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Tesla Delays Production of Semi Truck Until 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Chief Financial Officer Zachary Kirkhorn hinted on a quarterly earnings call that Tesla will build its new semi starting in 2020 at its factory near Reno, Nev.

April 26, 2019

Adoption of FA-4 Engine Oils Has Been Slow, but Early Tests May Point to Future Acceptance

The American Petroleum Institute’s latest heavy-duty engine oil standards, designated CK-4 and FA-4, have been on the market for more than two years, but only CK-4 lubricants have by and large replaced the previous CJ-4 formulation.

April 29, 2019

The Upside of Downspeeding

Industry experts and fleets tell us that engine downspeeding is a great way to save fuel at highway speeds and that it affords additional benefits.

April 26, 2019

Fine-Tuning Truck Filtration

Effective filtration systems always have played an integral role in the daily life of a truck’s lubrication, air intake and fueling processes.

April 26, 2019

Editorial: Old Man Winter Can’t Stop Freight

With quarterly earnings underway, we’re getting a look at how the industry fared during the first three months of 2019, a year which some have predicted could mark the beginning of a cooldown from last year’s red-hot freight market. Turns out the start of this year for freight haulers wasn’t marked so much by a cooldown as it was cold and snowy weather.

April 25, 2019

Tesla Loses Another Bull as Analyst Dubs Period ā€˜Top Debacle’

Tesla Inc.’s latest first quarter was ā€œone of top debaclesā€ ever seen in 20 years of covering tech stocks on the Street, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives said April 25.

April 25, 2019

BASF, Trimac Invest in New Bulk Freight-Matching Platform Bulky

The world’s largest chemical shipper and one of the largest bulk carriers in North America are investing $1 million in what they say is the first digital freight-matching network for shipping liquid bulk commodities by truck.

April 24, 2019

Suppliers’ Input Helped Shape Nikola’s Class 8 Vision

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The zero-emissions Class 8 models Nikola Motor Co. designed and is preparing to build reflect more than just a go-it-alone attitude by an entrepreneur with a vision of trucking’s clean future and the necessary infrastructure to support the trucks.

April 24, 2019

Kenworth, Toyota Join Forces to Reduce Emissions at California Ports

LOS ANGELES — Kenworth Trucks joined forces with several allies April 22 in the battle against greenhouse gases, unveiling three of 10 Class 8 trucks that will run using hydrogen fuel cells developed by Toyota.

April 23, 2019

Diesel Jumps 2.9Ā¢ a Gallon to $3.147

The U.S. average retail price of diesel climbed 2.9 cents to $3.147 a gallon, and crude oil prices pushed past $65 a barrel to post a six-month high, the Department of Energy reported April 22.

April 22, 2019