Class 8 electric trucks
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Volvo to begin production of Class 8 electric trucks in December
Volvo Trucks North America will begin building Class 8 VNR Electric day cab trucks in Virginia in December, continuing an industry surge in bringing battery-operated…
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The Daily Dash: HOS exemption denied; YRC boosting pay; OOIDA criticizes cost estimates for broker transparency
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, FMCSA denies an HOS exemption for drivers with animals, YRC is boosting pay for some new drivers, OOIDA…
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Kenworth begins taking orders for Class 8 electric truck
The numbers will be small but the competition fierce as major truck makers debut their first fully electric Class 8 trucks in 2021. Kenworth will…
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Logistics giant NFI Industries adding 5,000 jobs
Logistics giant NFI is adding 5,000 new jobs before the end of 2020, further evidence of the demand on trucking to meet pandemic-induced and holiday…
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Minting millionaires and building buzz at Nikola
Nikola Executive Chairman Trevor Milton says buzz-building is part of the startup electric truck company’s growth strategy as its closes in on producing Class 8…
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J.B. Hunt gets dibs on trying out Freightliner electric eCascadia
J.B. Hunt Transport got first dibs on a Freightliner heavy-duty eCascadia in an expanded customer outreach that Daimler Trucks North America hopes will amp fleet…
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Hydrogen fuel: Linchpin of electric truck maker Nikola’s business
The focus on stock price gyrations in Nikola Corp. overlooks a major part of its business plan -- making and selling hydrogen fuel for its…
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Tesla tops Toyota as world’s most valuable transportation company
Tesla’s six-month stock price runup helped the company eclipse Toyota as the world’s most valuable transportation company. Reported orders for 650,000 CyberTruck pickups match 2018…
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Agility preorders 1,000 Hyliion hybrid-electric trucks
Logistics giant Agility is betting on soon-to-be-public Hyliion Inc. with a 1,000-unit order of its new hybrid-electric truck with a natural gas generator, as well…
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Xos electric truck startup edging toward low-volume production
Though it no longer can call itself Thor Trucks, electric truck startup Xos is progressing toward regular production with a modular platform aimed at winning…
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