13 Apr Hankook Debuts First Line of Trailer Tires Hankook Tire America Corp. debuted its first trailer tires, the company announced April 5. Read more...
13 Apr Rubber Scarcity Creates New Headache for Automakers Automakers struggling with pandemic-induced plant shutdowns and a global chip shortage now are confronting another supply chain headache: dwindling rubber supplies. Read more...
13 Apr FMCSA: Beware of Companies Posing as Government Agencies Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials posted a warning to truckers on April 8 to be aware of “predatory” companies that pose as government agencies. Read more...
13 Apr Cruise to Operate Autonomous Vehicle in Dubai DETROIT — Autonomous electric shuttles slated to be built in Detroit will be on the streets of Dubai after an agreement between self-driving company Cruise, which is largely owned by General Motors Co., and Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority. Read more...
13 Apr Domino’s Uses Nuro Vehicles for Autonomous Delivery in Houston Domino’s, the world’s largest pizza company, on April 12 began offering autonomous pizza delivery services to select customers in Houston through a partnership with self-driving delivery vehicle company Nuro. Read more...
13 Apr MVTS Finds FlowBelow Technologies Bring Significant Fuel Savings Mesilla Valley Transportation Solutions tested FlowBelow Aero Inc.’s tractor and trailer wheel covers for the first time as well as the Tractor AeroKit, and found that each technology provided significant fuel savings. Read more...
13 Apr NHTSA Investigates Possible Air Bag Failures in GM Vehicles DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the air bags may not inflate in a crash on thousands of General Motors vehicles. Read more...
13 Apr Permian Oil Nears Levels Not Seen Since Pandemic Start The Permian Basin, the most prolific shale patch in the U.S., will produce crude oil at levels not seen since the start of the pandemic in the latest sign the global economy is heating back up. Read more...
12 Apr TT Wins Five Regional ‘Azbee’ Awards The American Society of Business Publication Editors has recognized Transport Topics’ 2020 coverage of the trucking industry with five regional “Azbee” awards. Read more...
12 Apr Biden Reassures Chip Summit of Bipartisan Support for New Funds President Joe Biden told companies vying with each other for a sharply constrained global supply of semiconductors that he has bipartisan support for government funding to address a shortage that has idled automakers worldwide. Read more...