Madras, Oregon–As the truck manufacturing community awaits word on what the final rule on NoX emissions from heavy and medium duty vehicles will be, Daimler Truck North America (Frankfurt/XETRA: DTNA) is expressing concern about one possible provision aimed at easing the regulatory burden. In a gathering of the media here at DTNA’s proving ground and… Continue reading Daimler: concerned about using cash to avoid new NoX rules
Wed Apr 13 07:11:02 CDT 2022
Month: September 2026
New limits: More ships can transit this key cargo chokepoint
The Panama Canal Authority will increase the number of daily Neopanamax-lock transits to 10 beginning Oct. 15, lifting total daily capacity across the Neopanamax and Panamax locks to 33 slots as water conditions improve, the authority said Tuesday. The increase is based on present and projected Gatun Lake levels, following near-average rainfall in the canal… Continue reading New limits: More ships can transit this key cargo chokepoint
Dry Van Report: Falling tonnage, tighter market as the supply story holds
Dry van spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.17 per mile last week, minus fuel, unchanged from the week before. Rates climbed 31.9%, or $0.52 per mile, year over year and held 18.5%, or $0.34 per mile, above the nine-year seasonal average of $1.82 per mile, near the top of the historical range. All… Continue reading Dry Van Report: Falling tonnage, tighter market as the supply story holds
Flatbed Report: Farm iron stacks up, and flatbed demand will feel it
Flatbed spot linehaul rates paid to carriers averaged $2.59 per mile last week, minus fuel, down 0.5%, or $0.01 per mile, from the week before. Rates climbed 28.0%, or $0.57 per mile, year over year and held 23.4%, or $0.49 per mile, above the nine-year seasonal average of $2.10 per mile, near the top of… Continue reading Flatbed Report: Farm iron stacks up, and flatbed demand will feel it
Everything I Got Right and Wrong About the Tesla Semi After Finally Driving One
Back in May 2023 I called the Tesla Semi a glorified day cab with poor driver positioning and weak features. In July 2025 I said that outside of what it could do as an electric truck, it was never appealing from a driver’s standpoint, and that current cab configurations ran circles around it on comfort,… Continue reading Everything I Got Right and Wrong About the Tesla Semi After Finally Driving One