What’s New in the Truck Industry – Grape Up
64% of truck business CEOs say the potential achievement of their corporation hinges upon the digital revolution. This must come as no shock, as transportation as we knew it a decade or two in the past is slowly and gradually fading into obscurity. …
Palatine To Use Stimulus Funds To Buy Fire Truck, Replace Emergency Service Laptops
By Igor Studenkov | on January 24, 2022 Palatine Village Council voted unanimously on Jan. 10 to use around $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) stimulus funding to buy a replacement platform fire truck and…
Truck with 100 monkeys crashes in Pennsylvania, plus more weird news | National News
Crates holding live monkeys are scattered across the westbound lanes of state Route 54 at the junction with Interstate 80 near Danville, Pa., on Friday after a pickup pulling a trailer carrying the monkeys was hit by a dump truck. They were transporting…
From the roadways to the airwaves: Tom Kyrk does double duty as professional truck driver, radio personality
On recent evening somewhere in the Mid-South, professional driver Tom Kyrk sat at a truck stop with a laptop in front of him and a pair of large headphones covering his ears. No longer piloting his big rig down the interstate, Kyrk was on the air at the…
Electric truck maker Rivian zooms to $86B market value
Shares in Rivian Automotive are set to trade publicly Wednesday, and the world should get a better idea of just how excited investors are about the electric vehicle market. SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Shares of Rivian Automotive jumped in their debut…
Electric truck maker Rivian zooms to $90B market value
Shares in Rivian Automotive are set to trade publicly Wednesday, and the world should get a better idea of just how excited investors are about the electric vehicle market. SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Shares of Rivian Automotive jumped in their debut…
NJ Dem leader refuses to concede to GOP truck driver, says thousands of ballots ‘recently found’
Democratic New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney says thousands of “recently found” ballots supports his refusal to concede to a Republican challenger who ran a low-budget campaign. “The results from Tuesday’s election continue to…
Fired Rivian exec files gender discrimination lawsuit alleging ‘toxic bro culture’ at EV truck startup
A former Rivian marketing executive filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the EV truck startup alleging she was fired after raising concerns about a “toxic bro culture” in the C-suite. Laura Schwab, 48, alleges she was forced out last month after…
EV truck startup Rivian seeks $60 billion valuation in IPO
Startup electric truck manufacturer Rivian is seeking a valuation of about $60 billion in its forthcoming initial public offering, according to a filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Rivian is planning to offer 135 million shares of…
Ford F-150 Lightning EV Is More Than a Truck. What We Learned From Our Drive.
Text size All-new F-150 Limited in Smoked Quartz Tinted Clearcoat. Courtesy Ford Cars are fun again, with innovation on the rise. It’s thanks to batteries. Car makers have embraced electric vehicles and are now churning out models with great driving…