Volvo reported record Q1 truck sales despite ongoing supply chain interruptions. The company took a $423 million charge for suspending Russia business.
Traton Group is still focused on battery power for trucks but tossed a bone to hydrogen in raising its electrification spending to about $3 billion by 2026.
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As the Biden administration moves on its electric vehicle charging infrastructure plan, trucking makes its case for getting a dedicated network.
FedEx integrates the Aurora Driver autonomous system on PACCAR trucks into its logistics operations on Dallas-to-Houston round trips.
Self-driving technology company Aurora said it will deploy a Toyota Sienna autonomous vehicle in rideshare service in the next six months.
Toyota bets on future of fuel cells with new manufacturing line for heavy-duty truck fuel cell powertrains in Kentucky.
Daimler Truck sold more vehicles in Q2 than the previous quarter but warned that supply shortages threaten second-half financials.
Volvo makes no mention of the UAW strikes but smaller sibling Mack Trucks delivers more units in Q2 as the industry recovers from year-ago pandemic shutdowns.
Aurora Innovation gets a $10.6 billion enterprise value, the second highest of four autonomous driving software developers seeking to go public.
Daimler Truck, TRATON and Volvo Group will spend $593 million to build a truck charging network across Europe.
In the fourth week of a second strike, UAW bargainers reach a third tentative agreement with Volvo Trucks North America.
As a UAW strike at Volvo enters its third week, the impact is reducing shifts at a Maryland engine plant that serves Volvo and Mack Trucks.
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Robert Bosch is getting some early work on hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks for a Daimler Trucks-Volvo Group joint venture.
The blank-check route to going public is losing steam, but Aurora Innovation may take the plunge in a SPAC led by one of its investors.
The servitization of the trucking industry means there is a need for carriers to have better transparency of their available equipment in order to add new revenue streams.
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Kodiak Robotics claims the best autonomous trucking software. But the startup trails the sector’s big names in both money and partners.
Truck platooning could see delays and higher costs with rollout of FCC’s 5.9 GHz now confirmed.
