Month: January 2019

“Go slow.” Yeah, you don’t have to tell me twice. It’s the first time I’ve ever driven a full-blown, road-hogging, fully loaded (78,000 pounds!) tractor trailer. Of course, I’m going to take it easy. Why is Daimler letting me take a…

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After a sluggish 2018, the electric truck market this year will begin a multiyear run of double-digit increases, a British analyst firm is predicting. The nearly sixfold growth from just under 180,000 units in 2019 to 1.2 million in 2025 will b…

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The first of 10 hydrogen-powered fuel cell heavy-duty Kenworth trucks to haul freight to and from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is being assembled at Toyota Motor Corp.’s research center in Michigan, the companies said Tuesday at the C…

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Daimler Trucks North America will add hands- and foot-free driving capability to the latest version of its Freightliner Cascadia truck later this year, the company announced Monday at the start of the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vega…

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