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Organic no-till system saves US grower £1.6m in costs annually
Farmers Weekly Original headline: How US grower is farming green with organic no-till system Standfirst: Imagine the cost savings from passing through crops just three times in a season – that is what a US grower’s system is…
Daimler Unveils Freightliner Medium-Duty eM2 Truck
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Daimler Truck North America premiered the Freightliner eM2, the latest entry in its line of electric vehicles, during the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo May 2.
Truck makers take on EPA’s zero-emissions carbon rule
WASHINGTON — Truck manufacturers are pushing back hard against the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to drastically cut carbon emissions from heavy trucks beginning in model year 2028. While fully electric,…
As oil tumbles, marine fuel gets cheaper — and so do tanker stocks
Russia — one of the world’s top energy providers — is mired in war. The OPEC cartel is cutting production. And yet, oil prices continue to fall, weighed by global recession fears and concerns on Chinese demand. For ocean…
Eaton Q1 Profit Rises 19.7% as It Eyes Megaprojects
Profits at Eaton Corp. rose 19.7% in the first quarter of 2023 on sales growth that beat company expectations.
Wall Street greets e2open’s tough forecast with a stock plunge
The stock price of supply chain software provider e2open plunged Tuesday as Wall Street reacted to an earnings report in which the financial numbers weren’t particularly negative but the outlook was. By the close of trading,…
Freightliner eM2 completes Daimler Truck EV commercial vehicle lineup
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A year after starting regular production of its Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia battery-electric truck, Daimler Truck North America will build the eM2 medium-duty model this fall. It plans for utility bucket…
USDA Funds Washington Biodiesel Hub
The Department of Agriculture has granted $3 million to a regional multimodal biodiesel distribution center to boost fuel production and distribution to aid Washington, Oregon and Idaho farmers,
Cummins posts record Q1 revenue, raises full-year revenue outlook
Truck engine maker Cummins Inc. on Tuesday reported first-quarter revenue that topped analysts’ expectations, boosted by strong global demand for its products. Revenue for the first quarter was $8.5 billion, a record 32%…
House Lawmakers Unveil CDL Streamline Bill
Legislation meant to tackle the trucking industry’s driver shortage was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
