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Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

How BYD鈥檚 Five-Minute EV Charging Stacks Up Against Rivals

BYD can now add "charging as fast as refueling" to its marketing slogans, potentially helping it capture more market share from legacy automakers and direct rivals like Tesla.

March 18, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel

Congressional Republicans Seek to Halt States' EPA Waivers

Legislation that would restrict the federal government from permitting states to limit sales of vehicles with internal combustion engines was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate.

March 18, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Port Neighbors Fear Pullback on Shift to EVs

People who live near ports fear that $3 billion earmarked from President Joe Biden's infrastructure law to boost electrification in order to reduce pollution will be canceled.

March 18, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Luminar Stock Jumps as Viral Video Backs Its Tech Over Tesla

In the video, which has drawn more than 11 million views since it was published to YouTube on March 15, Mark Rober runs six tests assessing Luminar's lidar technology against Tesla鈥檚 system.

March 17, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Yellow Creditors Push Plan to End Bankruptcy Case

Creditors of defunct trucking firm Yellow Corp. will submit their own plan in coming days on how to split up the company鈥檚 remaining $550 million of cash and end its bankruptcy case.

March 17, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment

Volkswagen鈥檚 Audi Will Cut 7,500 Jobs in Germany by 2029

The reductions, which correspond to 14% of the brand鈥檚 German workforce, won鈥檛 affect factory workers.聽鈥淎udi must become faster, more agile and more efficient,鈥 said CEO Gernot D枚llner.

March 17, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, For-Hire

Low-Rolling-Resistance Tires Gain Traction in Trucking

Significant technological advances in recent years have helped to increase demand for LRR tires.聽鈥淭hey鈥檙e just making the tires better and better all around,鈥 one trucking executive said.

March 17, 2025
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Wabash to Quadruple Size of TaaS Fleet

Trailer manufacturer Wabash intends to expand the size of its trailers-as-a-service fleet by as much as a factor of four by the end of 2025, an executive told Transport Topics.

March 14, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment

Daimler Truck Eyes Reset as Steady DTNA Awaits OTR Rebound

Daimler Truck North America had a steady fourth quarter of 2024 and full year, but the rest of Daimler Truck is set for a substantial reorganization and strategy revamp.

March 14, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Nikola鈥檚 Bankruptcy Sale Nears Critical March 17 Deadline

If no suitable bids arrive by the stalking horse deadline, court documents indicate that an auction will take place April 7. The court said it would make public the results on April 10.

March 14, 2025