American Trucking Associations For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 6.6% in all of 2018 – the largest annual gain since 1998 “The good news is that 2018 was a banner year for truck tonnage, witnessing the largest annual increase we’ve seen in two decades,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “With that said, there is evidence that the […]
U-Haul offers unique perspective on U.S City population migration According to the latest research, the top five growth cities in 2018 may be a bit of a surprise according to U-Haul. They included Spring, Texas; Manhattan, N.Y.; Harrisburg, Pa.; and the Grand Rapids/Wyoming, Mich., market. While migration trends do not correlate directly to population or […]
If you thought the auto business was rolling backwards, take a look at Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) which closed the 2018 calendar year with its best sales since 2007. It’s powering forward, with 118,074 vehicles sold, total 2018 sales represented an increase of 13.9 percent over calendar year 2017. This marks the sixth […]
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is working to change the trucking industry, launching a new transport decarbonization tool at the Movin’ On by Michelin conference in Montreal. The tool, available at www.sciencebasedtargets.org, is designed to help companies involved in the movement of freight to set ambitious environmental goals that align with the Paris Climate Agreement […]
Electric vehicle (EV) industry veteran Scot Harden has been named National Sales and Marketing Director for Tropos Technologies and its Cenntro Metro compact low-speed vehicle (LSV) utility truck line. By way of background, Tropos Technologies was named the U.S. distributor by Hangzhou, China based Cenntro Automotive Corporation back in July with U.S. headquarters in Morgan […]
Leaders from all four counties in Hawaii gathered to pledge to transition all ground transportation in their counties off of fossil fuels by 2045, according to Blue Planet Foundation. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa, Kaua’i County Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho Jr., and Hawaii County Managing Director Wil Okabe, in the place […]
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently announced that the Blue Bird All American Electric School bus qualifies for their HVIP Incentive program, which is intended to encourage and accelerate the deployment of Zero-Emission trucks and buses. The program awards up to $95,000 per electric school bus plus an additional $15,000 for vehicles located in […]
Volvo Trucks has debuted the new VNL long-haul series for the Mexican market recently. “Since its initial introduction in 1996 the Volvo VNL has been the premier long-haul tractor, and we’re building on that legacy with the new VNL series, the best long-haul tractor we’ve ever built,” said Göran Nyberg, president of Volvo Trucks North […]
May Mobility has announced that it has completed a stint in Y Combinator, an elite startup accelerator in Silicon Valley, and is starting work on pilot projects for self-driving fleet technology. May Mobility has raised about $3.5 million in venture funding from investors including Maven Ventures. May Mobility is the brainchild of Ed Olson, a […]
Recently, Cummins Inc. unveiled its latest power solutions and energy-diverse products, including an electric heavy-duty Class 7 truck, demonstrating its mission to generate sustainable technologies. For the first time ever, Cummins has revealed a fully electric class 7 demonstration Urban Hauler Tractor. The Concept Class 7 Urban Hauler EV features Cummins state-of-the art battery pack […]
