After calling off a 13-day strike at Volvo Trucks North America, the UAW rank and file repudiated its leadership by rejecting a new five-year contract.
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The United Auto Workers took down picket lines Friday after a 13-day strike at Volvo Trucks North America.
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter from FreightWaves that adds context and perspective to happenings in the trucking industry.
Sweden’s Volvo AB reported a record operating margin in Q1 following a warning of up to a month of downtime due to microchip shortages.
Daimler Trucks and Portland General Electric opened their Electric Island charging site as part of a border-to-border charging corridor.
UAW calls walkout after 30-day extension fails to result in agreement. No new talks until at least April 26.
It’s a good day to breathe a bit easier. The number of all-electric trucks headed out to make local deliveries is growing. Whether you’re in Southern California or a major Canadian city, all-electric trucks will be coming your way by the end of 2022, with some going into service by this fall. Volvo announces largest-ever […]
Incentives help make Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks affordable for a food logistics supplier, whose 14-unit order benefits from a $3.9 million grant.
We are learning a bit more about Monday’s meeting between the Biden administration and numerous companies, specifically the list of attendees. At least two large automakers — Ford and GM — will be involved, and Alphabet, AT&T and Samsung will join Intel on the list of tech companies represented. We also know that the virtual […]
The U.S. must help secure domestic semiconductor manufacturing, truck manufacturers tell the Biden administration.
Kenworth and Peterbilt avoid downtime from semiconductor shortage by parking unfinished trucks and getting back to them later.
Largely spared the automotive industry impact from semiconductor shortages, truck manufacturers are starting to take downtime.
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter where FreightWaves adds context, commentary and color to industry news and trends.
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter where FreightWaves adds context, commentary and color to industry news and trends.
Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks are making parts easier to find and order by integrating a truck’s vehicle ID with its fleet unit number.
FreightWaves Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter adding perspective, context and commentary to industry news and trends.
Volvo’s decision to discontinue the sale of Class 8 trucks in Mexico concerns cross-border carriers’ ability to resell vehicles.
The parking brake can apply without warning, increasing the possibility of a crash in four 2021 Volvo model lines. The company stopped delivery Dec. 8 to inspect trucks not already on their way to customers.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Republic Services has canceled a 2,500-truck order with embattled hydrogen-electric truck maker Nikola Corp. Plus, Forward Air is on the road to recovery following a ransomware attack and Roehl is the latest carrier to announce a driver pay increase.
