Category: Cab, Trailer & Body

Rivian’s Electric Commercial Van Now Available to More Companies

Rivian’s Electric Commercial Van Now Available to More Companies

| November 8, 2023

Rivian Commercial Van is the platform on which Amazon’s custom electric delivery van is based, and is designed from the ground up prioritizing safety, driver comfort, and sustainability Rivian Automotive, Inc. will enable other companies to purchase its custom-designed Rivian Commercial Van. This move provides companies all around the world more opportunity to electrify their […]

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Daimler Truck North America Enters Partnership with Hexagon Purus for Battery Electric Freightliner eM2 for Vocational Applications

Daimler Truck North America Enters Partnership with Hexagon Purus for Battery Electric Freightliner eM2 for Vocational Applications

| November 7, 2023

Hexagon Purus’ high-voltage battery technology is known for its efficient kWh per meter of frame length, which aligns with the packaging needs of medium-duty vocational applications Daimler Truck North America, LLC (DTNA), the nation’s largest manufacturer of Class 6-8 commercial vehicles, has entered into a long-term agreement with Hexagon Purus, a leading manufacturer of zero-emission […]

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Nations Capital & Ritchie Bros. to Sell Rolling Stock Assets of Yellow Corporation

Nations Capital & Ritchie Bros. to Sell Rolling Stock Assets of Yellow Corporation

| November 7, 2023

Rolling stock assets include approximately 60,000 units of trucks, trailers and miscellaneous LTL support equipment located across the United States and Canada at over 300 terminal locations Nations Capital (NCI), a Gordon Brothers company and an asset management and advisory firm focused on opportunistic investments and asset remarketing, together with Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (Ritchie Bros.) have […]

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Rising Inventories and Decreasing Values Persist for Used Heavy-Duty Trucks and Trailers

Rising Inventories and Decreasing Values Persist for Used Heavy-Duty Trucks and Trailers

| November 7, 2023

The supply of used heavy-duty trucks in the U.S. has been rising for several months with inventory levels reaching a 46.71% year-over-year increase According to the newest market reports from Sandhills Global, supply increases throughout 2023 for used heavy-duty trucks, semitrailers, tractors, construction equipment, and lifts in Sandhills marketplaces have not been accompanied by corresponding increases […]

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Battery-Electric Tevva Truck Set to Drive Skills At Mira Technology Institute

Battery-Electric Tevva Truck Set to Drive Skills At Mira Technology Institute

| November 7, 2023

MTI enables students to gain an awareness and understanding of electric and hybrid vehicles, so that they can learn how to inspect, diagnose, and rectify systems and components Students and apprentices at the MIRA Technology Institute (MTI) have welcomed the delivery of a brand-new electric truck to help them get to grips with the latest […]

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FTR Reports Preliminary North American Class 8 Net Orders for October at 28,000 Units

FTR Reports Preliminary North American Class 8 Net Orders for October at 28,000 Units

| November 6, 2023

FTR report that the Decline from September Had Been Anticipated FTR reported Class 8 orders for October at 28,000 units, down 10% from September and 35% from October 2022. The weaker comparisons were well within expectations given the weakness in freight transportation and the ongoing normalization of equipment markets following exceptional demand in 2022. Class […]

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