Torc Robotics comienza 2025 con una estrategia renovada (Foto: Torc Robotics) Torc Robotics, con sede en Virginia, una subsidiaria independiente de Daimler Truck AG, ingresa a 2025 con una estrategia de crecimiento renovada enfocada en construir un centro autónomo en Texas mientras expande su...
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Virginia-based Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, is entering 2025 with a revamped growth strategy focused on building out an autonomous hub in Texas while expanding its software footprint in Michigan. The expansion did come with a cost, namely the loss of the original testing location in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and its technology hub in Stuttgart, Germany, which are winding down during the first...
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Amazon has taken a significant step toward reducing its carbon footprint with the announcement of its largest-ever order of electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs). The company has committed to acquiring over 200 new eActros 600 vehicles from European truck maker Mercedes-Benz Trucks. They will be integrated into Amazon’s existing eHGV transportation network later this year. The purchase is a big win for Mercedes-Benz Trucks, as it represents the largest electric heavy goods truck contract to...
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California’s trucking industry spent Wednesday speculating about the future of its vehicle mix now that there will be no state mandate to buy zero-emission vehicles following the effective death of the Advanced Clean Fleets rule.
The ACF was killed for all intents and purposes by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) when it withdrew its waiver request under the Clean Air Act to the Environmental Protection Agency. If granted, the waiver would have allowed the regulation to move forward....
Daimler Truck North America has resumed selling new trucks with internal combustion engines in Oregon.
The state and Daimler said Monday that the two sides had discussed the “misunderstanding” that led Daimler to stop sales in Oregon. At issue was the calculation of credits and deficits for determining Daimler’s compliance with the Oregon version of the Advanced Clean Trucks rule, modeled after California’s precedent-setting program.
“Daimler Truck North America is resuming acceptance of all...
With slightly tightened restrictions under the California Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule having gone into effect at the start of 2025 and the prospect of numerous states following the Golden State’s lead, the regulatory world has been awash in dueling communications on the subject.
On a microeconomic level, the ACT has led to the halting of some truck sales in Oregon. But a bigger battle is taking shape across multiple states.
Unlike its sister regulation, the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule,...
The question of roadside warning devices adds a triangle-shaped wrinkle to autonomous truck makers’ plans after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently ruled that Aurora and Waymo did not provide enough data backing their request to ditch the traditional triangular road devices for cab-mounted warning beacons. Aurora and Waymo filed the petition in 2023 seeking a five-year...
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Daimler Truck North America last month informed its dealers in Oregon that it would not sell any new internal combustion diesel engine trucks in that state, a decision that is still in place though Oregon officials say the truck maker’s decision is the result of a misunderstanding.
At the root of the dispute is the California Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which Oregon and several other states have decided to adopt. California sets most of the provisions, and a list of states that includes New...
Auto hauler Jack Cooper has lost its contract to transport vehicles for Ford Motor Co., a major blow to the unionized carrier.
Ford is believed to be Jack Cooper’s second-largest customer behind General Motors.
In an internal memo sent to Jack Cooper employees Tuesday morning and obtained by FreightWaves, Ford notified Jack Cooper of the ending of its contract on Jan. 2, with a 30-day notice.
The contract was not expiring at that date, according to sources close to the company, but it did contain...
The Environmental Protection Agency has granted a waiver to California to implement the state’s “Omnibus” regulation that tightens rules for nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from diesel engines.
The EPA also on Wednesday granted a waiver for the Advanced Clean Cars Rule II (ACC II), the second iteration of the state’s tighter emission standards governing automobiles. It is aimed at ceasing all sales of cars with internal combustion engines by 2035 and replacing them with zero-emission vehicles...