Category: Cab, Trailer & Body

Volvo Group Venture Capital AB invests in Trucksters, managing innovative relay trucking

Volvo Group Venture Capital AB invests in Trucksters, managing innovative relay trucking

| June 13, 2023

Volvo invests in the Madrid based company Trucksters, a transport operator focused on providing long-distance transportation through an innovative truck relay system based on big data and AI The company Trucksters is using advanced algorithms and AI to manage long-haul relay transportation through Europe providing faster, safer and more sustainable transports.  We are impressed by […]

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Analysts Forecast Slight Increases in Class 8 Retail Sales and Production Volumes in 2023

Analysts Forecast Slight Increases in Class 8 Retail Sales and Production Volumes in 2023

| June 13, 2023

ACT Research reports year-over-year increases in retail sales and production volumes in 2023, reflecting stronger momentum into Q3 Class 8 forecasts, as published in the latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, are for slight year-over-year increases in retail sales and production volumes in 2023, reflecting stronger momentum into Q3. ACT continues to […]

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Kenworth 100th Anniversary Tour Trailer & Exhibit Shares Rich History

Kenworth 100th Anniversary Tour Trailer & Exhibit Shares Rich History

| June 13, 2023

The history exhibit will be on display at industry trade shows and community gatherings throughout 2023 A Kenworth 100th anniversary-themed trailer and history exhibit is making its way across North America to commemorate Kenworth’s milestone anniversary. The history exhibit will be on display at industry trade shows and community gatherings throughout 2023. The special trailer […]

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Autocar tooled for the future with dedicated EV line

Autocar tooled for the future with dedicated EV line

| June 12, 2023

Autocar, LLC, manufacturer of severe-duty vocational trucks is the only American-owned and operated original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of trucks Autocar has enhanced its manufacturing facility in Birmingham, Alabama, with an advanced EV assembly line, complementing the brand’s handmade heritage. Blackstone Construction shaped and installed the structure for Autocar’s new EV line, with industrial engineering and […]

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Volvo Autonomous Solutions starts operations in Texas

Volvo Autonomous Solutions starts operations in Texas

| June 9, 2023

V.A.S. expands its footprint in North America with the establishment of an office in Texas and starts manual operations in preparation for commercial autonomous hub-to-hub transport V.A.S. has opened an office in Fort Worth, Texas dedicated to driving activities to set up its first autonomous freight corridors that will run from Dallas Forth Worth to […]

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BAE Systems to power North America’s largest battery-electric bus order with zero-emission propulsion systems

BAE Systems to power North America’s largest battery-electric bus order with zero-emission propulsion systems

| June 8, 2023

Association du Transport Urbain du Québec ordered up to 1,229 battery-electric buses using BAE Systems’ Gen3 electric drive system, allowing them to run emission-free BAE Systems, a leader in heavy-duty electric propulsion, announced that the ten transit authorities members of the Association du Transport Urbain du Québec (ATUQ) have ordered up to 1,229 battery-electric buses using […]

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