Owner Operators See Cautionary Economic Outlook for Rest of 2019
ATBS President and CEO Todd Amen said that owner-operators can still have a successful 2019 if they are willing to recognize that “the world has changed.”
ATBS President and CEO Todd Amen said that owner-operators can still have a successful 2019 if they are willing to recognize that “the world has changed.”
Einride said its T-Pod autonomous vehicle weighs 26 metric tons (28.6 U.S. tons) when loaded and does not have a driver cabin, which it estimates reduces road freight operating costs by around 60% versus a diesel truck with a driver.
Proterra Energy fleet solutions are a full suite of options that enable turnkey delivery of a complete energy ecosystem for heavy-duty electric fleets, including design, build, financing, operations, maintenance, and energy optimization.
Volvo Group North America improved its energy performance at 14 of its U.S. facilities by 17.5% since Volvo re-pledged the U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings, Better Plants Challenge in 2014 to reduce energy consumption by 25% in 10 years.
On an early morning in March, a 2018 Tesla Model 3 electric-powered passenger vehicle crashed into a tractor-trailer near Delray Beach, Florida. The National Transportation Safety Board now says the car’s autonomous control system was engaged at the time of the accident.
From its beginnings in Southern California, Enterprise Truck Rental quickly expanded to 100 locations by 2007. Over the past decade, the business has tripled its number of locations to more than 300 today throughout the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Hub Group says it’s using artificial intelligence and machine learning to leverage data from its GPS-equipped container fleet to give customers end-to-end visibility, with real-time, dynamic, shipment-level ETAs.
Englander Transportation is adding 100 new Peterbilt Model 579 UltraLoft tractors to its fleet over the next 12 months.
Ford plans to reveal its next-generation F-150 pickup in 2020 as it plans to continue to dominate the U.S. pickup truck market, outgoing CFO Bob Shanks said at an investor event.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on a “potential” pilot program that would allow drivers ages 18 to 20 to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce.
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America is rolling out Isuzu Connect, a service relationship management platform for dealerships and customers that was created with SRM solutions company Decisiv.
Volkswagen AG announced on May 13 that it is resuming preparations for an initial public offering of Traton SE, with progress to be made “depending on further developments on capital markets.”
Link Manufacturing’s ultra-high-capacity Triton Tri-Drive Air Suspension is the latest addition to the company’s heavy vocational line.
Decreasing freight rates, sluggish demand and slow truck orders are all signs of a trucking industry that has finally hit the brakes on the 2018 economic boom.
The Truckload Carriers Association has partnered with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to ask drivers for help in hauling a mobile replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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