Hino Motors Ltd.

Running on empty? Hino recalls trucks for inaccurate fuel readings

The U.S. arm of Japan’s Hino Motors Ltd. is recalling 8,025 trucks because a deformed fuel sender float connecting rod sends false readings about how much fuel is in the tank.

Hino reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that 100% of 11 models — 2020-2024 Hino NE7A, NE7B, NE8A, NH9A, NJ7A, NJ7B, NJ8A, NJ8J, NV7A, NV7B and NV8A — manufactured between March 10, 2020, and July 28, 2023, are potentially affected.

Inaccurate fuel indication may lead to an engine stall due to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-empty-hino-recalls-trucks-for-inaccurate-fuel-readings

Daimler Truck flexes financial muscle a year after going solo

BOSTON — Daimler Truck is promising more shareholder value and forecast revenue growth of 40%-60% in the second half of the decade as it transitions from diesel trucks to zero-emissions powertrains in its major markets.

In its first Capital Markets Day since splitting off from Daimler AG and former parent Mercedes-Benz in December 2021, Daimler Truck executives took analysts through their plans while affirming financial goals for 2025.

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), known internally as Truck...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daimler-truck-flexes-financial-muscle-a-year-after-going-solo

Truck Tech: Workin’ for a livin’ edition

This week, unmasked in Indy with snowplows, dump trucks, cranes and lots of step vans with an electric undercurrent; “EV-ready” tires; and Locomation keeps its biggest customer in the fold.

Not counting air travel to the Work Truck Week event in Indianapolis, the event was a maskless affair. While COVID impacts continue to snarl supply chains and spike commodity prices, the well-attended event focusing on Class 2-6 trucks at the Indianapolis Convention Center exhibited only a few individual...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-tech-workin-for-a-livin-edition

Daimler gets FMCSA to consider rule changes for windshield cameras

Federal regulators will consider revising rules for windshield-mounted cameras in trucks that would make filing for exemptions unnecessary.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposal, made at the request of Daimler Trucks North America and scheduled to be published on Tuesday, would increase the area within which a vehicle safety technology device – also known as an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) – can be mounted on the inside of a truck windshield, from 4 inches to 8.5...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daimler-gets-fmcsa-to-consider-rule-changes-for-windshield-cameras

Xos Trucks may be next to go public via SPAC: Reuters

Electric chassis maker Xos Trucks Inc. is in talks to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that could lead to a valuation of $2 billion, Reuters reported Monday.

North Hollywood, California-based Xos makes a customizable chassis with the wiring, battery mounting and axle-mounting systems for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks. Its customers so far include United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), armored truck company Loomis, and Japan’s Hino Motors Ltd., a...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/xos-trucks-may-be-next-to-go-public-via-spac-reuters

Hino Motors halts North American production until late 2021

Japanese truck maker Hino Motors Ltd. (OTC: HINOF) won’t build any heavy-duty trucks in the U.S. and Canada until the end of September 2021. Its engines fail to meet greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards.

The decision last Wednesday by Hino’s board of directors in Japan came amid plans by its U.S. facility in Mineral Springs, West Virginia, to expand hiring for Class 7 and Class 8 truck production. The company announced a $40 million expansion and 250 new jobs in August 2019. According to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hino-motors-halts-north-american-production-until-late-2021

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