Fleet managers preparing to add electric vehicles often spend considerable time assessing range, charging and whole-of-life costs. But there is another question worth asking before signing the purchase order: who is going to repair the vehicle after an accident? Dmitri…
Fleet electrification is progressing, but charging infrastructure, funding and organisational confidence remain hurdles to wider adoption. For fleet managers attending MOVE Australia, a panel discussion offered practical advice from people already working through those challenges—and a clear invitation to…
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.. HALLSVILLE — An overturned milk truck on Route 124 was blocking the roadway in Hallsville Tuesday night. KOMU 8 crews saw the Boone County Sheriff's Office responding to the incident, along with two tow trucks trying to…
Afina tu búsqueda: filtra por autor, rango de fechas o solo Notas de Ahora. Of the approximately 700 electric vehicles that have entered Guatemala this year, only three are buses intended for public transportation, which amounts to about 0.43%, according to data…
Amanda Lurey has been a news reporter for The Daily Item since February 2025 when she moved to Massachusetts from Oregon. Amanda is originally from Los Angeles, but she is passionate about traveling and seeing all that the world has to…
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) used a pickup truck driver’s frightening close call as a reminder about the importance of load securement. On November 4, 2026, CHP responded to the I-405 freeway in the Westminster area for a reported crash involving pickup…
CTV News Tractor-trailer involved in deadly three-vehicle collision on the QEW in Niagara Falls OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt has details on a fatal three-vehicle collision on the QEW in Niagara Falls that has closed the highway in both directions.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - A west Alabama school district is seeing an increase in drivers who do not stop for school bus stop arms and flashing safety lights. No accidents have been reported, but school district leaders said they fear one…
CENTRAL — A crash Wednesday afternoon in the City of Central involving a boat has shut down a portion of Greenwell Springs Road as officials investigate the scene and remove the involved vehicles. It was around 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 4 when the…
School transportation budgets were built around last year's fuel prices. This fall, those budgets met a very different market. Here's how efficient routing can offset record diesel prices
Almost everything you own spent part of its life on a truck. Heavy commercial vehicles are the circulatory system of the modern economy, hauling food, fuel, parcels and building materials across continents, and the business of building them is a world of its own. It is dominated by a handful of global groups, Daimler Truck, Paccar, Volvo Group and Traton among them, whose brands range from Freightliner, Peterbilt and Kenworth in North America to Scania, Mack, International, Isuzu, Hino and India's Ashok Leyland.
Trucks are bought with spreadsheets rather than hearts, though the drivers who live in them develop fierce loyalties. Fleet managers obsess over fuel economy, uptime, resale value and the total cost of ownership over a million miles, which is why aerodynamic cabs, efficient diesel engines and automated manual transmissions have transformed the industry over the past two decades. Owner-operators, meanwhile, keep alive a culture of chrome, long hoods and custom sleepers that has been celebrated in film and song for generations.
The industry now faces its biggest transformation since the diesel engine. Stricter emissions rules, battery-electric and hydrogen trucks, autonomous driving pilots and tariffs on parts and materials are reshaping product plans, while the freight market swings between boom and bust. Electric trucks have found early homes in regional delivery and drayage, but long-haul operators remain cautious about cost, range and charging. Buses and coaches, many now electric, are part of the same story in cities around the world.
This page follows new models, orders and production, emissions regulations, electric and hydrogen developments, fleet strategy, labor and safety issues, and the quarterly results of the major manufacturers. Watch for how manufacturers balance diesel and zero-emission products, the progress of autonomous trucking, and the policies that will decide how fast the industry changes. For an economy that runs on freight, few stories matter more, and the decisions made in these boardrooms and truck stops shape what reaches store shelves and at what price.
The machines that move the economy: Class 8 rigs, work trucks and buses, from Freightliner and Peterbilt to Volvo, Scania and the electric newcomers.
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