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From merger to business combination in less than four months, self-driving startup Aurora Innovation expects to begin public trading on Thursday.

With 14,200 reservations for its autonomous trucking software, Embark Trucks predicts it will surpass the first-year revenue target.

The collective odometer on evaluation units of Daimler Trucks’ eCascadia and eM2 box trucks crossed 1 million miles.

The fusion of Aurora Driver with Uber ATG autonomous software brings the technology developer closer to commercialization.

Sweden’s Einride startup attracts multiple global investors for scaling its cabless and driverless freight pods with U.S. entry this year.

Canadian trucking giant Mullen Group wades into truck sales after acquiring a small Volvo and Mack dealership as part of the acquisition of British Columbia’s Bandstra Group.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, another SPAC is on the hunt for a possible acquisition in the transportation space. Plus, Prologis posts strong Q3 earnings and more charges in the Louisiana investigation into staged truck accidents.

Volvo Group Q3 sales and earnings trailed last year. But a recovery in heavy-duty truck orders and market share gains in North America improved a bleak picture.

Denny Slagle retired as Volvo Group executive vice president and Mack Trucks president in 2018.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Schneider National, Navistar and Volvo Trucks North America all announced advancements to electric vehicle testing and charging networks. Plus, a warehouse robotics company and 3D additive printing firm land investment rounds.

Partnering with TuSimple, Navistar shaves up to five years off industry timeline for driverless trucks, targeting 2024 to sell autonomous semis.

Nikola will break ground July 23 for an Arizona plant that will hire 2,000 workers to assemble battery-electric Class 8 trucks before moving on to hydrogen fuel cell models.

Though it no longer can call itself Thor Trucks, electric truck startup Xos is progressing toward regular production with a modular platform aimed at winning partnerships with bodybuilders.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Volvo delivers 76 new trucks to Mexican carrier; ships are checked for coronavirus at Port Manzanillo; Stabilis Energy expands in Mexico with new sales director; and Pilot Freight Services expands warehouse presence in El Paso. Volvo […]

Isuzu buys Volvo’s UD Trucks; U.S. industrial production climbs in November; DHL increases parcel delivery price in Germany.

Volvo Trucks is building on sales of electric trucks for urban transport in Europe with battery-electric concepts for construction and regional distribution.

The Swedish truck giant’s venture capital arm has invested an undisclosed sum in Autotech Ventures.

A year after announcing a range of e-trucks for the U.S. market, Volvo Trucks has started selling all-electric models in Europe.

Connectivity, electric trucks and autonomous vehicles were highlighted by Peter Voorhoeve, president of Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) at Transport Expo ANPACT 2019. The event, which is being held in Puebla, Mexico from October 15-18, is an international exhibition for passenger and freight transportation. The expo is hosted by Mexico’s national association of heavy duty […]