BYD trucks are already hard at work BYD (Build Your Dreams) announced that experienced business development executive Aaron Gillmore, formerly at Tesla and SolarCity, has been named Vice President of Truck Business for BYD. An accomplished business development executive, Gillmore comes to BYD from Tesla, Inc. where he was director of builder, military and federal […]
ClipperCreek now includes their new plug-in 32 Amp dual charging stations in the popular buy-back program ClipperCreek, a leading manufacturer of residential and commercial electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), just announced a new plug-in dual electric vehicle (EV) charging station, the HCS-D40P. The HCS-D40P is a 32 Amp, level 2 plug-in station, installs onto a single […]
Hyundai debuts HDC-6 NEPTUNE Concept, a hydrogen-powered Class 8 heavy duty truck Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) revealed two new concepts at the North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show. Both concepts add product detail to its Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) 2030 Vision for wide-spread deployment of hydrogen-powered fuel cell technology. HMC introduced the HDC-6 NEPTUNE Concept Class 8 heavy duty […]
Used truck prices are the hottest topic in the industry right now Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same dealer sales) fell 2% month-over-month in July, the fourth consecutive sequential drop, according to the latest preliminary release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks published by ACT Research. Additionally, the report indicated […]
Kodiak Robotics will support its growing freight operations from its new facility in North Texas Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a startup developing self-driving technology to revolutionize long-haul trucking, has started making its first commercial deliveries with a safety driver behind the wheel. Kodiak achieved this milestone just 16 months after the company was formed. Kodiak also […]
Building of new equipment inventories in 2019 will require right-sizing in 2020 In the release of its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, ACT Research noted that the heavy truck and trailer industries are heading for a market correction in 2020, even as the US economic picture remains largely unchanged, aside from concerns about trade and tariffs. […]
