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Paccar transmission will be standard on Kenworth T680 in 2018
The Paccar Automated Transmission and its shifter will be standard on linehaul and regional haul applications of the Kenworth T680. Learn more here on CCJ.
December 20, 2017
Vocational
Test drive: the Nikola Zero UTV that will give rise to the Nikola One tractor
Nikola Motor Company (NMC) has positioned itself to rival electric auto-maker Tesla for the crown of trucking’s King of Alternative Power, but much like Elon Musk and his various side businesses, Nikola founder Trevor Milton has also divested his team’s talents. Next year, NMC will debut its Nikola Zero utility vehicle (UTV), targeting military applications […]
December 20, 2017
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July 7, 2025
Vocational
Nikola’s new electric UTV shown shredding competition, including Ford
You know vehicle development has taken an interesting turn when an all-electric UTV is powerful enough to not only easily shame off-road competitors but top sports cars, too. Nikola Powersports released a video this week showing its new plug-in 4×4 Nikola NZT (formally Nikola Zero in development) getting a late start against both the 2017 […]
December 20, 2017
Trucks
Christmas truck light display video goes viral
Most of the time when trucks are used to help celebrate the holidays you’ll see them in Christmas parades dressed up in lights and pulling floats, honking horns and—in the case of firetrucks—sounding off sirens. However, a determined fireman in Colorado took a different approach this year by synchronizing the lights of his station’s firetrucks […]
December 20, 2017
Business
Wabco acquires stake in Nikola Motor Company in deal that will accelerate development of safety tech
Nikola Motor Company received a $10 million investment from Wabco Holdings Inc. that is meant to accelerate efforts on trucking technology. Details here on CCJ.
December 20, 2017
Class 3-6
Electric cargo & passenger vans among EVs coming in 2018 from Green4U Technologies
A new electric vehicle company that’s drawing on years of EV and auto industry experience is gearing up to offer several EVs in 2018, including passenger and cargo vans. Green4U Technologies in Braselton, Ga. plans to offer a variety of all-electric models this summer including compact neighborhood vehicles, passenger SUVs, utility SUVs, busses, passenger and […]
December 19, 2017
Trucks
Tesla books 125 truck order from UPS
In what has become a weekly passing of the torch, UPS Tuesday confirmed it has placed the largest known reservation for Tesla’s new fully-electric Semi tractor. UPS’s order of 125 trucks passes PepsiCo who, last week, confirmed the reservation 100 trucks. That bumped Anheuser-Busch‘s 40 trucks from the top order spot. “For more than a century, […]
December 19, 2017
Business
CCJ Tech Toolbox: Autonomous trucking promises a leaner, safer trucking industry
In the past three years, few equipment-based technologies have garnered as much speculation as autonomy, particularly related to its viability within trucking, the timeline for which such technologies may come to market and the ultimate impacts it will have on the industry and its labor force. CCJ explores those topics here…
December 19, 2017
Business
Tesla books 125 truck order from UPS
UPS recently confirmed an order it made with Tesla that requested over 100 all-electric trucks. See who else is ordering the new Tesla electric tractor on CCJ.
December 19, 2017
Trucks
Nestle Waters adding 400 ROUSH autogas F-650, F-750 trucks
Nestlé Waters North America announced that it’s deploying more than 400 additional medium-duty ReadyRefresh beverage delivery trucks fueled by ROUSH propane autogas systems. The company currently operates nearly 600 of these alternatively fueled trucks, which make up about 30 percent of its total North American fleet. “Becoming a better steward of our environment is a priority […]
December 18, 2017
Business
New 60-ton spread-axle trailer from Talbert Manufacturing
Talbert Manufacturing showed off its brand new trailer made to accommodate tri-axle and tandem-axle jeeps. Learn more about the new trailer right here on CCJ.
December 18, 2017
Business
Trailer orders grow in November
Trailer orders for November soared 34 percent above October, gaining 19 percent over November last year. Get more details here on Commercial Carrier Journal.
December 18, 2017
Business
New electric truck OEM poised to enter the market with 300 mile range truck featuring ‘swappable’ batteries
Semler and Sordoni cofounded Thor Trucks in 2016 and hope to have their electric truck available for sale by 2019. Read more about their start-up here on CCJ.
December 15, 2017
Trucks
Automatic emergency braking is the next generation of driver assist technologies
Last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reached an agreement with most prominent U.S. automakers that will make automatic emergency braking (AEB) a standard feature on all new vehicles by the 2022 model year. An AEB system, which works on trucks equipped with disc or drum brakes, alerts the driver that corrective action is needed to avoid a […]
December 14, 2017
Trucks
Fresh evidence prompts judge to delay autonomous tech trial between Google, Uber
The trial for a high-profile lawsuit between two of Silicon Valley’s biggest players, Uber and Alphabet (Google’s parent company), involving trade secrets and patents behind autonomous vehicle technology has been delayed until February. The Department of Justice has also announced it is pursuing a criminal investigation against Uber over the accusations made against the company. […]
December 14, 2017
Business
Judge delays trial between tech giants Uber, Google involving self-driving truck tech
A judge delayed the high-profile trial until February 2018. The lawsuit involves trade secrets and patents behind autonomous vehicle technology. Details here.
December 14, 2017
Business
Automatic emergency braking is the next generation of driver assist technologies
The NHTSA reached an agreement with several prominent American automakers that will make AEB a feature on all new vehicles by 2022. Get more details on CCJ.
December 14, 2017
Business
Test drives: a year in review
Commercial Carrier Journal reviews and revisits all the test drives of 2017. In case you missed one, check out all the trucks now on Commercial Carrier Journal.
December 14, 2017
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