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ELD Solutions debuts new tool for trucking industry
ELD Solutions (ELDS) announced it has finalized its product last month and is accepting orders for subscription services. ELDS' product was created by trucking industry veterans using technology developed over the past 10 years.
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Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice: Trump ‘can’t meet with Kim Jong Un’
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shared her thoughts on the latest North Korean...
Daimler wins two awards for IAA exhibit
Daimler's commercial vehicles division has received two awards for its exhibit showcase at the 2016 IAA commercial vehicles show.
The event was held in Hannover, Germany, in September. Daimler's exhibit hall featured more than 50 trucks, buses and vans from all of its global brands.
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ACT Expo notebook: Study touts RNG, Workhorse unveils electric pickup
LONG BEACH, CA. A study released during the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo found that deploying trucks fueled by renewable natural gas (RNG) could create up to 130,000 new jobs and add $14 billion to California's economy.
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Europe prepares for full-scale truck platooning
Not only are key European automotive heavyweights preparing to roll out autonomous cars just three short years from now, truck makers across the pond are preparing to launch semi-autonomous truck convoys commonly called “truck platooning” within the region some six years from today – if such a timeline can withstand regulatory and societal scrutiny, that is.
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Airbus looks to upgrades to counter Boeing’s new mid-market jet
Europe's Airbus is examining a series of step-by-step improvements to its A320neo family as it prepares to defend its main cash cow against Boeing's plans to compete in a narrow part of the aircraft market between large and small jets. The clunky working titles deliberately shed little light on what changes are planned, but underscore Airbus's preference for upgrades to existing designs rather than investing in a costly new project at this stage. Airbus's so-called A321neo-plus-plus would be rolled out if Boeing does go ahead with plans for an all-new plane seating 220-260 passengers.