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Pete goes all in on aero, tech with refreshed 579
The new 579, boasting a 7% fuel economy improvement over prior generation models, is the most aerodynamic and fuel-efficient Peterbilt model to-date.
February 3, 2021
Trucks
Ryder paying employees to get COVID vaccinations
Ryder System announced this week that the company will pay its employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Employees will receive up to six hours of paid time off (PTO) which will include three hours of PTO for the first vaccine and an additional three hours of PTO for those treatments that require a second dose to […]
February 3, 2021
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Alternative power
Meritor readies electric axle production
February 3, 2021
Economic trends
Truck orders exceed 40K units for fourth consecutive month
Freight growth has pushed fleets to add capacity as fast as possible and OEMs and suppliers are wrestling to keep pace with surging demand.
February 2, 2021
Alternative power
Tesla Semi facing shortage of battery cells
Semi would use about five times more cells than a passenger car, yet would not retail for five times what a car would sell for, "so it kind of would not make sense for us to do the Semi right now,” said Tesla boss Elon Musk.
January 28, 2021
Used trucks
COVID makes used truck buying another e-commerce function
Capability to bid remotely has been commonplace for many years, but the onset of the coronavirus – coupled with government restrictions on gathering in one place – forced a full transition for many auction houses coast-to-coast.
January 21, 2021
Class 3-6
Work Truck Show announces schedule info and more for this year’s show
The Association for the Work Truck Industry announced more information this week about Work Truck Week 2021 (WTW21), a new online event for the commercial vehicle industry March 8–12, 2021. WTW21 will include exclusive product updates from work truck OEMs, industry-specific educational sessions, opportunities to connect with leading manufacturers and suppliers, and a media day. Participating companies will share the latest information on work trucks, equipment […]
January 20, 2021
Trucks
Ongoing political unrest calls for more protestor mitigation training
Thousands of National Guard troops and local law enforcement will be stationed in and around Washington D.C. Wednesday – and other points nationwide – as a safeguard against activists protesting President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Protests and demonstrations have become part of the national landscape. Whether stirred by political leanings or inspired by acts of social injustice, hoards […]
January 20, 2021
Trucks
Self-driving icon Anthony Levandowski receives presidential pardon
On his last day in office today U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had pardoned autonomous driving pioneer and Pronto AI co-founder Anthony Levandowski who had been sentenced to prison last year for intellectual property theft. Waymo, a self-driving subsidiary of Google, had claimed that Levandowski, a former Google engineer, had made off with […]
January 20, 2021
Trucks
Navistar shuttering Melrose Park technical center, selling land to developer
The facility previously manufactured Navistar’s now-defunct 9- and 10-liter N-Series engines, but has served mostly as an engine testing facility and technical center since 2017.
January 13, 2021
Class 3-6
GM rolls out first-to-last-mile battery-electric business
General Motors on Tuesday threw its hat further into the electrified trucking ring with the debut of a full ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products, software and services. Dubbed BrightDrop, the new business is structured as a one-stop-shop solution that lowers costs, maximizes productivity, improves employee safety and freight security, and supports overall sustainability efforts, while […]
January 13, 2021
Trucks
Rough road of politics: OEM tweets on DC turmoil draw praise, criticism
A Twitter comment posted by General Motors CEO Mary Barra condemning recent violence at the United States Capitol sparked a flood of responses from GM workers asking the CEO to keep their jobs intact at a recently shuttered GM factory in India. Barra and other auto industry leaders took to Twitter last Wednesday denouncing the […]
January 13, 2021
Battery electric
GM entering electrified first and final mile space
GM's BrightDrop will offer an array of electric first-to-last-mile products, software and services that lower costs, maximize productivity and more.
January 12, 2021
Business
The 10-44: Biden’s ‘midnight regs’ snare trucking reforms, why truck maintenance costs soared in 2020
This week on The 10-44: Jason offers insights into potential trucking regulations on President-elect Joe Biden’s early chopping block and breaks down why break downs are costing fleets more.
January 8, 2021
Business
Truck orders end 2020 strong, close pandemic-plagued year higher than 2019
Class 8 truck orders for 2020 totaled 283,000 units – about 104,000 more trucks than were ordered in 2019. Find out more information here on CCJ.
January 7, 2021
Trucks
Toyota confirms solid-state battery development
Oh, what a feeling! Toyota confirmed this week that they’re indeed developing a solid-state battery to be used in vehicle electrification. Compared to conventional lithium-ion, solid-state batteries are much lighter, more powerful, take up less space, charge faster, last longer and present much lower risks for flammability. While Toyota understandably won’t say much on the […]
January 6, 2021
Business
Cost of truck repair hits record high in 2020, miles between breakdown fall
Following a dip of $3 from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020, the cost of mechanical repair has increased each quarter this year, and significantly so. Read more here on CCJ.
January 5, 2021
CCJ Innovators
Innovators: Werner enjoying ROI from EDGE fleet management
Werner EDGE rolled out its propriety mobile fleet management program earlier this year and it has since delivered ROI in multiple areas. Details here on CCJ.
January 4, 2021
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