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Class 8 truck maker Nikola Corp. continued to beef up its leadership team around new CEO Steve Girsky on Sept. 18, as he appointed Mary Chan as chief operating officer effective Oct. 9.

Motorcity Systems and Orbcomm have formed a technology integration partnership to better connect Orbcomm’s telematics systems with various transportation management systems.

AUGSBURG, Germany — Quantron plans to bring a fuel cell-powered Class 8 tractor to the North American market next year.

The first deliveries of Nikola’s hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered Class 8 truck are set to begin as early as late September, CEO Steve Girsky said Sept. 13.

Electric cars are smashing all kinds of records in the U.S. Their share of new cars exceeded 7% for the first half of the year, speeding past a critical tipping point for mass adoption.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Leaders from Volvo Trucks said they’re taking a customer-focused approach to achieving corporate goals for reduction of carbon emissions.

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. unveiled plans Sept. 11 for a joint venture with Germany’s Schmitz Cargobull Corp. that will be known as Cargobull North America.

When trailer aerodynamics produce better fuel efficiency, the reward for truck fleets can be substantial, and success is measured by miles per gallon.

Nikola Corp. says one of its battery-electric big rigs experienced a “thermal incident” Sept. 8 during a test on the cause of recent fires that prompted a recall.

Trailer telematics and sensor technol­ogy continue to advance, and providers said they’re offering much more than simple track-and-trace applications.