Category: Cab, Trailer & Body

Kenworth Donates T680 as 2024 “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence” Award

Kenworth Donates T680 as 2024 “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence” Award

| March 20, 2024

Nominations Now Open in Search for America’s Top Rookie Military Veteran Driver; Grand-Prize Truck Showcased at This Week’s Mid-America Trucking Show Kenworth, FASTPORT and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative announced today they are again partnering in the search for America’s top rookie military veteran driver who successfully transitioned to the […]

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Volkswagen ADMT Announces Agreement With Mobileye for Autonomous Driving

Volkswagen ADMT Announces Agreement With Mobileye for Autonomous Driving

| March 20, 2024

The aim is to use it in the commercial sector, for example for mobility and transport services in Europe and the USA Autonomous driving is coming. Following an extensive pilot phase with road testing in Germany and the USA, Volkswagen ADMT GmbH, part of Volkswagen AG, is announcing a cooperation agreement with the technology company […]

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Plus Advances the Development of Next-Generation Vision Models, Built on NVIDIA DRIVE, for AI Processing in its Self-Driving Software

Plus Advances the Development of Next-Generation Vision Models, Built on NVIDIA DRIVE, for AI Processing in its Self-Driving Software

| March 19, 2024

Plus will leverage the NVIDIA DRIVE Thor high-performance, automotive-grade centralized computer with next-generation NVIDIA Blackwell architecture Plus, a global provider of autonomous driving software solutions, is collaborating with NVIDIA on the advanced development of its AI-driven vision models. Plus’s state-of-the-art vision models, will run on the NVIDIA DRIVE Thor™ by automotive-grade and safety-compliant compute platform […]

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Work Truck Solutions Expands Platform to Support Heavy-Duty Commercial Truck Market

Work Truck Solutions Expands Platform to Support Heavy-Duty Commercial Truck Market

| March 18, 2024

Advanced fuel options and trailers are also featured Work Truck Solutions®, the leading authority on commercial vehicles, has announced an expansion of their focus in the heavy-duty (HD) commercial truck market.  This strategic move includes new comprehensive resources to enhance offerings for dealerships and upfitters, and when coupled with expertise gained from more than a […]

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Volvo receives order for 100 electric trucks from DFDS

Volvo receives order for 100 electric trucks from DFDS

| March 18, 2024

DFDS has almost doubled its Volvo electric truck fleet to 225 trucks in total – the largest company fleet of heavy electric trucks in Europe   DFDS, one of the largest shipping and logistics companies in Northern Europe, is seeing a growing demand for transport solutions with lower environmental impact. The company has now placed another […]

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Preliminary Net Trailer Orders in February Higher M/M, But Softer Y/Y

Preliminary Net Trailer Orders in February Higher M/M, But Softer Y/Y

| March 18, 2024

ACT Research report “Net orders remain challenged by a backdrop of weak profitability for for-hire truckers” February’s preliminary net trailer orders increased nominally from January to February. At 20,500 units, orders were lower compared to last February, down nearly 21% y/y. As we’re at the end of peak order season, seasonal adjustment (SA) lowers February’s […]

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