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LNG, which will fuel a third of India's heavy duty trucks soon, has a 30% bigger greenhouse gas footprint than coal: study

According to a draft policy by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India plans to fuel a thi…

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Photos of trucks full of leaking detergent and spoiled food reveal a big challenge for Family Dollar

Family Dollar stores receive truckloads of damaged and crushed products. It's a big problem for the…

Alex Bitter   


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Electrifying trucking will mean sacrificing critical weight for heavy batteries, eating into already-slim margins

The future of long-haul trucking lies in electrification, but batteries are so heavy right now that…

Bianca Giacobone   


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A Rivian R1T blew through steel guardrails, reflecting safety experts' warnings about heavy vehicles and even heavier EVs

During a crash test, a Rivian R1T tore through a steel guardrail at 60 mph. Safety experts have rai…

Lloyd Lee   


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4 men broke into a truck and stole millions of dimes worth $234,500, federal authorities say

The group looted a truck with dime pallets worth around $50,000 each, stuffed the coins into smalle…

Matthew Loh   


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A global shortage of semiconductor chips has hit production of heavy-duty trucks, a report says

Kenny Vieth, president of ACT Research, said that demand for trucks is strong, but that there is a …

Anna Cooban   


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Energy-tech firm Romeo Power surges 55% after inking deal to provide battery packs to heavy-truck giant Paccar

Under the agreement, Romeo Power will supply batteries to two Paccar-made electric vehicles. The st…

Isabelle Lee   


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Commercial vehicle industry volumes to see 7-10 pc growth in FY24: Icra

The growth will, however, moderate from 24-26 per cent in the current financial year, it added. …

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European militaries are emptying their arsenals to send heavy-duty howitzers to Ukraine

Those militaries now face the challenge of maintaining the flow of supplies to Ukraine while keepin…

Michael Peck   


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Meet a 25-year-old trucker who says there's 'not a trucker shortage, it's a pay shortage'

Clayton Atkins said trucker is a "last resort" career for young people. He thinks the starting wage…

Juliana Kaplan   


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This female truck driver from Sweden makes $6,000 a month as YouTube's top 'trucking influencer' — double what she makes driving

Angelica Larsson started driving trucks when she was 19 years old. Now she's one of YouTube's top "…

Hannah Towey   


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Electric semi-trucks are ready to be deployed, but there aren't near enough plugs to charge them

Truck manufacturer Daimler is ready to deploy 2,000 electric semi-trucks per year on US streets, bu…

Bianca Giacobone   


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Experts fear deteriorating parking lots could collapse under the weight of heavy electric vehicles, says report

Electric vehicles are thousands of pounds heavier than gasoline-powered cars, given the weight of t…

Isobel van Hagen   


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Top tanks worth millions and other expensive heavy armor are being hunted in Ukraine by cheap exploding drones worth only a few hundred bucks

A recent video showed an FPV drone severely damaging an apparent Russian T-90M tank. There's videos…

Ryan Pickrell   


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I quit my cosmetology job to become a truck driver. My husband and I tag-team driving across the US, and we're loving every minute.

The author shares how trucking alongside her husband is the best job she's ever had. Nothing beats …

Lauren Crosby Medlicott   


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A former military police officer shares what she does to stay safe over 20 years as a long-haul truck driver

Chamaine Jeffers has been a truck driver for over 20 years. Tactical pens, parking tricks, and a ro…

Bianca Giacobone   


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Video captures the disarming of Wagner in the aftermath of its mutiny, showing the Russian military now has its T-90 tanks and other heavy weapons

Russia's defense ministry said it confiscated a huge arsenal of weaponry from Wagner Group mercenar…

Jake Epstein   


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Volvo Trucks has unveiled a whole line of heavy duty electric trucks featuring ranges of nearly 200 miles that will go on sale in 2021

This isn't Volvo Trucks' first foray into the electrification of its own lineup: in 2019, the autom…

Brittany Chang   


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Ford's F-150 Lightning loses a quarter of its range when hauling at max capacity highlighting one of the biggest drawbacks of electric trucks

The F-150 Lightning's range fell from 278 miles to 210 miles, a 24.5% difference, when hauling sand…

Graham Rapier