Shell and FAW Test Immersion-Cooled Battery for Hybrid Trucks
Concept battery pack claims 98% gradability gain and 32% longer life, but production timeline remains unannounced.
Hank Rivers
Equipment, OEM & Electric Vehicles
Hank Rivers covers truck hardware, tractors, trailers, engines, drivetrains, emissions aftertreatment, battery-electric and hydrogen trucks, charging infrastructure, telematics hardware, ADAS, tires, APUs, recalls, and the maintenance economics that decide what a fleet actually spends per mile. Former fleet manager. He treats OEM press releases like used-truck listings until proven otherwise.
Why 4-year-old used trucks now cost $10,000 more than the old rule
The 2021 production crash erased the supply of clean off-lease equipment. Fleets competing for scarce inventory are paying premiums that break the old $40,000…
Delaware breaks ground on $669M container terminal despite legal fight
Delaware Container Terminal will handle 1.2M TEUs per year with all-electric equipment and 45-foot berth depth. First boxes move late 2028 if rival port…
DOT: No Smart-Highway Mandate for Autonomous Trucks
Federal strategy leaves state-by-state operating rules in place, calls for data corridors but no infrastructure prerequisite for AV deployment.
Feds Charge California Operator After Seizing 41 Pounds of Meth
Federal prosecutors charged a Dinuba restaurant operator after agents seized more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine. The case grew from a wider organized crime…
EPA 2027 engine compliance adds $8,000 to $12,000 per Class 8 truck
OEMs split on strategy as some offer noncompliance-penalty engines to dodge upfront cost, while at least one will sell only fully compliant powertrains.
Port Authority of NY-NJ launches $45M electric-truck incentive
Program will fund Class 8 EV purchases and charging infrastructure for drayage fleets at the nation's third-busiest container port.
PrePass Toll Data Shows Route Choices That Drive Invoice Totals
Toll invoices tell fleets what they paid. Toll data from PrePass shows which routes, times, and driver choices pushed the total higher.
PlusAI Going Public to Fund 2027 SuperDrive Launch, Sells AI Tools Now
The autonomous-truck developer is monetizing its HyperFoundry simulation platform today while its Level 4 SuperDrive system moves toward commercial deployment…
Will trailer import duties stick? ITC weighs injury claim vs. freight slump
Domestic manufacturers say unfairly priced imports from Canada, China, and Mexico flooded the market. Opponents blame the Great Freight Recession and inventory…
Canada's Sept. 8 Countertariffs Will Raise Truck Parts Costs, Study Warns
Oxford Economics says 15% to 50% levies on U.S. machinery, steel, and plastics will help some manufacturers but increase producer prices 0.2 points in 2027.
AI driver coaching tools let safety managers scale feedback without hiring
Two large carriers explain how AI coaching platforms deliver real-time driver guidance when human safety staff can't reach every event.