Trucks World News

* Tokyo - Truck makers steering away from diesel --- The shift from diesel as an automotive fuel is gaining traction in not only passen...

* Paris - DHL and Ford develop new electric delivery vehicle (Photo: Like its predecessors WORK -4 m3 capacity- and WORK L -8 m3- WORK ...

* Paris-- The CGT and FO unions mobilization, on 12 September, on the reform of the labor code --- FO Transports had announced last w...

* Paris - The tricolor road transport regained some strength in 2016 --- Road transport of goods under the French flag increased by 1....

* NSW - Telling it straight from heart --- Truckies speaks to about what they perceive as problems in the road transport industry. So...

* Victoria - Councillor accuses truckies of speeding & running red lights --- A Cranbourne Councillor Cr Amanda Stapledon , has s...

* California -  T ruck makers face extinction if they don’t go electric --- As the plug-in light passenger vehicle market expands, elec...

* Michigan - Ford looking at self-driving systems for commercial trucks --- Ford Motor Co is considering deploying self-driving vehic...

* Indiana - The Cummins 18,000 lb. truck, can travel 100 miles on a charge ---   Cummin s Inc. on Tuesday unveiled wha t the company ...

* Texas - Test drive: Paccar’s 12-speed automated transmission --- The debut of Paccar’s drive axle last October gave the company t...

* Arizona - Developer of self-driving technology for semi trucks arrives in Tucson -- A Chinese startup company developing self-driving ...

* Tartaristan - Russian truck maker Kamaz boosts production by 21.3% --- The engine plant and Cummins-Kama joint venture produced an...

* Oregon - Tow hook, fuel pump issues prompt recalls of 2,500-plus Freightliner, Western Star trucks --- More than 2,500 Freightliner ...

* Scotland - Navistar , Paccar , other truck firms risk obsolescence --- Traditional trucking industry manufacturers could become obs...

* California - Tesla developing self-driving tech for semi-truck, wants to test in Nevada --- Tesla Inc is developing a long-haul, el...

* Hangzhou - A new all-electric delivery truck is on the way, and it's not from Tesla --- Chanje’s vision sounds a lot like Tesla’...

* New York - Global self-driving light trucks driven by growing demand for autonomous systems --- The leading players in the global s...

* Auckland - Will soon have the infrastructure to keep EVs moving --- To support NZ’s transition from fossil fuels to renewable elect...

* Quebec - Platooning tests underway --- PIT Group , the research and engineering arm of FPInnovations , is in the midst of Transport C...

In a job market this good, who needs to work in the gig economy? --- Uber Technologies Inc. , Instacart and other gig-economy companies...

* Pennsylvania - A look at upcoming trucking industry trends --- There are about 3.5 million truck drivers in the U.S. These truck dr...

* Tokyo - In $1 billion deal, Nissan it's looking for ways to rein in costs to make Leaf competitive --- Nissan Motor Co. is se...

China: Nvidia backs TuSimple --- Chinese autonomous truck developer TuSimple has secured funding from Nvidia Corp while Gu Sheng ...

* Tennessee - FedEx to skip holiday surcharges for most orders --- FedEx Corp. said it won’t charge additional fees for most orders ...

* UK - G angs 'gas UK truckers before stealing their wallets, cash and trousers' --- British lorry drivers are increasingly ...

Uber Freight disrupts trucking industry by guaranteeing 7-day payments --- Uber Freight is in the process of radically disrupting the...

* Virginia - ATA , drivers legal plan renew featured product provider agreement  --- Today, American Trucking Associations and Drivers ...

* New Jersey - Trump nixes sleep testing proposal for truckers, train engineers --- The Trump administration has withdrawn a proposed...

* Michigan - Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 models could lose power steering, says traffic safety authority --- General...

*  Mexico -  Toyota plans truck, possibly SUV production in  --- Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it planned to build pickup trucks a...

* Illinois - Navistar to drop its medium duty engines by next year --- Navistar announced Thursday plans to cease engine production...

* Virginia - Security vehicles go electric --- Brink's will purchase two electric vehicles for use in California and Chicago . Br...

* Uber Freight expands trucking service to California and other states   ( Video from USA Today : It's Uber's latest attempt a...

* Frankfurt - Daimler i nvests in flying taxi firm Volocopter --- Germany's Volocopter said it has received 25 million euros (...