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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2019

Mack's Parameter Package Plus Lets Fleets Adjust Vehicle Parameters More Often

Mack Trucks is offering a new package for Mack Over The Air customers that allows for more frequent remote software updates and the setting of vehicle parameters. The company also announced standard shock absorbers for factory-installed auxiliary axles on certain Mack Granite models.

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Articlesby Jim ParkMarch 6, 2019

The Challenge of Logistics in Alaska

Transportation is the lifeblood of America's largest state, but challenges posed by geography and weather mean options are severely limited for eight months of the year.

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Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 5, 2019

12% of Interstate Miles Cause 89% of Traffic Congestion, ATRI Study Says

A new study by the American Transportation Research Institute looked at a particularly notorious freeway interchange in Atlanta to determine the impact congestion has on truck operations.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2019

China Post to Begin Autonomous Truck Operations in April

China Post and Deppon Express, two of China’s leading delivery and logistics companies, will begin autonomous package delivery services this April with the first self-driving vehicles to be put into daily commercial use in the country.

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Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 1, 2019

NACFE Issues Electric Charging Infrastructure Guidance Report

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency released a Guidance Report detailing what fleets can expect in the near term future as an effective charging infrastructure for electric trucks begins to take shape.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2019

Roadrunner Transportation Closes $450 Million Rights Offering

The $450 million rights offering will allow Roadrunner Transportation to pay down debts and expenses and refocus the company after a tumultuous 2018. 

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ArticlesFebruary 28, 2019

Commentary: Freight Market Tightness Points to 3 Possible Economic Outcomes

The freight market is still tight in 2019, despite changing conditions over the course of 2018 that originally drove it forward. Noël Perry, chief economist at Truckstop.com, thinks that the current data points to three possible outcomes.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2019

FedEx Begins Testing Autonomous Delivery Robot

FedEx has begun evaluation trials of its new SameDay Bot robotic delivery system in Memphis, Tennessee, in partnership with high-profile customers.

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NewsFebruary 27, 2019

Class 8 Truck Production Remains on Growth Track; Diesel Power Still Tops

Class 8 truck production is forecast to continue its growth trend into 2019 and the diesel engine will remain the dominant power source, per ACT Research and Rhein Associates.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2019

Memphis Mall Finds New Life as Truck Fleet Headquarters

A Memphis, Tennessee, fleet is investing $84 million to turn a derelict shopping mall into its new headquarters facility.

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