle safety technology, inspections and enforcement.
CDL, med cert renewal waiver extended through end of year
FMCSA has extended a waiver that extends the expiration date of CDLs, CLPs and medical certificates that expired on or after March 1 through Dec. 31. A truck driver was named a Highway Angel for waking up a fellow driver whose truck caught fire at a tr…
Truck arrivals continue to fall
OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering the country continued to drop during the week of Sept. 14-20 after falling 16% in the previous week, the Canada Borders Services Agency (CBSA) said Tuesday. It said 114,555 truck drivers arrived durin…
Truck Lifecycle Data Index Shows Fuel Savings, Emissions Reduction for Replacements
Fleet Advantage’s latest Truck Lifecycle Data Index (TLDI) shows that fleets are seeing operational savings when upgrading to 2021 MY Class 8 trucks.