26 Sep California Considers Following China With Combustion-Engine Car Ban The internal combustion engine’s days may be numbered in California, where officials are mulling whether a ban on sales of polluting autos is needed to achieve long-term targets for cleaner air. Read more...
26 Sep Navistar Announces New HV Severe Service Model ATLANTA — Navistar International Corp., the parent company of International Truck, announced its new HV model intended for severe service applications in North America. Read more...
26 Sep Daimler Shows Off Electric-Powered Fuso eCanter ATLANTA — Daimler Trucks North America expanded the powertrain offerings of its medium-duty Fuso cabovers with the introduction of an electric-powered version of its Fuso Canter truck, and a gasoline option for its FE-Series model. Read more...
25 Sep White House Nominates N.J. Official Ray Martinez for Chief Post at FMCSA Ray Martinez, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission’s chief administrator, has been nominated to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the White House announced Sept. 25. Read more...
25 Sep Drivers to Remain Necessary Despite Advancements in Autonomous Vehicles, ATA Policy Expert Says ATLANTA — The trucking industry will continue to depend on drivers to assist with the navigation of autonomous and connected truck fleets, a policy expert at American Trucking Associations said at the Connected Fleets USA conference Sept. 25. Read more...
25 Sep Diesel Dips 0.3 Cent to $2.788 a Gallon The U.S. average retail diesel price fell 0.3 cent a gallon to $2.788, the Department of Energy reported Sept. 25. Read more...
25 Sep Capitol Agenda for the Week of Sept. 25: Reforming the Tax Code The real possibility of lawmakers advancing the first overhaul of the country’s tax code in more than three decades would greatly benefit trucking, ATA President Chris Spear says. Read more...
25 Sep No Shortage of Chrome at Joplin, Mo., Truck Show Hundreds of truckers are assembled in south Joplin for a weekend of group therapy, and everyone seems to have received the same prescription: chrome. Read more...
25 Sep ClearMetal Gets $9 Million in Funding ClearMetal, a San Francisco-based technology startup that is using artificial intelligence to develop what it calls “predictive logistics,” has received $9 million in second-round funding from an investment group led by Prelude Ventures and Innovation Endeavors. Read more...
25 Sep Gem Containers Receives Funding From Crestline Crestline Investors Inc. will provide an unspecified amount of financing to Gem Containers Ltd. to expand its tank container leasing and management business. Read more...