In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, an autonomous trucking startup is in search of funding, robots are taking over warehouses, and trucking still rules the freight world.
Sales of commercial trucks in Mexico fell 46.8% in March, according to Mexico’s National Association of Manufacturers of Buses, Trucks and Tractor-trucks
Customers and society are demanding more environmentally friendly vehicles, including electric, and manufacturers are trying to meet those demands with smart business decisions that meet the key imperative of any commercial vehicle: to make money.
As more and more carriers close up shop, leasing equipment has become a gamble that some companies may not want to take.
Although it’s over 120 years old, there’s nothing ‘sprightly’ about Daimler. It’s a technological disrupter, automotive standard-setter and one of the FreightTech 25!
The departure raises questions about legacy auto companies aiming to compete with new entrants in the mobility sector.
This week: Electric trucks deployed in Australia; new distribution center in Far North Queensland; high compliance rates with fatigue regulations; and container terminal truck charges.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Transport Expo showcases Mexico’s trucking industry; Texas and Mexico officials host meeting to discuss border trade; Mexican company purchases 50 Kenworth trucks; officials celebrate start of the 2019-20 fresh produce import season. International transport expo showcases Mexico’s trucking […]
KeepTruckin has released a camera that records both on-highway and inside the cab for those fleets looking for more driver monitoring options.
Global economic slowdown has led to massive decrease in foreign real estate investment; ecommerce continues rapid growth; global auto industry slowdown might see drop in OEM earnings.
Daimler provides lower financial guidance for the second time in less than a month.
Daimler Trucks is betting big on autonomous trucks, as the German-based company announced Wednesday, May 29, that it is establishing a global group that seeks to put highly automated commercial trucks on U.S. highways within the next 10 years.
Plus: WalMart opens transportation office; farewell to the Smart car.
Fleet owners are being fed data through a fire hose and need better tools and support to make sense of it all, agreed a panel of experts during a connectivity solutions forum held at ACTEXPO this morning.
Daimler Trucks is buying a majority stake in Torc Robotics, another play in the company’s efforts to expand its presence in the self-driving commercial vehicle market.
China ramps up its pork import from the U.S.; Lyft is all set for its IPO; Saudi Arabia looks to push oil prices to over $70 per barrel.
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling more than 3,300 heavy-duty Freightliner Cascadia trucks because of a potential air bag glitch in the steering wheel, which could unexpectedly deploy.
Now Group, an autonomous mobility services company created by a partnership between BMW and Daimler, is expected to shape the future of urban mobility and benefit from the opportunities offered by digitalization, shared services, and increasing mobility needs of consumers.
The 2020 model year Freightliner New Cascadia features technologies that qualify it as a Level 2 autonomous, but drivers shouldn’t be scared off by that.
General Motors plans to go all-electric in the future but does not expect profits until early next decade; Amazon is all set to move into the last-mile delivery segment; Tesla and Mercedes-Benz might collaborate over electric van development.
