TuSimple Fires Chief Executive
TuSimple fires chief executive, Xiaodi Hou. Autonomous driving company TuSimple, under federal investigation has announced the decision by its board of directors to fire Xiaodi Hou, its chief executive and CTO.
Trade Groups Support Electronic Papers
Trade groups support electronic papers for shipping hazardous materials. NTTC, ATA leadership request new rule-making to authorize electronic alternatives to current paper-based requirements in latest reaffirmation on Oct 23 regarding hazard communication alternatives responding to PHMSA.
Court Convicts Nikola Founder
Court convicts Nikola founder on securities fraud and 2 counts wire fraud. Was Nikola Motors founder Trevor Milton a “con man,” or just overly enthusiastic? A jury in Manhattan apparently agreed with the prosecutor that…
TruckSmarter Drawing Investors
Digital trucking platform TruckSmarter drawing investors at 25$ million in Series B Funding Round to continue building on its dedicated platform for owner-operator functions. Since 2021, the company has raised $44 million from many investors…
Volvo Testing Fuel-Cell Trucks
Volvo testing fuel-cell trucks, operational range comparable to diesel trucks — up to 1,000 kilometers, or about 620 miles. A second pilot program phase is to follow in a few years’ time and will see…
New Chief Executive At XPO
XPO Logistics’ Mario Harik will succeed Brad Jacobs as new chief executive at XPO and join the board of directors following XPO’s planned spin-off of its tech-enabled brokerage platform in the fourth quarter. Jacobs will…
Feds Reviewing Autonomous Truck Mishap
Feds reviewing autonomous truck mishap as an incident where a TuSimple truck made contact with a concrete medium divider simply a human error, or something that speaks to a potential larger issue with the...
Carrier Logistics Promotes VP
John Cesario has been promoted to VP of Operations at Carrier Logistics Inc. In his new role, as the company continues to add functionality and further complexity to its transport management software, including enhancements to…
Transicold Launched Lynx Fleet
Transicold launched Lynx Fleet as new monitoring service for refrigerated trucks. The Lynx Fleet offering at-a-glance view of refrigerated truck and trailer performance parameters to help fleet managers monitor transport refrigeration equipment utilization, improve operational efficiencies, and spot and avert potential equipment issues.
County Receives First Electric Truck
King County receives first electric truck, a new Kenworth T680E at the Kenworth Renton manufacturing plant. The truck is designed for pickup and delivery, regional haul and drayage applications, and is available as a day cab…
Chips Still Hindering Truck Plants
Lack of chips still hindering truck plants. Semiconductor shortages are still interfering with efforts by truck manufacturers to produce enough trucks to fulfill customer order commitments – and truck makers may not be able to meet…
Sysco Orders 800 Electric Trucks
Sysco orders 800 electric trucks and plans to deploy up to 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors by 2026. Freightliner eCascadias along with refrigerated trailers will play a significant role in achieving its science-based climate goal to electrify 35% of its U.S. fleet by 2030.
