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Diesel emissions $1.5B settlement impacts 250K Mercedes Sprinter vans
The U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and California Air Resources Board (CARB) this week signed off on a proposed settlement with German automaker Daimler AG and its American subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, resolving alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and California law associated with emissions cheating. Under the settlement, lodged with […]
September 16, 2020
Business
Trailer orders hit highest point this year
Dry van orders were particularly robust while flatbed orders improved from July but remain sluggish.
September 15, 2020
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July 7, 2025
Business
Navistar says latest VW bid ‘undervalues the company,’ but calls it ‘a starting point’
With the weekend to mull over the bid – a bid 23% higher than $35 per share Traton offered in January – Navistar management on Monday was underwhelmed by the offer.
September 14, 2020
Vocational
Electric Kenworth trucks now ready for order
The zero-emission Kenworth K270E Class 6 and K370E Class 7 battery-electric vehicles are now available for order from Kenworth dealers in the United States and Canada. “Kenworth is committed to provide advanced vehicle technologies, and the medium duty K270E and K370E electric trucks are a major step forward. Our popular and proven cabover platform now offers fully […]
September 11, 2020
Business
Bill Gates nixes electric long-haul, supports alt fuel
In a recent blog post, Bill Gates explained the impracticality of electric vehicles for long-haul trucking and the need for bio-fuels instead. Details on CCJ.
September 10, 2020
Trucks
Meritor, Cummins join latest Advanced Clean Transportation virtual event
Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Virtual, a four-month online event series covering innovations in advanced vehicle technology and clean fueling infrastructure, announced a month of programming focused on two popular transportation topics—investment trends in the advanced transportation market and the evolving electric vehicle charging landscape. Kicking off programming on September 15 and 17, ACT Virtual will […]
September 9, 2020
Business
General Motors gets ownership stake in battery and fuel cell tie up with Nikola
Nikola Corporation and General Motors on announced a strategic partnership that gives the Detroit automotive behemoth an ownership stake in the Arizona-based hydrogen-electric startup.
September 8, 2020
Business
Truck orders continue to rebound
According to FTR preliminary data, truck order activity for August was up 3% month-over-month with 20,500 units. More class 8 truck order info here on CCJ.
September 3, 2020
Business
Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology Group inching closer to driverless driving
Are self-driving trucks really in the future? Find out about the latest work on driverless trucks from Daimler's Autonomous Technology Group here on CCJ.
September 3, 2020
Maintenance
Get your lights Roadcheck ready
Lighting violations were the top vehicle violation in all commercial vehicles inspected last year, according to the FMCSA.
September 3, 2020
Trucks
Ritchie Bros. reports record used truck sales
Ritchie Bros. announced that it sold more than 4,500 truck tractors for the month of June in the United States, a 23% increases from the same time period last year. More than 5,500 trucks were sold globally during the same time period, which is also a new company record—up approximately 10% from the previous record […]
September 2, 2020
Vocational
Commercial electric trucks, vans undercutting conventional vehicle costs
Economies of scale have led to a drop in prices for alt fuel commercial vehicle manufacturer Lightning Systems. Lightning announced that growing production has fueled a 10 to 50% drop for its 2021 Class 3 – 8 battery and fuel cell electric vehicles. “As we are witnessing in the passenger EV market, higher sales volumes […]
September 2, 2020
Business
Getting blitzed: Cargo securement violations can turn deadly
The top five violations for the annual CVSA blitz are failure to prevent shifting/loss of load; failure to secure truck equipment; damaged tie downs; insufficient number of tie downs; and loose tie downs.
September 2, 2020
Business
Demand for diesel techs grows as program enrollment dips
It's estimated that 170,000 diesel technicians will be needed industry-wide between 2020 and 2024 but the system is on pace to produce less than 50,000.
September 1, 2020
Maintenance
Tires are a leading cause of out of service violations
Tires and wheels have accounted for almost 20% of all OOS violations during CVSA's International Roadcheck for the last three years.
September 1, 2020
CCJ Innovators
Innovators: Estes Express Lines turns its attention to the rear of the rig to boost capacity, productivity
Estes helped develop an innovative way to increase the cargo space by taking advantage of the dead space between the trailer floor and the road surface.
September 1, 2020
Vocational
Critics charge CARB’s latest emissions regs as ‘cost-prohibitive, infeasible, unenforceable and illegal’
California Air Resources Board (CARB) is expected to pass its latest truck emissions restrictions, the Low NOx Heavy-Duty Omnibus Regulations, following a hearing this Thursday, despite outcries from industry critics claiming the set of proposed rules are too costly, illegal and that there’s no evidence that the rules will actually improve air quality. CARB reports […]
August 27, 2020
Class 3-6
Bollinger announces Class 2 – 5 electric delivery van
Bollinger Motors continues its march into the nascent electric commercial vehicle space by unveiling today its DELIVER-E all-electric delivery van concept. Bollinger, based in Michigan, reports that the DELIVER-E leverages the engineering, technology, and components used in the company’s current all-electric prototype lineup which includes the B1 SUV, B2 pickup and B2 chassis cab. “We […]
August 27, 2020
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