June’s Best Full-Size SUV Sales and Deals
The best offers this month take allow buyers to finance at low rates and pay less than $900 per month for a lease on a Mercedes-Benz GLS 450.
Post Office Eyes Self-Driving Trucks for Future Mail Delivery
The Postal Service is testing TuSimple’s autonomous trucks on highway hauls and weighing info from Ford and others on self-driving vehicles for mail routes.
Navistar Sales and Market Share Grow on Demand for its Trucks
Truck maker Navistar International Corp. beat expectations with $3 billion in second-quarter sales and a 19 percent market share for core products.
Aluminum Ford Truck Repairs Not as Costly as Expected
A new study finds that repair costs for the aluminum Ford F-150 are not expensive as once thought, although other drawbacks exist.
Daimler Trucks Powering Future With Battery Electrics
Daimler Trucks executive Roger Nielsen tells Trucks.com that battery electric powertrains may take as long as diesel did to fully develop, but his company is pointing in that direction.
Ram 4×4 Pickups Recalled for Fractured Rear Drive Shafts
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has recalled 2018-2019 Ram 1500 4x4 pickups because an incomplete rear drive shaft weld can separate and lead to a crash.
FMCSA Accepting Interstate Trucking Applications from Young Vets
Young military veterans welcomed by FMCSA to apply for credentials in experiment to allow teens to shore up shrinking ranks of interstate truck drivers.
Sprinter Vans Recalled for Malfunctioning High-Beam Headlights
Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter Vans are recalled because their high-beam headlights can stick in on position and blind oncoming drivers.
Turbo Maker Garrett Targeting Hybrid and Fuel Cell Markets
Turbocharger developer Garrett Motion wants to use its technology to help SUVs and mild hybrid and fuel cell trucks run cleaner, quieter and more efficiently.
Waymo Urges California to Adopt Autonomous Delivery Vehicle Rules
Waymo and other self-driving vehicle developers recommend that California adopt regulations for autonomous light-duty delivery trucks.
GM Upgrading Fort Wayne Plant to Feed Truck Demand
Strong demand for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 is leading General Motors to invest $24 million in its Fort Wayne, Ind., assembly plant.
Workhorse’s Lordstown Factory Revival is a $300 Million Question
Workhorse Group founder Steve Burns has no known investors, but GM picked his plan to make commercial electric pickups at its idled Lordstown complex.