OEM Trucking

Orders for new Class 8 trucks rose significantly in May, according to two research firms.

EV startup Harbinger grabbed $400 million in vehicle orders and announced a $73 million Series A funding round.

FleetPulse has spun off from trailer OEM Great Dane and hired industry executives to lead the independent company.

New Class 8 truck orders in April up from a year ago, down from March.

The potential energy and environmental gains from autonomous trucking are laid out in a new white paper from Aurora Innovation.

A possible strike by Daimler North America workers was averted at the last minute late Friday with a four-year deal.

Glen Stewart, director of strategic programs at Wabash, discusses the company’s Trailers-as-a-service (TaaS) offering, which is designed to help increase asset uptime.

Autonomous trucking regulation is already a state-by-state issue. In California, it may become a community-by-community matter.

Class 8 new truck orders were down in March, but the research firms that track them did not see it as significant.

The precise rules granting tax breaks to hydrogen to fuel trucks are still to be announced, and that has some people at CERAWeek concerned.

The Volkswagen diesel scandal settlement is providing more money to buy zero-emission drayage trucks and other vehicles in California.

Cummins Inc.’s environmental citizenship record didn’t shield it from the U.S. attorney general’s criticism when it agreed to pay a record fine.

The latest figures from ACT and FTR show a new truck build market that remains solid but that slowed from a month earlier.

Sweden’s Volvo Group reported strong Q4 results but pointed to normalizing demand, code for lower sales already visible in slackening orders.

Humble leadership at Paccar forgoes a victory lap its as profit streak reaches 85 years with regular dividends paid out since 1941.

Volvo Trucks North America revealed a 90% new VNL over-the-road truck that promises up to 10% better fuel efficiency.

Truck maker Paccar Inc. reached 85 consecutive years of posting net income with record sales and profits in the fourth quarter.

Daimler Truck managed a 1% gain in global sales in 2023, less than expected as supply chain issues still haunted the leading OEM.

Daimler Truck named Eva Scherer as chief financial officer to succeed Jochen Goetz, who died from a reaction to a wasp sting in August.

Hydrogen was a big topic through the mobility and transportation space at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.