Jack Cooper’s end came just a few months after it was reportedly talking about some form of financial support from GM.
Two U.S. senators are asking Ford to explain why it canceled its contract with auto hauler Jack Cooper.
Stack AV founder Bryan Selesky is keeping most of the details of his autonomous trucking startup to himself for now.
Amid a contraction of autonomous trucking firms, the founders of self-driving startup Argo AI are launching a driverless trucking startup.
Class 5 electric trucks have a broad customer base and a lot of manufacturers chasing the space where regulation comes soon.
How confident is Kodiak Robotics of the safety of its autonomous system? How about cutting a sensor cable while the truck is running?
Ford earns Postal Service’s latest EV contract
In yet another drone-related patent filing, Ford is looking at flying within aerial corridors above roads.
Ford will help DHL electrify its last-mile fleet worldwide as it moves closer to its own sustainability goals.
Ford delivered the sold-out F-150 Lightning to customers in all 50 states
Ford is experimenting with a system that would allow drones to be controlled autonomously from delivery vans.
Last Mile Solutions told the Securities and Exchange Commission it is nearly out of cash and could run out of money this month.
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. leverages parent Daimler Truck North America’s dealership and service network to battle competitors.
Top executives resigned at ELMS Inc. following a board probe into their discounted stock purchases before a SPAC merger.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s automotive production hits 9-year low; Amazon begins hiring for El Paso fulfillment center; Port Houston appoints first chief business equity officer; and new Arizona distribution center to support e-commerce growth.
Suspending electric van production, converting debt to equity and reducing cash burn are among the new CEO’s early moves at the troubled Workhorse Group.
The DOE SuperTruck program shifts to stretch goals for battery-electric and fuel cell trucks along with megawatt charging and green hydrogen.
Amazon-backed EV maker Rivian makes big news with a public stock offer and beating its rivals to market with the first-ever electric pickup, the R1T.
Cruise Automation and BrightDrop, two GM siblings, may find common ground in applying autonomy to electric van delivery.
Daniel Ninivaggi takes over as the electric pickup truck startup beset with legal, financial and production challenges seeks to survive.
Workhorse’s unsealed complaint against the Postal Service claims Oshkosh got preferred treatment and skirted the rules in lobbying for the main truck contract.
Lordstown Motors Corp.’s top two executives are out following an internal investigation into allegations of phony preorders for electric pickup trucks.
Once high-flying SPAC Lordstown Motors said Tuesday it may fail without more money to produce commercial electric pickup trucks.
1991: In-transit damage used to be a major problem for Ford, but the automobile manufacturer has amped up its hauling standards.
Workhorse Group has nothing significant driving its stock price higher, only retail traders seeking to make money if the price falls.
As U.S. automakers pivot into the electric, autonomous vehicle era, cross-border operators say Mexico is more than ready to seize the moment.
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Ford and GM say the chip shortage could cost the automakers more than $1 billion in earnings during 2021.
You know that your corner of the automotive industry isn’t exactly niche anymore when mainstream media outlets start encroaching on the topic.
The automotive writer who tracked down Ford’s long-lost turbine semi-truck, ‘Big Red,’ says, “There is more to come.”
There are a couple of trends shaking up the automotive industry in the years ahead. Outside of digitization and electrification, one trend often gets left out: the growing reliance on Mexico and cross-border trade. As OEMs relocate manufacturing down in the South, suppliers are starting to follow in their footsteps.
Lower battery prices and extraordinary technological innovation will change the driving relationship forever, Ken Washington says during FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.
Workhorse Group shares tanked after the U.S. Postal Service awarded a 10-year contract to Oshkosh Truck Corp. to modernize the aging mail delivery fleet.
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U.K.-based Arrival picks Charlotte, North Carolina, as its North American headquarters. It’s a 30-minute drive from its planned microfactory in South Carolina and close to UPS, a major customer for its electric vans.
Workhorse Group shares plummet as Postal Service delays delivery truck contract to early 2021. Separately, a potential short seller claims the electric delivery truck maker is worth just 20% of its valuation.
The vote to complete a reverse merger for commercial electric pickup startup Lordstown Motors is set for Oct. 22 amid greater than run-of-the-mill business risks.
There are plenty of options available for commercial vans, and each fleet will have its own requirements, but there aren’t many options that provide the all-around value the Ford Transit does.
Nikola won’t have its battery-electric Badger pickup for sale until sometime in 2022, but it’s following rival Tesla in building buzz by taking matchable $5,000 deposits ahead of announcing a manufacturing partner.
Auto brands are fighting tooth and nail for market share.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Ford’s new electric Mustang will be built in Mexico; Japanese plastic manufacturer investing $65 million in Mexico plant; GEODIS Logistics launches direct air cargo service from Hong Kong to Mexico; Rose Brophy is named interim director […]
Ben Thrower’s commentary on whether we are approaching “peak car” will make you think about the present and the future…
GM, Toyota clash with rivals Ford, BMW that are siding with California.
Automaker reducing output and laying off about 450 workers at Oakville, Ontario, facility as its phases out Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT models, adding to woes of Canada’s auto sector.
Motiv Power Systems, which converts medium-duty trucks from gasoline to run on zero-emission electricity from batteries, is getting $60 million in equity funding from Winnebago Industries Inc. and a private holding company in Colorado.
Apps collaborate to deliver to Ford cars.
A magnesium fire in an automotive parts supplier caused F-150 production shutdowns in Dearborn, MI, and Kansas City, MO, earlier this month. The sudden drop-off in demand for freight in those two markets is reflected in our turndown indices.
Earnings season is here; UPS posts 13th quarter of double digit growth; Knight-Swift finds synergies; Maersk trials autonomous ships; the Mustang is the last Ford car left; Barclays and Goldman Sachs collab on data standards for derivatives and blockchain; Union Pacific beats the Street.
The recent mudslides in California have caused a number of travel concerns in California, including along Highway 101, which will likely remain closed until next week, California Department of Transportation officials said.
