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Safety & Compliance•by David Cullen•May 31, 2023

Loophole Closed in Reporting Driver Drug/Alcohol Violations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse now notifies employers if there is a change to a driver’s Clearinghouse record for up to 12 months after a pre-employment query of the system.

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Operation Safe Driver Week Starts Sunday

Law enforcement officers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will be on the lookout for commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in unsafe driving behaviors July 9-15.

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Equipment•by News/Media Release•May 30, 2023

Reyco Granning Developing Suspensions for Electric Vehicles

Reyco Granning Electric Vehicle Solutions has developed a new high-capacity variant of its customizable suspension option for Class 5-8 electric trucks.

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Equipment•by News/Media Release•May 30, 2023

Ease Logistics Testing Automated Truck Platooning in Ohio

Ease Logistics said it will soon be the first in the U.S. to deploy connected and automated truck platooning technology on revenue-generating routes.

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Equipment•by Deborah Lockridge•May 30, 2023

Daimler Truck, Toyota Strike Deal to Advance Zero-Emissions Truck Tech

Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino will merge under a new deal struck by the two companies and their parent corporations, Daimler Truck and Toyota Motor Corp., respectively. The goal? Accelerate the development of advanced technologies such as zero-emissions and connected vehicles.

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Fuel Smarts•by News/Media Release•May 26, 2023

Canadian Fleet Adding Fuel-Cell-Electric Kenworth Trucks

Loblaw Companies Limited plans to purchase five Class 8 T680 hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles from Kenworth.

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Fuel Smarts•by News/Media Release•May 26, 2023

Carrier All-Electric Refrigerated Tech Piloted on Medium-Duty Trucks

Carrier's zero-emissions refrigeration is being piloted on medium-duty trucks in two recently announced projects.

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Equipment•by Staff•May 25, 2023

Applied Intuition Acquires Embark Technology

Embark's test fleet of autonomous trucks will be coming off the road as the company is acquired by Applied Intuition, which provides software and tooling for autonomous vehicle development.

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Equipment•by News/Media Release•May 25, 2023

ZF Preparing to Make PowerLine Transmissions in U.S.

ZF’s PowerLine 8-speed automatic transmission production line at its manufacturing facility in South Carolina has been installed and testing is underway. Production is slated to begin this fall.

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Brake Issues Put 11% of CMVs Out of Service in CVSA Brake Safety Day

Inspectors found brake-related critical vehicle inspection items on 11.3% of the vehicles checked during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Day, resulting in 773 commercial vehicles placed out of service.

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