Equipment

Daimler Truck North America is making two key leadership changes this month.

Demand and consequently output prospects for U.S. trailer manufacturers continue to dim, said Dan Moyer, FTR Transportation Intelligence senior analyst for commercial vehicles.

Speaking at the FTR Transportation Conference 2024 in Indianapolis, Dan Moyer said he would have expected build levels to decline, but that has not happened.

North American Class 8 truck orders continued to trend below the year-ago period in August, according to ACT Research. Preliminary data showed orders fell 16% to 16,400 units, but were up from July. 

The U.S. Department of Energy is studying so-called soft costs of deploying EV charging infrastructure that sometimes are overlooked but can be higher than the basic buildout costs.

Volkswagen is ending job protections for auto workers in Germany as part of its cost-cutting push, setting up a showdown with unions.

Wabash National Corp. said it is reviewing its legal options after a jury handed down $462 million in damages against the trailer manufacturer after a fatal crash.

A $90 million Port of Galveston infrastructure project launched this summer aims to add 30 acres and a long berth by 2026, enabling the Texas facility to handle one-third more cargo.

Truck refueling specialist Greenlane won a $15 million grant from the South Coast Air Quality Management District to expedite construction of its flagship Colton, Calif., facility.

As autonomous truck developers move ­closer to deploying fully driverless on-highway tractors, they are also pioneering a set of new, specialized job functions.