24 Apr VTNA Encourages E-Commerce Use for Parts Under the current COVID-19 working conditions, Volvo Trucks North America announced it is encouraging customers to utilize the Volvo Select Part Store, its e-commerce parts platform, and replace in-person transactions with online ordering and direct delivery. Read more...
24 Apr Trump Criticizes Postal Service, Says It Should Boost Rates for Amazon President Donald Trump said the U.S. Postal Service is “a joke” and should quadruple the rate it charges major companies to ship a package, but is too frightened of Amazon .com Inc. to do so. Read more...
24 Apr CVSA Cancels Inspectors Championship Over Coronavirus This year’s North American Inspectors Championship has been canceled due to coronavirus-related safety concerns, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced April 23. Read more...
24 Apr Meat Supply Threats Grow With First Brazil Shutdown It’s no longer just the U.S. that’s facing a meat scare. Top exporter Brazil is seeing its first plant shutdown, meaning the coronavirus is now snarling supplies from arguably the world’s most critical producer. Read more...
24 Apr Michigan’s Extended Order Keeps Auto Industry’s Restart in Limbo Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended her stay-home order another two weeks to May 15 and kept the state’s carmakers and suppliers in limbo over how soon they’ll be able to reopen. Read more...
24 Apr Aperia Offers Virtual Training Aperia Technologies Inc. announced it has introduced a tire-related virtual training and support platform to continue to meet the needs of professional trucking fleets when in-person training and support is not possible. Read more...
24 Apr East Offers Customized Rendering Trailers Trailer maker East Manufacturing announced it customizes rendering trailers to meet the specific needs of an application. Read more...
24 Apr Deployment of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Trucks Will Require Fueling Networks, Clear Business Cases A hydrogen-powered commercial truck built by Hyundai was set to begin hauling groceries in Switzerland in April, representing the first of 1,600 fuel cell electric trucks that the manufacturer plans to put on highways in the Alpine nation by 2025. Read more...
24 Apr Senate Committee Introduces Water Infrastructure Bills Bills that would authorize navigation and flood control projects, as well as promote the safety of drinking water, were unveiled by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on April 21. Read more...
24 Apr Midwest States Join Forces on COVID-19 Response In response to the coronavirus pandemic, members of the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials have collaborated to ease restrictions on freight haulers. Read more...