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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
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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
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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
Vocational
Ford recalls E-Series vehicles with 7.3-liter V8
Ford has recalled select 2021 Ford E-Series vehicles equipped with its new 7.3-liter V8 over concerns of thermal management. Affected vehicles may contain mispositioned insulation on the underside of the engine cover that does not fully extend to the perimeter as intended. As a result, heat from the engine compartment can cause elevated temperatures on […]
December 30, 2020
Business
Trucking in 2020: A look back the year’s top news, equipment and tech trends
As the curtain falls on 2020, CCJ editors compiled a look back at some of the top trucking headlines from the year.
December 30, 2020
Business
Hino halts production of North American trucks
Truck production in both countries is expected to resume in October of next year.
December 28, 2020
Vocational
Nikola, Republic call-off refuse truck deal
Nikola announced today that Nikola and Republic Services have discontinued their collaboration on refuse truck development. The goal of the collaboration was to design and build an industry-first fully integrated refuse truck based on a zero-emissions battery-electric drive platform and body while also integrating multiple new systems. After considerable collaboration and review, both companies determined […]
December 23, 2020
Vocational
Hino announces truck production freeze
Hino announced today that it will be pausing truck production for roughly nine months at its North American plants following diesel engine certification issues. Hino manufacturing plants in Williamstown, West Virginia and Woodstock, Canada will be idled “following challenges in the required U.S. engine certification testing process for new model years of the A09C, J08E, […]
December 23, 2020
Business
Nikola, Republic Services end refuse truck project
Full production deliveries we set for 2023 with on-road testing likely to begin in early 2022.
December 23, 2020
Business
Program aiming to cut emissions could drive fuel costs
Estimates of between 9 and more than 50 cents per gallon could be felt at the pump should diesel fuel wholesalers pass the added costs onto customers.
December 22, 2020
Trucks
Ford adds standard PTO on new F-600
The PTO provision works with aftermarket power takeoff units to drive auxiliary equipment anytime the engine is running.
December 18, 2020
Vocational
Ford adds standard PTO on new F-600
New for the 2021 model year Ford is adding power takeoff (PTO) provisions for its F-600 truck on both gasoline and diesel powertrains. The F-600 features a Ford TorqShift 10-speed automatic transmission, which comes with a 10-bolt design live PTO provision standard on both the 7.3-liter V8 class-exclusive gasoline and 6.7-liter V8 diesel powertrains. The PTO […]
December 18, 2020
Business
Trailer orders continue to reflect market strength
There is growing optimism by the fleets of a vibrant freight market in 2021.
December 17, 2020
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