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Fuel Smarts•by News/Media Release•January 19, 2024

Estes Adds Electric Trucks to its California Fleet, Solar Panels in New Jersey

Estes has added 12 Freightliner eCascadias, its first zero-emission electric Class 8 tractors, to its fleet at a California terminal and installed solar projects at two terminals in New Jersey.

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Fleet Management•by News/Media Release•January 19, 2024

RXO Launches AI-Powered Truck Check-In Technology

RXO is using visual-AI technology as part of a check-in system for trucks at its Laredo, Texas, facility.

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Aftermarket•by News/Media Release•January 19, 2024

Eaton Adds Remanufactured Advantage Line of Clutches

Eaton has added its Advantage clutches to its remanufactured product line. The clutches feature a unique strap drive intermediate plate designed to allow customers to choose the latest OE specification

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Safety & Compliance•by Deborah Lockridge•January 19, 2024

FMCSA Administrator Hutcheson Leaving Agency

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Robin Hutcheson is leaving the agency after three years, following the departure earlier this month of Deputy Administrator Earl Adams Jr.

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Fuel Smarts•by News/Media Release•January 18, 2024

Electric-Truck Battery Cell Manufacturing Slated for Mississippi

In a step designed to accelerate adoption of electric commercial transportation, the joint venture from Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck, and Paccar has chosen the location for a factory expected to begin producing battery cells in 2027.

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Maintenance•by News/Media Release•January 18, 2024

Love’s Adds Freightliner ExpressPoint Repair Service

Freightliner now has its ExpressPoint repair service available at more than 400 Love’s Truck Care and Speedco locations. The technicians have been provided comprehensive training by local Freightliner dealers.

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Drivers•by Staff•January 18, 2024

Werner Enterprises Must Pay $335k in Deaf Driver Discrimination Case

Nebraska-based Werner Enterprises must pay $335,682 and submit reports to the EEOC for three years in a disability discrimination case involving a deaf truck driver.

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Drivers•by News/Media Release•January 17, 2024

Iowa 80 Truckstop: 60 Years of Serving Truck Drivers

The Iowa 80 Truckstop is celebrating 60 years in business. Known as the "world's largest truck stop," it features multiple restaurants and amenities for truck drivers and travelers.

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Equipment•by News/Media Release•January 17, 2024

Nikola Building ZF Safety Systems into FCEV Truck

ZF's automatic emergency braking and radar-based blind spot detection systems are making their North American debut in Nikola's hydrogen fuel-cell Class 8 truck.

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Fleet Management•by Wayne Parham•January 17, 2024

FTR Forecasts Only Incremental Freight Market Improvement in 2024

Avery Vise, FTR vice president of trucking, explained why the forecaster believes we'll see a sluggish freight economy for the near future.

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