Nuevo León Adds Two Border Crossings, 10,000 Daily Trucks at Colombia
Mexican state targets $17 billion in border infrastructure as daily freight movements jump from 800 to 10,000 since 2022. New industrial zones near crossings…
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.
ATA Flags Military Freight Award Process for Policy Violations
American Trucking Associations warns Trump administration that oversight gaps in military shipment contracts may breach department policy.
NHTSA Drops Engine-Level Fuel Standards, Shifts to Whole-Vehicle Targets
Trump administration says manufacturers can choose how to meet efficiency rules. No estimate yet on what it saves per truck.
Einride orders 500 Tesla Semis, largest single order yet
Trucking technology company will deploy the electric Class 8s for Amazon and other partners. Order unrelated to Einride's autonomous truck program.
Port Volume Slows in July Despite Pockets of Strength
Cargo shipments through major U.S. seaports showed uneven volume and tightening capacity during the summer months, according to industry experts.
Daimler Opens Detroit Gen 6 Order Book Sept. 1 for 2027 NOx Rule
Freightliner and Western Star dealers start taking orders for EPA 2027-compliant engines next week. What the new NOx hardware costs and when trucks ship.
Small Carriers Face Broker Cutoff After Supreme Court Ruling
Two transportation attorneys say Montgomery v. Caribe Transport is pushing one-truck and five-truck operators toward extinction as independents or into larger…
Detroit Opens Orders for EPA 2027 Engines
Engine maker accepts orders for 2027-compliant heavy-duty diesels as EPA proposal to delay warranty and useful-life mandates nears finalization.
Five West Coast Governments Plan Zero-Emission Truck Corridor
BC2BC initiative targets coordinated charging and hydrogen infrastructure from British Columbia to Baja California.
Kenworth T880E Electric Vocational Truck: Range, Charging, and PTO Details
Kenworth's battery-electric T880E targets construction, municipal, and local delivery fleets. Here's what the truck offers for battery capacity, upfit…
Carrier Transicold Launches Engineless Vector 8200 TRU for Dock Storage
First multi-temp unit from Carrier that runs on shore power alone, no diesel engine. Four evaporator configs cool one to three trailer compartments.
Gatik raises $200M to scale driverless Class 6 fleet to thousands
Qatar Investment Authority leads Series D round for autonomous middle-mile operator running 85,000 completed orders at 99% on-time. Isuzu production plant in…