Despite an overall positive truck sales forecast for 2019, tariffs and trade wars could be stumbling blocks that trip up the economy and send freight and truck sales downward, said two longtime industry analysts.
Roush CleanTech revealed that its 0.02 grams per brake horsepower-hour engine can operate on renewable propane. The company says it's the first available engine for renewable propane that brings emission levels to "near-zero" as defined by California Air Resources Board.
Hexagon Composites ASA has signed an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% of Agility Fuel Solutions Holdings Inc. The combined business will provide clean energy solutions to a wide range of end markets around the world.
Transervice Logistics, Inc., a provider of customized transportation solutions, was selected by Phillips Pet Food & Supplies to provide a dedicated contract carriage solution at the company’s new Cedar Rapids, Iowa, distribution center.
Double Coin and CMA recently unveiled a video that offers viewers a 360-degree virtual tour of its new manufacturing facility in Thailand. The new facility manufactures TBR tires, industrial tires, and OTR tires for the North American market.
Electric vehicle charging software and solutions provider Greenlots has announced a collaboration with Volvo Trucks to deploy electric truck charging infrastructure for trucks operating out of warehouses in Southern California.
Trimble says its business intelligence and analytics solution, Trimble Reveal, can now aggregate more data from a variety of business systems – transportation management, asset management, and mobile communications systems – to provide insight into how a company operates.
"The Speedco team has taught the Love’s team a lot about speed of service." We talked to Love's about what's next as it expands the Speedco tire and lube service network it bought a year ago.
FTR has raised its 2019 forecast for North American Class 8 truck factory shipments to 350,000 units. It has also increased its forecast for U.S. commercial trailer production to 310,000 units
FedEx Express improved fuel efficiency by 2.9% in fiscal year 2017 and has moved closer to meeting its corporate goal of a 50% increase by 2025 over 2005 levels, the company reported in its annual sustainability report.
A ‘hypercompetitive’ culture at Pilot Flying J contributed to a fuel-tax-fraud scheme, said one of three more former executives who have been sentenced to jail for their part.
International Trucks unveiled its new CV Series, a Class 4/5 truck that it emphasizes is designed, distributed, and supported by a company specializing in commercial vehicles.
Carrier Logistics Inc. has named Ben Wiesen as president, succeeding Don Adams, president and co-founder of the firm, who retired in September.
Ever wish you could look inside a trailer without opening the door? ID Systems’ new camera-based sensor and asset-tracking suite can do just that.
Pressure Systems International has introduced TireView, a new tire pressure monitoring system, which it said will come to market in early 2019.
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