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Technology
Who brought a diesel intruder to an electric truck show?
Shell chose the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo to talk up diesel-powered freight efficiency. An odd choice of venue — or was it?
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Trucking
Truck Talk: Safety sells edition
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter where FreightWaves adds context, commentary and color to industry news and trends.
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Trucking
The Daily Dash: Schneider’s youth movement; UPS CEO talks UPS Freight sale
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Schneider plans to invest in new equipment in 2021. Plus, UPS CEO Carol Tomé talks about the sale…
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Electric Trucks
Meritor readies integrated electric powertrain for heavy-duty trucks
Meritor started with an electronic axle and worked forward to pull together all the major components of an electric powertrain that can propel an 80,000-pound…
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News
Kenworth begins taking orders for Class 8 electric truck
The numbers will be small but the competition fierce as major truck makers debut their first fully electric Class 8 trucks in 2021. Kenworth will…
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News
Meritor Q3 fiscal results reflect worst of pandemic
Layoffs and salary cuts helped commercial vehicle driveline supplier Meritor ease the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. But sales, profits and cash took a big…
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News
PACCAR moves deliberately on electric and driverless trucks
PACCAR won’t rush in bringing battery-electric trucks to market, saying it will have them when customers ask. But it contends hydrogen fuel cells are five…
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News
Meritor partially restores pay cuts while trimming salaried jobs
Ongoing COVID-19 impact leads global drivetrain supplier Meritor to trim 230 salaried jobs while partially restoring pay cuts implemented in March.
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Trucking
Major truck suppliers bank on electrification in COVID-19 triage
From slashing salaries to borrowing money to get to the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic, suppliers Meritor and Dana are keeping electrification programs on…
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Trucking
Freightliner recalls trucks with improperly lubricated axles
Improperly lubricated steering axles resulting in two equipment recalls by Meritor Inc. leads to callback of 1,532 Freightliner trucks following Navistar reporting similar issue in…
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