Class 8 electric trucks
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First Class 8 electric trucks headed for Texas
Fleetmaster Express recently ordered 10 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks to transition from a diesel fleet to an electric one.
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Breakthroughs and misconceptions: 9 questions with ChargePoint’s Rich Mohr
The similarities of solving fleet challenges helped Rich Mohr decide to leave Ryder System after 25 years to join ChargePoint.
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Nikola moves on from Trevor Milton to tackle supply chain shortages
Confident that the indictment of founder Trevor Milton won’t lead to legal trouble, Nikola focuses on supply challenges.
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Exclusive first ride: Nikola electric truck can turn on a dime
Nikola puts FreightWaves in the passenger seat of a battery-electric Class 8 daycab nearing production in Arizona.
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Nikola execs play the long game and take $1-a-year post-SPAC salaries
Nikola’s top five executives are taking $1-a-year salaries with huge stock payouts ahead if they restore lost share value.
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Hyliion still shows no sales even as hybrid truck deliveries grow
The Q1 earnings call covers everything but financials as Hyliion Holdings reworks its filings to show stock warrants as liabilities instead of equity.
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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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