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The soap opera that is Nikola Corp. has been renewed for a new season with the company taking aim at convicted founder Trevor Milton.

Natural gas may be having a moment as an alternative fuel for trucking, but there are a few nagging questions.

Mississippi incentives helped lure a $2 billion advanced battery-making joint venture for electric trucks to the Magnolia State.

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.

Three companies departed autonomous trucking in 2023 as Aurora Innovation, Kodiak Robotics and Torc Robotics staked leadership claims.

Cummins’ aggressive scaling of electrolyzers will need other players to meet expected midcentury hydrogen demand.

Torc Robotics has the autonomous truck nearly ready. Now comes the hard work of making a business from it.

Daimler Truck reported lower deliveries in Q3, a contrast to its major competitors who reported higher sales but warned of a coming slowdown.

Who is leading, following, emerging or out of the game in autonomous trucking? Here’s an assessment of shifts among the players.

Advances in the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 provide hints to the next Freightliner eCascadia.

Daimler Truck, Paccar and Cummins are forming a joint venture with a Chinese battery maker to onshore battery cell production in the U.S.

Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum will add the role of CFO while the Supervisory Board searches for a permanent replacement for Jochen Goetz.

Daimler Truck said CFO Jochen Goetz died in a “tragic incident,” but the company gave no cause of death for the 52-year-old executive.

Like other trucking OEMs, Daimler Truck rode higher prices to solid second-quarter results while incoming orders fell.

Investor confidence coincidentally clashes with an executive’s stock sales at autonomous trucking developer.

The future of Waymo Via had been whispered about for months after parent Alphabet Inc. cut thousands of jobs across the company earlier this year.

Robert Bosch expects $5.3 billion in sales by 2030 from building equipment that makes and uses hydrogen.

Daimler Truck forecasts a sunny outlook for its business, especially in North America and Europe.

In its first meeting with analysts since going solo, Daimler Truck projected revenue growth of 40%-60% in the second half of the decade.

Lightning eMotors identifies electrifying small school buses and shuttle vans as its niche. Scaling depends on finding new capital.

Once dismissed as a far-off technology, hydrogen fuel cells and infrastructure are getting buzz at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo.

Just before California regulators vote on a Clean Fleets rule, Daimler Truck has launched the U.S.-focused Rizon brand of Class 4-5 EVs.

Like Volvo Group and Paccar Inc., which have already reported, Daimler Truck forecasts a stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings report.

Volvo posted unexpectedly strong preliminary sales and earnings in Q1, reversing a dour projection made just months ago. (Photo: Volvo Group)

Daimler Truck completed its first year as a stand-alone company with financial results meeting its targets.

It is pretty much acknowledged across the trucking industry that a consolidation of players in autonomous trucking is coming.

From a Netflix-worthy docudrama at TuSimple to dueling technology announcements, autonomous trucking took steps toward commercialization.

When the 35 fuel cell trucks Hyundai is importing to California arrive in 2023, the South Korean automaker instantly assumes U.S. leadership.

Daimler Truck now thinks it will earn more money in 2022 because parts shortages are improving and its backlog-to-build schedule is shrinking.

Daimler Truck’s cellcentric joint venture with Volvo Group is a fuel cell truck first, but a big battery pack makes it a parallel hybrid.

Volvo Trucks North America is making vehicle as a service mandatory for buyers of its Class 8 electric trucks.

Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum has strong opinions on cabovers versus conventional trucks, fuel cells and other issues.

A few days in Germany revealed an inconvenient truth about real-world applications of battery-electric and hydrogen-powered trucks.

Daimler Truck is using exclusive battery chemistry to boost the range of its next long-haul electric truck beyond 300 miles.

TuSimple told federal officials about the crash of one of its supervised autonomous trucks and temporarily grounded its fleet. But it neglected to inform its partner, Navistar.

Daimler Truck is exerting greater influence over independent subsidiary Torc Robotics by bringing in its own CEO.

Daimler Truck posted improved revenue and income in Q2 but expressed full-year concerns because of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Schneider is joining fleets testing highway autonomy, starting commercial pilots in supervised Aurora Innovation trucks this week.

Traton Group is still focused on battery power for trucks but tossed a bone to hydrogen in raising its electrification spending to about $3 billion by 2026.

Truckload operator Werner Enterprises is an early evaluator of the latest powertrain technologies, including a hydrogen-powered Cummins engine.

All Daimler Truck segments reported higher sales in 2021 as the recent spinoff posted its first numbers as a publicly traded entity.

Navistar and MAN SE leaders trade positions as Traton continues a makeover of Navistar’s executive team.

As part of Daimler Truck, Torc Robotics faces less pressure than some startups to get driverless trucks to market.

Daimler Truck now stands on its own, trading in Frankfurt outside the shadow of longtime parent Daimler AG.

Daimler Truck estimates the revenue loss from a persistent shortage of microchips will cost billions in lost revenue.

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In its last quarter as part of Daimler AG, Daimler Truck reported higher unit sales but lower revenue.

In the disruptive world of autonomous trucking, TuSimple says it has to haul freight to prove the technology works.

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Demand usually drives heavy-duty truck production forecasts, but the delta variant and a constrained supply chain are wrecking projections.

Toyota bets on future of fuel cells with new manufacturing line for heavy-duty truck fuel cell powertrains in Kentucky.

Market leader Daimler Truck expects to be its own entity by the end of the year after Daimler AG votes to create two companies.

Daimler Truck sold more vehicles in Q2 than the previous quarter but warned that supply shortages threaten second-half financials.

Daimler Truck, TRATON and Volvo Group will spend $593 million to build a truck charging network across Europe.

The soon-to-be parent of Navistar increases electrification investment to $1.9 billion by 2025 and says 80% of its brands’ trucks will be electric by 2030.

Daimler Trucks continues to build out autonomous expertise with a partnership and investment in LiDAR maker Luminar

Perhaps motivated by the buzz that newly public rival Nikola is getting, Tesla’s Elon Musk says it is time for the oft-delayed Tesla semi-truck to move to full production. Tesla’s share price crosses $1,000 for first time.