Equipment
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Knight-Swift to test Freightliner eCascadia
Knight-Swift will begin testing a Freightliner eCascadia all-electric day cab as part of a broader effort to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2035.
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Ocean carrier group seeks dray truckers’ chassis complaint dismissal
The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association says the Federal Maritime Commission’s jurisdiction does not apply to a domestic transport dispute with container-hauling truckers.
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US chassis providers stay on roll to radial tires
Bias-ply tires persist within the nation’s container chassis fleet, but equipment providers vow that their days are numbered with the ongoing switch to radial tires.
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Used truck values and demand on the rise
Pulled along by improving orders for new Class 8 trucks, demand for late-model heavy-duty used trucks continues to swell.
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Better safety systems could help fleets avoid nuclear verdicts
Better safety systems and driver environment monitoring can help fleets reduce the number of truck-related accidents.
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August trailer orders post best month since October 2019
The continuing rebound in trailer orders is in line with three-year high in spot freight rates as consumers buy more goods than services.
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Mack will sell electric garbage trucks in 2021
After testing its battery-powered LR Electric refuse truck in New York City and with Republic Services, Mack Trucks will take orders in Q4 for deliveries…
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Handling fleet communication disruptions during hurricanes
Technologies like Bluetooth low-energy sensors and mesh networking can help fleets stay in contact with their drivers at all times.
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Convoy announces TruckYeah discount program
New rewards program could save small fleets and owner-operators up to $35,000 per truck annually in services they use daily.
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Cedar Rapids logistics park on horizon
Iowa transportation company Travero plans to open a multimodal cross-dock operation by next September.
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