Goodyear to sell Dunlop brand to Sumitomo Rubber Industries

Goodyear announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the Dunlop brand, comprising trademarks and intangible assets necessary for operations of the brand business in Europe, North America…

PacLease adds 28 locations in 2024

PacLease, a full-service lease and rental company, added 28 locations in Canada and the U.S. in 2024. The Canadian locations are five Maska PacLease facilities in Quebec — including St…

Aurora, Continental, and NVIDIA partner to deploy driverless trucks at scale

Autonomous truck developer Aurora, Continental, and NVIDIA announced a long-term strategic partnership to deploy driverless trucks at scale, powered by the next-generation NVIDIA Drive Thor system-on-a-chip (SoC). NVIDIA’s Drive Thor…

Torc Robotics to establish autonomous truck hub in Dallas

Torc Robotics, a subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG specializing in self-driving vehicle technology, signed a lease agreement for a new facility in Hillwood’s AllianceTexas development, which will serve as its…

Tremcar signs dealership deal with Stainless Steel OMC Custom Fabrication

Tremcar announced a new dealership agreement with Stainless Steel OMC Custom Fabrication, based in Turlock, Calif., for the sales of food-grade tanker trailers. Tremcar was impressed with the experience and…

Batteries continue to evolve as demands from software-defined vehicles increase

As commercial trucks become more complex, the low-voltage batteries that support them will also undergo significant technological changes in the years to come. They’ll become smarter, lighter weight, more reliable…

Great Dane plans events to celebrate 125 years in business

Great Dane is celebrating 125 years in business this year. “For 125 years, Great Dane has proudly shaped the trajectory of the transportation industry,” said Rick Mullininx, president and COO…

Canoo furloughs employees, idles plant

Another electric vehicle startup has taken extreme measures to continue operations as it seeks financing. Canoo, which builds electric commercial vehicles and has touted large sales of delivery vehicles to…

Motiv Electric Trucks marks 5 million miles driven milestone

Motiv Electric Trucks has announced its fleet of medium-duty electric trucks and buses has collectively surpassed 5 million miles driven. The company says the milestone reflects its 15 years of…

Hyzon to wind down operations

Hydrogen fuel-cell-electric truck maker Hyzon will wind down operations, its board has decided. On Dec. 20, the company issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice to regulators,…

Cargo theft, fraud surge during holidays as criminals adopt new methods, reports warn

Cargo thieves are adopting new, sophisticated methods — including the use of fraudulent credentials and compromised U.S. Department of Transportation authorities — to exploit fleets’ vulnerabilities during the holiday season.

ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Vocational truck buyers line up, and trailer orders get a bounce

Trucking conditions in October turned positive for just the third month this year, but FTR projects they’ll stay consistently positive from Q2 2025 right through 2026, at least. Trailer orders…

Groupe Morneau leads the way with TICO Electrified performance 24/7

Quebec City, November 19th, 2024 – Checker Flag Leasing, an O’Dwyer Group company and distributor of TICO terminal tractors in Eastern Canada, is proud to announce the delivery…

UAP expands product offerings through FleetSpec acquisition

UAP has announced its purchase of FleetSpec, a specialist in heavy vehicle brake and air suspension components. FleetSpec has been a supplier to UAP since its inception 25 years ago.

Looming emissions regulations will be costly for fleets

Now may not seem like a good time to be ordering new trucks. But come this time next year, you may wish you had placed an order before 2024 expired.