Jason Cannon (TPS)Jason Cannon is the Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. He has a Class A CDL and is a graduate of the Porsche Sport Driving School. Reach him at [email protected].IndicatorsVolkswagen ups efforts to acquire NavistarThe two companies partnered in a procurement joint venture and strategic technology collaboration in 2016. Volkswagenās Traton Group already holds 16.8 percent of Navistar.September 10, 2020Growth strategiesUpcoming road check event to focus on equipment, driversEditorās Note: With the Commercial Vehicle Safety Allianceās (CVSA) road check event scheduled for next week, now is a good time for service providers to help ensure their customers are road ready. Law enforcement willā¦July 7, 2020IndicatorsGoogle parent company continues investment into self-driving truckDriverless technology has lost some trucking industry buzz to electrification and, more recently, the coronavirus, but Waymo Via ā theĀ self-driving truck subsidiary of Google-parent Alphabet Inc. ā notes the lack of attention doesnāt reflect theā¦July 4, 2020IndicatorsWaymo continues to develop driverless truck platformDriverless technology has lost a lot of industry buzz toĀ electrificationĀ and, more recently, the coronavirus, but Waymo Via ā theĀ self-driving truckĀ subsidiary of Google-parent Alphabet Inc. ā notes the lack of attention doesnāt reflect the amount ofā¦July 2, 2020IndicatorsFET suspension a āstimulus package for the trucking industryāAmerican Truck Dealers (ATD), has dedicated this week as āSuspend the FET Weekā and is asking trucking industry stakeholders to advocate for the suspension of the federal excise tax (FET) on heavy-duty trucks. The FETā¦June 17, 2020IndicatorsRyder and Nikola end exclusive partnershipRyder Systems and Nikola Motor Company announced last week the joint termination of their exclusive partnershipĀ on Nikolaās forthcoming hydrogen electric semis. In late 2016 Ryder inked a deal to serve as the exclusive distribution andā¦June 2, 2020IndicatorsTesla semi delayed once againProduction on Teslaās long-awaited electric heavy truck has been delayed for the second time since its November 2017 unveiling. The companyās earnings report, released earlier this month, contained mostly positive news ā unless youāre aā¦May 21, 2020IndicatorsNavistar addresses potential A26 engine issues on RH, LT seriesNavistarĀ filed notice earlier this month with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) concerning a defective or noncompliant component on its A26 engine, which could result in complete engine failure in nearly 4,500 affected trucksā¦May 15, 2020Service and repairChange cabin air filters regularlyMore than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies, and allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the U.S., according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Yet despite being theā¦May 1, 2020IndicatorsCoronavirus update: Navistar suspends truck production, DTNA enters ātask force modeāNavistar International announced Monday it was suspending production at its truck assembly plant inĀ Springfield, Ohio,Ā for at least two weeks in response to supply chain disruptions caused by theĀ COVID-19Ā coronavirus pandemic. Navistar joinsĀ Mack Trucks and Volvo TrucksĀ Northā¦March 23, 2020Previous PagePage 2 of 148Next PageTop StoriesTrailersCircuit court reduces $342 million from Wabash nuclear verdictA U.S. Circuit Court has substantially reduced the penalty levied on Wabash for a fatal motor vehicle accident in 2019 in which a car struck the back of a nearly stopped Wabash trailer.Class 7-8Kenworth discontinuing W900, T800 and C500 modelsIndustryTruck sales hitting ādead endā in ACT rule opt-in statesIndustryEPA reconsidering Phase 3 GHG regulationsFeatured SponsorNew Report: The 2025 State of Heavy-Duty Repair
