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Newsby Jim ParkOctober 27, 2020

Daimler Trucks, Waymo Team up to Tackle Autonomous Trucking

An autonomous-truck partnership between Waymo and Daimler will produce a unique version of the Freightliner Cascadia fitted with integrated redundancy for all safety systems, rather than bolt-on components. It will be driven by Waymo's advanced AI driving system, The Waymo Driver.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2020

Mack Offering FlowBelow as Factory Option

Starting in 2021, FlowBelow’s wheel covers and drive wheel fairings will be available to be spec’ed on new Mack Anthem trucks.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeOctober 26, 2020

The Right Tires for Last-Mile Delivery Fleets

Last-mile operations place special demands on the tires used on light- and medium-duty delivery vehicles.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2020

Ford Virtual Event Highlights Truck, Van, and Fleet News, Trends

A new virtual event series for Ford fleet customers, Ford Fleet Live, will allow customers to check out the newest Ford commercial vehicles, discover trends, get tools to improve their businesses, and talk one-on-one with product experts.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2020

Ryder Creates New Used-Vehicle Site

Ryder System recently launched a new fully responsive, mobile-friendly used vehicle sales website, which includes an expanded inventory of used vehicles and enhanced search tools.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2020

ACT Research: Trailer Orders Jump Again in September

Trailer order saw another big leap in September, with net trailer orders increasing 82% over August with 51,208 units.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockOctober 17, 2020

Waymo: Lessons from Light-Duty Shaping Class 8 Autonomous Project

Before the industry began eyeing the possibility of driverless semis, there was a little car secretly driving around the country with no one at the wheel. This has now evolved into a new project, Waymo Via, which is looking to make autonomous trucking and local delivery a reality.

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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2020

NACFE Updates Low-Rolling-Resistance Tire Reports

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency has revised its Confidence Reports on low-rolling-resistance tires to reflect industry developments since they were published in 2015.

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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2020

Navistar, Traton Make a Deal

Navistar and Traton have agreed in principle to a deal for the acquisition of Navistar International Corp. by Volkswagen’s truck and bus unit for $3.69 billion.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2020

Kenworth Class 8 Battery-Electric T680E Available for Order

The Kenworth T680E is the company’s first Class 8 battery-electric model. The new zero-emission truck is now available for order from Kenworth dealers in the U.S. and Canada, and will enter into production in 2021.

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