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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2020

Daimler to Put Fuel-Cell Electric Truck in Production During Second Half of Decade

Daimler Trucks showed off a Mercedes-Benz concept truck powered by fuel cells, with a range of up to 1,000 kilometers (more than 600 miles). Customer trials are to start in 2023. It also outlined when its battery-electric eActros trucks are projected to be available, with a first look at a long-haul version.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2020

Southeastern Freight Lines Expands Final Mile Service

Southeastern Freight Lines has expanded its Final Mile service across all 89 service centers, which includes more than 350 trucks.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2020

Schneider Protects New Drivers with Remote Orientation

In the latest measure to protect its drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Schneider has unveiled a new remote truck driver orientation program to deliver its onboarding process while practicing social distancing.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2020

ATA, TMC Announce First-Ever National Technician Appreciation Week

The American Trucking Associations and ATA’s Technology and Maintenance Council will be celebrating the inaugural National Technician Appreciation Week September 21-25.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2020

ERoad, Here Collaborate on Routing and Navigation Tools

ERoad and Here Technologies are partnering to offer new routing and navigation solutions to commercial vehicle fleets in North America.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 15, 2020

Scania Launches Plug-in Hybrid, Electric Trucks

Scania has officially launched its range of plug-in hybrid and fully electric trucks with a focus on last-mile operations.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 15, 2020

Economic Growth Steady, But Recovery's Not a 'V'

Although the economic recovery from the COVID-19 shutdown is definitely not a “V” shape, it’s growing steadily – but don’t expect to be back where we were until mid-2022, said Jeffrey Rosensweig of Emory University.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 15, 2020

Eaton Expands Remanufacturing Program, Adds Electric Clutch Actuators

Eaton has expanded its remanufacturing program to now offer remanufacturing of electronic clutch actuators used on Eaton UltraShift Plus transmissions, maximizing the reuse of materials and reducing emissions and waste.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 15, 2020

DAT August Rates Almost Climb to All-Time High

According to DAT Freight & Analytics, August’s spot truckload rates almost set an all-time high, with spot van, refrigerated and flatbed rates higher month over month and load-to-truck ratios increasing at the end of summer.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2020

August Trailer Orders Jump Almost 50%

According to FTR, preliminary U.S. trailer orders for August increased 49% since July to 28,700 units, the biggest jump since October 2019.

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