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Fleet Management•by Evan Lockridge•July 2, 2018

Roadrunner Loss Widens Amid Financial Probe

The asset-light trucking and logistics provider Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. reported its first quarter operating results on Monday that showed a bigger loss than it reported a year earlier as it also said its now in compliance with government reporting rules.

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Maintenance•by Staff•July 2, 2018

Diesel Laptops Moves to New Headquarters

Truck diagnostic software and hardware distributor Diesel Laptops has relocated its offices and production facility to Gilbert, S.C.

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Fuel Smarts•by Tom Berg•June 29, 2018

Solar Panels Feasible for Tractors, Trailers, Says NACFE

Solar power makes sense for many commercial trucks, and in many applications, an investment in the right equipment can be paid back in roughly three years, says the North American Council for Freight Efficiency in its latest Confidence Report.

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Equipment•by Staff•June 29, 2018

Kenworth T680 Features Bendix Font and Rear Disc Brakes

Kenworth’s flagship T680 on-highway truck now comes standard with Bendix ADB22X front and rear air disc brakes.

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Equipment•by Staff•June 29, 2018

Peterbilt Offers New Powertrain, Safety Options for Trucks

Peterbilt has announced that the Paccar Automatic Transmission is available as an option with the Paccar MX-11 engine. Additionally, Bendix Wingman Fusion has been made standard on all new Model 579 trucks.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 28, 2018

XPO Logistics Adds Augmented Reality to Improve Last Mile Experience

XPO Logistics wants to use new visualization technology to help customers decide if heavy goods, such as furniture or appliances, are what they expected before the items get delivered.

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Equipment•by Staff•June 28, 2018

Kenworth Makes Predictive Cruise Control Standard on Flagship T680

Kenworth has made the Predictive Cruise Control system standard on the flagship T680 on-highway truck, as of July 1.

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Equipment•by Jack Roberts•June 27, 2018

Behind the Wheel of an Electric Peterbilt Model 579

Peterbilt showcased the Paccar Innovation Center in Sunnyvale, California, to demonstrate its continuing efforts to identify, develop and deploy emerging technologies in trucking.

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Equipment•by Staff•June 27, 2018

Order a Trailer Now and You Might Not Get it Before 2019

May was another solid month for trailer orders but with weaker than projected production and bottlenecks in the supply chain, it may be a while before fleets receive their equipment.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•June 27, 2018

Penske, NFI to Test Daimler’s Electric Trucks in Regular Operations

Penske Truck Leasing and NFI have agreed to use Daimler Trucks North Americas' pre-production electric trucks, the eCascadia and eM2 106, in real-world operations to help the OEM test and develop the trucks for commercialization.

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