Author: Neil Abt

System to begin shipping to select customers later this year

System to begin shipping to select customers later this year

New technologies focus on fuel economy, emissions reductions

Electric truck manufacturer BYD said it has delivered the first-ever electric Class 8 rear loader in the United States. The battery-electric vehicle was given to Seattle, marking the city’s first all-electric refuse truck.

It was placed into op

Electric truck manufacturer BYD said it has delivered the first-ever electric Class 8 rear loader in the United States. The battery-electric vehicle was given to Seattle, marking the city’s first all-electric refuse truck.

It was placed into op

A new survey found that many motor carriers are failing to take advantage of available data that could lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their trucks. 

Fleet Advantage said that based on its online survey presented to more than 2,000 p

Daimler Trucks is establishing the Autonomous Technology Group as a global organization for automated driving, bringing together its worldwide expertise and activities, as of June 1. The main tasks of the new unit comprise overall strategy and i

A pair of federal transport agencies said they are request public comment to help them craft automated driving regulations.

The advance notice of proposed rulemaking from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway

A new report from Bates White Economic Consulting predicts that both supply and demand for renewable natural gas (RNG) in the U.S. transportation sector will grow rapidly over the next five years.

The report said the use of RNG in transportation gre

Mack Defense, a subsidiary of Mack Trucks, is displaying the M917A3 heavy dump trucks with an armored cab for the first time in public at the annual Showcase for Commerce. The event takes place May 29-31 in Johnstown, PA. 

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