Latest News Updates From Neil Abt

DTNA Announces New Safety Offerings, Medium-Duty Engines

SAN DIEGO 鈥 Daimler Trucks North America said it plans to offer its own driver safety systems and new Detroit-branded medium-duty engines.

October 6, 2014
Special Coverage

HOS Tops Industry's Critical Issues List Again

SAN DIEGO 鈥 The hours-of-service rule once again topped the American Transportation Research Institute鈥檚 annual survey of critical issues facing the trucking industry, while several driver-focused concerns moved higher up the 2014 list.

October 6, 2014
Business

Daimler Unveils Design of Future Truck 2025

HANOVER, Germany聽鈥 Daimler Trucks peeled back the camouflage from the Future Truck 2025 it first unveiled in July, revealing what its global chief called not just a vehicle, but 鈥渁 great work of art.鈥

September 23, 2014
Business

Navistar Starts 鈥楧iamond Renewed鈥 for Used Trucks

LISLE, Illinois 鈥 Navistar Inc. said it has launched a new program to enhance the value of its later-model used trucks.

July 28, 2014
Business

PeopleNet to Offer Cloud-Based Communications Platform

MINNETONKA, Minn. 鈥 PeopleNet Communications Corp. said it will soon offer a cloud-based communications gateway to provide more information to more devices at a faster pace than ever before.

July 22, 2014
Business

Daimler Demonstrates Self-Driving Truck, Says Technology Will Change Profession

Daimler Trucks this month premiered its latest technological innovation, an autonomous-driving truck the company believes will reshape the truck-driving profession.

July 14, 2014
Business

DTNA Unveils New Detroit-Branded Powertrain

DETROIT 鈥 Daimler Trucks North America unveiled here a new Detroit-branded powertrain package, leveraging greater integration and a series of new technologies to offer what the company called its most fuel-efficient package yet.

May 22, 2014
Government, Business

Senator Urges Fuel-Tax Hike

WASHINGTON 鈥 Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) said Congress should raise federal fuel taxes in order to restore its purchasing power, and suggested there may be small signs of growing support among colleagues.

May 13, 2014
Business, Equipment

Cummins, Beiqi Foton Unveil New Truck, Engine for Chinese Market

COLUMBUS, Ind. 鈥 Cummins Inc. and China鈥檚 Beiqi Foton Motor Co. unveiled a new truck model here for the Chinese market that will be powered by the Cummins ISG engine.

April 9, 2014
Business, Special Coverage

Daimler鈥檚 Bernhard Sees Strong U.S. Growth

LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 The head of Daimler AG鈥檚 global truck and bus operations offered an extremely rosy outlook on the North American market and also urged greater cooperation between U.S. and European regulators.

March 28, 2014