15 Nov California Sues Trump EPA in Fight Over Green Auto Rules California sued the Trump administration for rescinding an Obama-era waiver that allows the state to require sales of electric vehicles and set stricter auto-emissions standards than the federal government. Read more...
15 Nov New England May Be One Cold Snap Away From Heating Fuel Crunch Heating oil prices in the northeast U.S. may jump during cold snaps this winter, as the closing of the region’s biggest refinery and new clean-fuel rules for ships trim supply. Read more...
15 Nov Schneider Donates 10 Tractors to CDL Schools Schneider is donating 10 gently used, late-model trucks to select CDL driver training programs at community or technical colleges throughout the U.S., the company said in a news release Nov. 15. Read more...
15 Nov Cummins Promotes X12 for New Market Cummins Inc. announced its X12+Endurant powertrain is available for customers in regional haul applications, delivering what it termed as the lightest solution to this market with industry-leading maintenance intervals. Read more...
15 Nov Next Trucking to Expand App With Drayage Loads Digital freight broker Next Trucking announced it concluded a beta program that allowed qualified independent owner-operators and small-fleet drivers to access port loads directly through Next’s mobile app. Read more...
15 Nov Uber Freight Subsidizes Geotab ELDs Uber Freight has partnered with fleet-management services provider Geotab to offer small carriers electronic logging devices and one year of service. Read more...
15 Nov VW Challenges Rivals With $66 Billion Splurge for Electric Era Volkswagen AG will ramp up spending on electric vehicles and automated driving by 36% as the world’s largest automaker challenges rivals to keep pace with an aggressive shift into the post-combustion era. Read more...
15 Nov Options Abound for Elevating Drivers’ Health and Wellness There is a wellness movement on the rise aimed at improving the health of truckers, though the challenge remains to educate and motivate. Read more...
15 Nov Former BMW Executive Markus Duesmann Named New CEO at Rival Audi BERLIN — German automaker Audi says former BMW executive Markus Duesmann is to become its new CEO. Read more...
15 Nov Ford Puts Iconic Mustang Name on First Electric Crossover Ford Motor Co., which pioneered the racy pony-car body style 55 years ago, will use the Mustang name and insignia on an electric crossover utility vehicle coming next year. Read more...