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American Shipper
Q&A: Transport economist on pandemic pain, lasting fallout
IHS Markit's Paul Bingham predicts sustained 2020 weakness and higher long-term costs.
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News
Fear of missing out? Daimler and Volvo form fuel cell joint venture
Daimler Trucks and Volvo Group, two truck makers lukewarm on hydrogen fuel cells, hedge their bets to leverage Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz fuel cell efforts for heavy-duty…
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Equipment
Daimler, PACCAR join rivals in suspending truck production
All four major heavy-duty truck manufacturers now have suspended production for at least two weeks, with market leaders Daimler Trucks North America and PACCAR Inc.…
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Air Cargo
Coronavirus claims another victim: Major maritime conference
People might be willing to travel for business, but companies are nixing nonessential trips. Many industry conferences are being canceled as a result.
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Energy
Honda and Isuzu will work together on fuel cell-powered electric trucks
Honda and Isuzu said Wednesday they will work together to apply Honda R&D expertise in fuel cells to Isuzu trucks in Japan.
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Energy
Nikola, BYD team up on emissions-free beer run
Hydrogen fuel cell electric truck maker Nikola Motor and Chinese battery-electric truck maker BYD teamed up to make an emissions-free beer delivery to the arena…
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Business
Daimler Trucks not sweating loss of chunks of market share
Daimler Trucks North America, the industry sales leader, is not sweating the loss of big chunks of heavy- and medium-duty market share trucks through the…
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Business
Class 8 engine sizes shrink as emissions rule changes loom
The engine displacement in Class 8 commercial tractors is expected to drop in coming years as stricter federal emissions standards take effect in the next…
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Intermodal
Radio Recap: tech, truckload pricing, e-commerce and more
FreightWaves Radio’s eighth national show was broadcast on Saturday, April 13 on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Channel 146.
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Asia-Pacific
Port Report: Pacific ocean shipping was anything but last year and 2019 set for more volatility
Biggest trade lane into North America saw price surge last year that may not ease up much as double-digit increases seen in rates for 2019.
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