Class 8 truck orders rose in July, but they are still in the summer doldrums and trail replacement demand.

Cummins posted higher second-quarter sales and income thanks to its acquisition of Meritor, but EBITDA declined.

Years before it ever built a fuel cell truck, Nikola claimed it had 14,000 reservations. But 202 orders is a good sign nonetheless.

Like other trucking OEMs, Daimler Truck rode higher prices to solid second-quarter results while incoming orders fell.

J.B. Hunt Transport is helping Nikola reduce its inventory of battery-electric trucks and adding to the order bank for fuel cell models.

Volvo Trucks North America is recalling 63,095 vehicles because the windshield wiper motor may fail, limiting visibility in rainy conditions.

Investor confidence coincidentally clashes with an executive’s stock sales at autonomous trucking developer.

Navistar saw a big drop in orders, but deliveries of new International trucks helped parent Traton to strong second-quarter results.

Rush Enterprises posted strong Q2 sales and profits, relying on its parts and services business amid trucking headwinds.

The future of Waymo Via had been whispered about for months after parent Alphabet Inc. cut thousands of jobs across the company earlier this year.

Wabash reported record Q2 earnings because it was able to price its trailers and truck bodies higher than the cost of materials.

What’s behind Paccar’s stunning Q2 profits? Inflation is part of the answer. So is a burgeoning parts footprint.

Paccar continued a string of record quarterly performances in Q2, posting a 70% gain in profits and a 24% increase in sales.

A Nikola truck damaged in a June 23 fire at company headquarters reignited, raising questions about a reported battery pack defect.

Other charging infrastructure startups have more resources but WattEV has an early advantage in making charging available.

Trailer orders hit their monthly low for the year in June, but seasonality had more to do with it than a lack of demand.

Seeking clues in TuSimple’s delayed financials; a case for an autonomous trucking slowdown; and Kodiak Robotics’ dual-use approach to autonomy.

The autonomous industry’s losing streak is growing as Teamsters-backed legislation passes committee after committee in California.

Capital markets that have been freezing out mobility startups may be thawing with Aurora Innovation raising $820 million in new funding.

Kodiak Robotics and Drivewyze are working with Texas authorities to make it easier for autonomous trucks to bypass weigh stations.

Nikola won’t need any more shareholders to vote for a share count increase because a Delaware rule change lowers the threshold.

Startup Gage Zero thinks its expertise in negotiating renewable energy contracts will help fleets transition to electric mobility.

Volvo Group posted record second-quarter profits but accepted fewer orders and shed market share during the quarter.

The production of electric trucks is still so small that it’s easy to overlook the hundreds subject to recall campaigns.

Robert Bosch expects $5.3 billion in sales by 2030 from building equipment that makes and uses hydrogen.

Daimler Truck forecasts a sunny outlook for its business, especially in North America and Europe.

Tom Linebarger introduced Jennifer Rumsey as his handpicked successor as CEO of Cummins. Now she is adding the role of board chair.

In its first meeting with analysts since going solo, Daimler Truck projected revenue growth of 40%-60% in the second half of the decade.

Even as it pivots from the U.S. market for autonomous trucks, TuSimple still faces threat of Nasdaq delisting over late reports

Nikola is still short of votes to double its outstanding shares, but Delaware’s governor can give the company what shareholders have not.

Prices realized for newer truck models in auctions and trade-ins are falling because of high use during the pandemic.

Losers among transportation startups are rapidly being defined, It will take longer to determine the winners.

After months of carping, California and engine makers agree to flexibility on emissions but hold to the state’s tough mandates.

Class 8 orders in June remained muted as manufacturers focused on reducing their backlogs of unbuilt trucks.

Less than a year after purchasing Romeo Power to secure its battery supply, Nikola is liquidating the subsidiary.

After months of turmoil and an inability to regain meaningful momentum, TuSimple looks at selling its U.S. operations.

Hydrogen’s historical link to the Hindenburg disaster is receding as its use as a transportation fuel grows.

After originally working with TuSimple, Loadsmith picks Kodiak Robotics for autonomous driving systems.

The end of a 40-year economic boom cycle and America military strategy are combining to make China less fearsome than global impressions.

Paccar Inc. is recalling 4,914 Peterbilt Model 579 Class 8 trucks because a misplaced fastener can chafe alternator insulation to catch fire.

Nikola Corp. is laying off 270 employees as its cash condition worsens and company founder Trevor Milton takes shots at leadership.

Battery chemistry will play a critical role in advancing electric trucking beyond regional and drayage hauling.

Autonomous trucking software developer TuSimple completed a driverless truck pilot on a U.S. highway in 2021. Now it has done it in China.

Hyzon Motors is not out of the woods yet, but it is current on required financial filings and has streamlined its fuel cell business.

Lightning eMotors identifies electrifying small school buses and shuttle vans as its niche. Scaling depends on finding new capital.

Navistar Inc. is recalling an additional 22,684 trucks and buses for a brake fluid leak that can lead to an under hood fire.

Megawatt charging is too much for pretty much every electric truck save for the purpose-built Tesla Semi. But that is slowly changing.

The outcome of Nikola’s bid to double the number of authorized shares in the company could determine its ability to survive.

Navistar Inc. is recalling more than 92,000 trucks and buses because an antilock brake system warning light may not work.

May’s Class 8 truck orders rose, but a truer measure of manufacturing health is the industry’s still-elevated backlog-to-build number.

Class 5 electric trucks have a broad customer base and a lot of manufacturers chasing the space where regulation comes soon.

Federal safety regulators have opened a preliminary evaluation of automatic emergency braking in Freightliner Cascadias.

The California State Assembly voted 54-3 to ban autonomous trucks without safety drivers from the state’s roadways.

Daimler Truck and Toyota Motor Corp. plan to merge their Asian units to save money in new technology development.

Many of the generous incentives California offers for fleets to transition to electric trucks will begin to disappear as regulations lock in.

School buses qualify for a lot of incentives to go electric, but are the vouchers and grants enough to make a difference?

Embark Technology, an early leader in autonomous trucking software development, becomes part of Applied Intuition in a $71 million deal.

Nikola has a minimum of 180 days to get its share price above $1 or it could be delisted from the Nasdaq.

Unprecedented high prices for used trucks a year ago have plummeted as new truck production moved past supply shortages.

Lordstown Motors dodged delisting from the Nasdaq by a reverse stock split, but its future remains murky.

Transportation startups that went for easy SPAC money never thought times would turn so ugly – certainly not so fast.

Autonomous trucking software developer TuSimple will cut 300 more jobs and keep China operations it had planned to spin off or sell.

Cummins wants its filtration business to stand alone, but the engine and power distribution company will keep at least 80.5%.

First-quarter financials were iffy and cash was tight, but Workhorse electric stepvan manufacturing made progress.

Former Daimler Truck North America CEO Roger Nielsen will become chairman of Proterra Inc. (Photo: Daimler Truck North America)

Autonomous trucking software developer TuSimple will disappear from the Nasdaq on Monday as it is delisted for financial filings failure.

Once the flywheel that is electric trucks gets spinning, there will be no slowing it down. But as former college football coach Lee Corso is fond of saying on ESPN […]

As electric trucks get most of the attention, Peterbilt’s devoted fans celebrated a new version of an historic oil-burner.

Martin Weissburg is retiring as president of Mack Trucks after five years. He is being succeeded by Stephen Roy.

Nikola will get $35 million in cash and 20.6 million of its shares from ending a joint venture with Europe’s Iveco Group, but ties remain.

The Advanced Clean Transportation Expo has grown so large that organizers kept a waiting list for exhibitors.

Skimpy orders of Class 8 trucks in April mean little because OEMs have lots of backlogged orders to build and bill.

Once dismissed as a far-off technology, hydrogen fuel cells and infrastructure are getting buzz at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo.

The Freightliner Class 6 battery-electric eM2 will go into production this fall with plans for a range of vocational models to follow.

Electric truck maker Nikola will get 50 Hyla-branded hydrogen fueling stations in a five-year deal with infrastructure developer Voltera.

Kodiak Robotics bought a Peterbilt Model 579EV to marry its autonomous system with electric propulsion. It is using the truck in testing.

The epicenter for electric trucks in Southern California is so far a small part of the massive Velocity Truck Centers.

Electric infrastructure and fuel cells are two areas where old ideas form the basis of new approaches.

Just before California regulators vote on a Clean Fleets rule, Daimler Truck has launched the U.S.-focused Rizon brand of Class 4-5 EVs.

Quarter after quarter, Paccar Inc. points to parts sales as driving its revenue and profits. Rush Enterprises deserves some of the credit.

Tracking trailer inventory was always part of Outrider’s autonomous distribution yard plan. Now, it is happening.

Aurora Innovation and Continental AG are partnering to build the Aurora Driver autonomous hardware to scale for the U.S. in 2027

Trailer maker Wabash reaped the benefits of its reorganization and long-term customer deals in the first quarter.

Like Volvo Group and Paccar Inc., which have already reported, Daimler Truck forecasts a stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings report.

Paccar Inc. crushed Q1 revenue and profit estimates, a quarter dampened by a $446 million hit related to European price-fixing settlements.

Toyota expects to deliver incentive-supported, Kentucky-produced heavy-duty fuel cell kits to U.S. customers this year.

General Motors is recalling 40,000 medium-duty trucks built by Navistar that can catch fire because of leaking brake fluid.

One of the drawbacks of hydrogen adoption as a transportation fuel is the lack of infrastructure. Guess what? A network of hydrogen fueling already exists.

Paccar Inc. is taking a $600 million pretax charge against first-quarter earnings from settlements in a 2016 European price-fixing scandal.

Volvo Group reported record sales and deliveries in the first quarter, projecting a positive note as the first truck manufacturer to release financials.

Nikola Corp.’s hopes for a zero-emissions trucking future may be realized without the startup being part of it.

As their populations grow, Class 8 electric trucks are proving as susceptible to safety recalls as diesel-powered units.

A Daimler Truck recall of Western Star models for a windshield wiper defect has grown from a few hundred to more than 54,000.

Navistar is recalling about 45,000 older trucks because insufficient current to the HVAC blower motor led to melting and fires.

Predictive maintenance analytics for autonomous trucks could provide a reverse benefit for human-driven trucks.

Financially struggling Nikola Corp. wants shareholders to double the company’s authorized shares so it can pay its loans in stock.

Driverless trucks have special needs that only humans can perform at terminals where they will drop and hook loads.

Volvo posted unexpectedly strong preliminary sales and earnings in Q1, reversing a dour projection made just months ago. (Photo: Volvo Group)

Lidar maker Ouster sued Chinese rival Hesai alleging patent infringement, a situation the company has experienced as a defendant.

Arrival once had a $5.4 billion valuation. Its $524 million valuation in the electric van maker’s second SPAC is about 10% of that.