Truck Transport

Enter Wall Street with StreetInsider Premium. Claim your 1-week free trial here. PARIS – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Regulatory news: Getlink (Paris: GET): Eurotunnel has launched a new maintenance service for tractors and semi-trailers parked at the Truck Village, located at its French terminal. Mobile workshops that can intervene in the …

Since excessive inflation is a characteristic result of a fiat money system, who is really surprised that such a moment may be upon us again? The table seems to have been set a long time ago: unruly government borrowing. Growing regulatory burdens and disincentives for businesses and workers. A decrease …

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The Volvo Group has said chip shortages and supply chain grunts will continue to limit truck manufacturing, leaving the Swedish automaker with no choice but to turn away some customers. Interruptions and shutdowns in truck production and other parts …

LONDON, Oct. 20 (Reuters) – The world faces “very protracted” disruptions to sea freight flows, an executive at major port operator ICTSI said as logistical headaches such as truck shortages weigh in on secure supply chains and rebound in trade drives volume up. Major bottlenecks have formed across the world …

Autonomous passenger cars seem far away, but several truck manufacturers are investing heavily in their long-haul operations. By Jacob Moreton Many long-haul trucking operators are betting on autonomous technology. By reducing the number of drivers needed to run a fleet of vehicles – perhaps even to zero – truck makers …

Driving on the freeways for an ordinary man is a pleasure today, with roads comparable to some of the best in the world. But for truckers, the lack of basic infrastructure such as toilets and rest areas makes motorway driving a “painful” experience, especially when one has to answer the …

LAS CRUCES – Jingo, an 8-month-old Jindo-terrier mix, was en route from Los Angeles to Brownsville, Texas last week to be with his new owner, but escaped from a transport vehicle near the fairgrounds from southern New Mexico and has been missing for over a week. Monika Cirsch of Los …

The UK government has come under fire after announcing its intention to give European truck drivers the ability to perform more UK pick-ups and drop-offs, but failed to secure the same rights for UK drivers on the continent. Grant Shapps, the secretary of transport, said Friday morning that the industry …

Steffen Bork sees the 25 or so lorries idle in his family haulage business in central Germany as clear evidence that the shortage of drivers across Europe is reaching an “extremely dangerous” point. “For months now our business has been characterized by a severe shortage,” said Bork, the third generation …

Southwest Times writer William Paine stands beside Volvo’s Model VNR electric truck after taking a test drive at the company’s test track. Electric trucks, soon to be seen in the New River Valley, are recognizable by their distinctive green color, which is found exclusively on VNR Electric models. By WILLIAM …