15 Apr Tesla’s Elon Musk Blames Panasonic Battery Lines for Low Model 3 Output Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk said Panasonic Corp. cell lines at the electric-car maker’s Nevada battery factory have been holding up production of its Model 3 sedans. Read more...
15 Apr Chevron Megadeal Highlights Revival of American Energy For all the ink spilled over climate change and the global energy transition, the world’s biggest energy companies are focusing on where it all began: American oil. Read more...
15 Apr Elon Musk Tweets Another Tesla Forecast in Midst of SEC Talks Elon Musk, already in hot water over his Twitter use, posted another Tesla Inc. production forecast reminiscent of the one that landed him before a federal judge earlier this month. Read more...
15 Apr Farmers Fear China Trade Deal Will Fail to Erase Retaliatory Tariffs Some U.S. farm groups fear that President Donald Trump’s terms for easing his trade war with China risk leaving large swaths of American agriculture worse off than before the conflict began. Read more...
15 Apr Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Says US Open to Facing Penalties in China Trade Deal The United States is open to facing “repercussions” if it doesn’t live up to its commitments in a potential trade deal with China, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, in a sign that the two sides are edging closer to an accord. Read more...
15 Apr March Medium-Duty Sales Highlight Stable Market U.S. sales of medium-duty trucks in March held steady, settling above 21,000, WardsAuto.com reported. Read more...
15 Apr Drivers Feel Safer in Hotel Rooms, Fleets Say Carriers that provide paid lodging for drivers say sleeping in hotel rooms not only improves their quality of rest, but also provides them with a greater sense of security. Read more...
15 Apr Some Fleets Embrace Paid Lodging for Drivers as Alternative to Sleeper Cabs Some companies are embracing daycabs and hotel stays for drivers, rather than sleeper cabs. Benefits include safety and better sleep. Read more...
12 Apr Averitt Express Expands in Texas Averitt Express announced the opening of a service center near Austin, Texas, that has 10 times the square footage compared with its previous site. Read more...
12 Apr Mack Makes Battery Refresher Standard Mack Trucks announced it is making a battery refresher standard on all Mack models to maximize uptime and significantly extend the life of electrical charging-system components. Read more...