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Electric truck recalls begin to mount — albeit in small numbers

The number of affected vehicles is barely noticeable — until you count the number of recall campaigns. Electric trucks are having early life quality problems.

The latest of 10 electric truck recalls in the past three months was reported on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website Monday. It involves the loss of power to 82 Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 trucks. The electronic axles may have insufficiently welded planetary gear sets.

E-axles and planetary gear sets are components...

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The road to TMS and autonomous truck integration

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Autonomous trucks see and interpret their environment through massive amounts of computer...

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La NHTSA multa al Grupo Volvo con 130 millones de dólares por la lentitud en la notificación de las llamadas a revisión 

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La Administración Nacional de Seguridad del Tráfico en Carretera ha multado a Volvo Group North...

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NHTSA fines Volvo Group $130M for slow reporting of recalls

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has fined Volvo Group North America up to $130 million in civil penalties for slow reporting of safety recalls, sloppy record keeping and insufficient employee training in handling product defects.

The penalty is among the largest levied under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966. NHTSA fined Daimler Truck North America $30 million for similar offenses in December 2020.

Volvo Group admits wrongdoing

NHTSA said it found and...

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Mack recalls TerraPro refuse trucks because parking brakes may fail

Mack Trucks Inc. is recalling about 22,000 refuse trucks because the parking brake can fail and cause a rollaway. The company reported five crashes with one injury related to the issue that affects all of the recalled TerraPro models from 2008 to 2022.

Affected trucks are 2008 to 2019 TerraPro (MRU) and 2019 to 2022 TerraPro (TE) models. Mack told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that 100% of the 21,641 trucks could have the condition.

A worn park brake control valve with an...

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Paccar, Daimler, Volvo get bulk of $127M in SuperTruck 3 funding

Truck manufacturers Paccar Inc., Daimler Trucks North America and Volvo Group North America snagged the lion’s share of $127 million in federal SuperTruck 3 money to pursue advanced battery-electric and fuel cell electric truck projects.

Funding also went to automakers General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. to develop Class 4-6 medium-duty projects. In total, the Department of Energy awarded $199 million to fund 25 projects to help put cleaner cars and trucks on the road.

When originally announced...

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FreightWaves Classics: Mack Trucks continues its industry leadership

In a recent FreightWaves Classics article the history of White Motor Company was profiled. Today, the history of Mack Trucks is featured. Much of the information in this article came from the Mack Trucks website; FreightWaves Classics thanks Mack Trucks and the Mack Trucks Historical Museum. The museum is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and it is the authority regarding the history of Mack Trucks. The museum has restored antiques and records of every truck the company has ever built. It is...

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Truck Talk: Hydrogen rising edition

This week we explore evidence that may soon demand a verdict on hydrogen as a transportation fuel, plus highlights from companies doing what they can to get on the right side of the business viability that Lordstown Motors said may elude the electric pickup truck startup. 

Time to get serious

Evidence is mounting that hydrogen as a transportation fuel is for real. From the Department of Energy to industry leaders in automotive, trucking and even oil, the picture is brightening for the future of...

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Microchip shortages finally slowing truck production

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is rotating downtime at two medium-duty truck plants as the shortage of microchips plaguing the automotive industry finally reaches truck manufacturers.

After repurposing some chips, the maker of Freightliner and Western Star trucks succumbed to the inevitability of slowing production.

“This week we began implementing revolving downtime at our Mount Holly, N.C. and Santiago, Mexico plants for M2 and SD production through June of 2021,” a DTNA spokesman said. 

“Bo...

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Best transportation companies for female employees named

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has released its 2020 list of the top transportation companies for females.

The annual Top Companies for Women to Work for in Transportation list was created by WIT magazine Redefining the Road in 2018 as part of its mission to promote the accomplishments of businesses focused on the employment of females in the trucking industry.

Companies making the list this year were listed alphabetically, beginning with AGT Global Logistics, founded and led by Angela...

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