Category: Engines & Drivetrains

dm-drogerie markt, DSV, IVECO, and Plus to Commence Automated Trucking Pilot in Germany

dm-drogerie markt, DSV, IVECO, and Plus to Commence Automated Trucking Pilot in Germany

| July 7, 2024

The new vehicle designed for series production will deliver dm-drogerie market’s goods for DSV to demonstrate improved safety and efficiency on the road IVECO, the commercial vehicle brand of Iveco Group, and Plus announced with dm-drogerie markt, Europe’s largest home and personal care retail company, and DSV, one of the world’s leading transport and logistics […]

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API, Truckers and Agriculture Organizations File Lawsuit to Stop EPA’s Emissions Rule for New Heavy-Duty Vehicles

API, Truckers and Agriculture Organizations File Lawsuit to Stop EPA’s Emissions Rule for New Heavy-Duty Vehicles

| June 19, 2024

“Small business truckers make up 96% of trucking and could be regulated out of existence if the EPA’s unworkable heavy-duty rule comes into effect,” said Todd Spencer, president, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. “ The American Petroleum Institute (API) filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) […]

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Roadside Assistance Offers Trucker Path Users Peace of Mind

Roadside Assistance Offers Trucker Path Users Peace of Mind

| June 19, 2024

RoadsideMASTERS.com services are now available in the Trucker Path Marketplace Trucker Path, mobile app for North American truckers, today announced that emergency roadside assistance programs from RoadsideMASTERS.com (RSM) are now available on the Trucker Path Marketplace. “Roadside assistance powered by RoadsideMASTERS.com is one of the latest ways we’re helping users of the Trucker Path app,” said Chris […]

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Toshiba, Sojitz and CBMM Unveil an Ultra-Fast Charging Electric Bus Prototype

Toshiba, Sojitz and CBMM Unveil an Ultra-Fast Charging Electric Bus Prototype

| June 19, 2024

Powered by Next-Generation Lithium-ion Batteries with Niobium Titanium Oxide Anodes Toshiba Corporation and Sojitz Corporation of Japan, and Brazil’s CBMM, the world’s leading producer of niobium, have completed development of a next generation lithium-ion battery that uses niobium titanium oxide (NTO) in the anode. They held an opening ceremony and unveiled a prototype E-bus powered […]

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Class 8 Overcapacity Boosts Inventory Expectations for 2024

Class 8 Overcapacity Boosts Inventory Expectations for 2024

| June 17, 2024

ACT Research reports near-record inventories, production of Class 8 vehicles came in well ahead of expectations Except for Class 8, trailer and Classes 4-7 forecasts were largely unchanged, as published in the latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK. “Not only did April build not slow in the face of tough freight fundamentals, […]

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J. J. Keller Study Reports on Greatest Pain Points for Fleet Managers

J. J. Keller Study Reports on Greatest Pain Points for Fleet Managers

| June 17, 2024

Annual study provides valuable insights on the evolution of fleet management; free webcast scheduled Fleet managers continue to face the day-to-day challenges of staying up-to-date and in compliance with regulatory changes along with continuously improving driver knowledge and skills. That’s according to the newly released study conducted by the J. J. Keller Center for Market […]

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