Fuel savings realized from the SuperTruck II program could translate to less battery mass and greater driving range for electric trucks.
A perplexing power distribution module causing lighting failures on Freightliner Custom Chassis has led to a third recall for the problem.
From storing renewable energy stocks to tapping high-voltage transmission lines, the juice to power electric trucks has to come from somewhere.
Class 8 truck orders placed this year for 2022 models are being retimed to next year as 2023 models because parts shortages are preventing production.
La crisis de la cadena de suministro provoca nuevos trámites
que confirman los retrasos en las entregas
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling Freightliner Custom Chassis products a second time because of faulty valve stems.
Meritor will commercially produce its electric powertrain with supply agreements for buses and plans for fuel cell applications.
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Fleets using Daimler Trucks North America’s Cascadia can now choose the apps or telematics solutions they want without hardware upgrades after the truck maker leveraged its partnership with Platform Science to introduce the Virtual Vehicle platform.
The DOE SuperTruck program shifts to stretch goals for battery-electric and fuel cell trucks along with megawatt charging and green hydrogen.
The importance of developing metrics that matter; Daimler Trucks cancels production of Western Star 5700 XE; UPS takes yet another increase; and a recap of earnings season.
The new shortage hits home for a small Pennsylvania fleet as its canceled Western Star order leaves it with no options for new equipment.
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Waymo autonomous truck engineering lead Boris Sofman makes the case that a decade of self-driving car efforts blazed the path to driverless trucks.
Last of major truck makers to launch an electric truck, Navistar places first five medium-duty eMV Series models with Penske Truck Leasing.
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The collective odometer on evaluation units of Daimler Trucks’ eCascadia and eM2 box trucks crossed 1 million miles.
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NHTSA details new crash-data reporting requirements for self-driving trucks.
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling some 2022 Freightliner Cascadias because of five underbody fires related to misinstallation of the exhaust tip.
