Equipment
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Meritor completes acquisition of electrification partner TransPower
After making four investments totaling $12 million in electric truck systems supplier TransPower, Meritor is acquiring the rest of the company.
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Fleet bankruptcies add downward pressure to used truck prices
Fleet failures and bankruptcies contributed to a 14% decline in prices in 2019.
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Bulkmatic, Bulk FR8 launch joint venture focused on dry bulk brokerage, capacity
Bulkmatic and Bulk FR8 have joined forces to offer dry bulk brokerage and capacity solutions
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Falling trailer bookings track muted tractor orders
A slower year of trailer production is expected as the equipment backlog waiting to be built fell in 11 of 12 months in 2019.
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Sliding sales prompt restructuring at Daimler Trucks
Daimler Trucks is executing structural changes around the world because of sliding sales.
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LR Electric may launch Mack Trucks’ electromobility future
Mack Trucks has entered the electric vehicle space with its LR Electric refuse truck, but it may not be done. The engine, with modifications, may…
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What is Total Cost Per Mile for truckload carriers?
Chris Henry runs fleet profitability benchmarking and analytics for FreightWaves and facilitates the TCA’s TPP program. If you are interested in benchmarking your fleet’s performance…
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Are nuclear verdicts out of control?
Seth Holm of FreightWaves Freight Intel Group writes about the impact of nuclear verdicts on the trucking industry. Will 2020 be a tipping point for…
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Know what ESG is? A report suggests it is going to start to impact trucking
The principles of Environmental/Social/Governance are going to be a factor in the future, according to Morgan Stanley
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Werner joins California electric truck testing parade
Add Werner Enterprises to the parade of companies testing battery-powered heavy-duty trucks in California.
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