FRANKFURT—Daimler AG’s truck business, the world’s largest, has seen the supply of crucial chips tighten further in recent weeks, the division’s chief executive said in a Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung report. “Since the summer months the situation has intensified again,” Martin Daum told the weekly newspaper, adding this had affected production in Germany and the United…
Brazil’s Vale Launches Self-Driving Trucks at Its Largest Iron Mine Carajas
September 3, 2021
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RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilian miner Vale SA said on Thursday it had begun using self-driving trucks for the first time at its Carajas complex, its largest iron ore mining operation, as it continues to expand its use of the driverless technology. Vale expects to boost productivity and safety by using the trucks to haul iron ore,…
Strong Demand for Gas Vehicles Drives Detroit Production Plans, Clouds Biden’s 2030 Goal for EVs
Automakers in North America plan to build more pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles than electric vehicles well into the late 2020s, with strong consumer demand for gasoline-powered vehicles charting sales trends that run counter to the Biden administration’s goal of boosting electric vehicles (EVs) to half the market by 2030, according to internal production…
Arizona Man Accused of Plowing Truck Into Cyclists Indicted
HOLBROOK, Ariz.—A man accused of plowing his pickup truck into a group of bicyclists taking part in a race has been indicted on aggravated assault and other charges. Shawn Michael Chock, 36, was indicted earlier this week on nine counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and one count each of fleeing an accident…
Daimler Truck Expects Gradual Ramp-Up of Electric Trucks Due to Cost
BERLIN—Daimler Truck, the world’s largest truck and bus maker, expects only a moderate market ramp-up of its first electric truck model, eActros, due to its high price, the sales head of Daimler’s brand Mercedes-Benz Trucks said. The cost of an electric truck is three times as much as one with a combustion engine, Andreas von…
Truck Rams Bicyclists in Arizona Race, Critically Injuring 6
SHOW LOW, Ariz.—A pickup truck plowed into bicyclists competing in a community road race in Arizona on Saturday, critically injuring several riders before police chased down the driver and shot him outside a nearby hardware store, police said. Six cyclists were taken to a hospital in critical condition after the crash in the mountain town…
Man Seen Dangling Off UK Motorway Bridge—Then Truck Driver Parks Under Him to Save His Life
A photo posted on Facebook last Thursday in the UK shows a man who climbed over the M62 motorway bridge railing, his legs dangling precariously over the ledge, and it has garnered reactions from social media users. People online praised a long-haul truck driver who parked his vehicle underneath the man to break his fall,…
Rescuers Brave Cracking Ice to Pull Two From Sinking Truck
Firefighters battled crumbling ice in Long Island Sound to rescue two people trapped after a truck broke through and sank in the frigid waters beneath, authorities said on Tuesday. Social media images of the incident near the Connecticut city of Stamford showed rescuers extending an aerial ladder over the ice to reach the couple in…
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