Descartes will now serve an extended ecommerce customer base that is looking to enhance its direct-to-consumer fulfillment performance.
Diesel-electric hybrids get less attention than pure electric Class 8 trucks, but niche leader Hyliion Inc. is selling them to Penske Truck Leasing with partner Dana Inc.’s Spicer Electrified components.
The Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting has kicked off, and it’s all about connectivity and electrification, plus a CBD warning, oil prices fall, and the coronavirus
Michelin announced a new nationwide trailer maintenance program that will offer a single outsourced solution for fleets.
Several new products and services were announced ahead of the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council’s annual meeting on Sunday in Atlanta. Alcoa Wheels, Mitchell 1, FlowBelow and Snap-on were just a few of the companies.
Phillips Connect Technologies has introduced a series of technologies that use data to reduce downtime and prevent improper trailer use.
As risks surge and stocks plunge, a look at the key coronavirus issues and a rundown of FreightWaves’ coverage to date.
vHub’s trailing repositioning and sharing marketplace is designed to increase trailer utilization and revenue through a community-based rental platform.
Patrick Schafer promoted to chief executive officer; Ron Richards hired as chief technology officer; Jamil Young tapped as division president; and Jim Bertuola named vice president.
NACFE is kicking off a three-year project as it digs deeper into electric truck opportunities in regional haul.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: factories in Mexico feeling effect from coronavirus; Mexico seeks solution to controversial fuel standard; traffic congestion costs the trucking industry $75 billion annually; and metal recycling firm to build new plant near U.S.-Mexico border.
Private equity funds have a poor track record in buying asset-based trucking operators.
Private equity funds have a poor track record in buying asset-based trucking operators.
Deal to purchase bankrupt Celadon Group’s Mexican subsidiaries, including Jaguar Transportation, for $7 million would expand PAM Transportation Services’ footprint south of the border.
Competition intensifies for new entrants and legacy providers in the fleet management market.
Winter weather can have a major impact on freight movement. Read meteoroligist Nick Austin’s article about winter weather conditions.
Over two decades and 2 million miles of trucking, Karl Williams has driven practically every brand of Class 8 tractor. Now behind the wheel of an electric Freightliner eCascadia, he relishes keeping his place in stop-and-go traffic and the sound of near silence.
Transporting legal marijuana and related products remains difficult. Learn why in this article.
Volumes still sluggish but positive.
Digital freight matching has turned a corner in the marketplace.
