Category: Vehicles

FTR Reports Preliminary North American Class 8 Net Orders for December at 31,900 Units

FTR Reports Preliminary North American Class 8 Net Orders for December at 31,900 Units

| January 4, 2025

North American Class 8 net orders in December totaled 31,900 units, down 7% month-over-month FTR reported that preliminary North American Class 8 net orders in December totaled 31,900 units, down 7% month-over-month (m/m) yet a notable 23% increase year-over-year (y/y). This figure slightly outperformed seasonal expectations, surpassing the seven-year December average of 29,716 net orders.  […]

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Estes Acquires 11 Terminals, 1,215 Doors from Former Yellow Corp

Estes Acquires 11 Terminals, 1,215 Doors from Former Yellow Corp

| January 2, 2025

Property closings slated for early 2025 add to over 700 net-positive doors in 2024 Estes, the largest, privately owned freight carrier in North America, has been approved by the court to complete the purchase of 11 additional terminals from former Yellow Corp., including seven owned properties and four leased terminals across the country. Once these […]

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Cenntro Receives Order for Metro MR for the Japanese Market

Cenntro Receives Order for Metro MR for the Japanese Market

| January 2, 2025

500 Unit Order for Customized Metro MR Vehicles May Position Cenntro to Capitalize on Additional Opportunities in Key Market Cenntro Inc. electric commercial vehicle company with advanced, market-validated, and purpose-built vehicles, announced its manufacturing facility, Zhejiang Cenntro Machinery Co., Ltd., secured an order for 500 customized Metro MR vehicles exclusively for the Japanese market. We […]

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Torc and Aeva Strengthen Collaboration to Accelerate the Development of Autonomous Truck Technology

Torc and Aeva Strengthen Collaboration to Accelerate the Development of Autonomous Truck Technology

| January 2, 2025

Newly Expanded Collaboration on Sensing Data and Sharing of a Freightliner Cascadia Vehicle Platform to Strengthen Safety and Reliability of Autonomous Trucks Aeva®next-generation sensing and perception systems, and Torc, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck and a pioneer in commercializing self-driving vehicle technology, announced an expansion of their  collaboration to advance the development of a […]

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Hybus Selects Netradyne to Ramp-up Safety in Luxury Bus Transportation with AI-Powered Driver•i Technology

Hybus Selects Netradyne to Ramp-up Safety in Luxury Bus Transportation with AI-Powered Driver•i Technology

| December 22, 2024

Netradyne’s Driver•i technology combines cutting-edge AI with advanced analytics to provide real-time monitoring and actionable insights into driver behavior  Netradyne, AI-powered fleet and driver safety solutions, and Hybus, a pioneer in the luxury bus and passenger transportation sector in India, team up to bring the latest road safety technology to inter-city passenger transportation. Through this collaboration, Hybus […]

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November truckload volumes lagged robust October

November truckload volumes lagged robust October

| December 22, 2024

Van and flatbed TVI were down 1% and 5%, respectively After gaining momentum throughout the year, last month’s spot truckload freight volumes retreated to their lowest point since January, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the DAT One freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service. The DAT Truckload Volume Index (TVI) declined for […]

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