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Equipmentby StaffMay 19, 2021

Brake Safety Week to Focus on Brake Hoses in August

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's Brake Safety Week will be held Aug. 22-28. Commercial motor vehicle inspectors will conduct inspections and remove commercial motor vehicles found to have brake-related out-of-service violations from the roadways.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeMay 18, 2021

Phillips Connect: Autonomous Trucks Need Smart Trailers

How will an autonomous truck know what's happening in the trailer behind it? “Autonomous trucks don’t work without a smart trailer," says Phillips Connect Technologies.

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Equipmentby StaffMay 18, 2021

Phillips Connect Taps Morrison as Strategic Executive

Jon Morrison, previously the longtime president of Wabco Americas, has been tapped by Phillips Connect as strategic executive.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffMay 18, 2021

Renewable Diesel, Biodiesel Cut GHG Emissions in California

New numbers from the California Air Resources Board demonstrate the importance of renewable fuels in cutting greenhouse gases from heavy-duty vehicles in California.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffMay 18, 2021

Autocar Launches Electric Terminal Tractor

Autocar’s all-electric version of the ACTT terminal tractor, the E-ACTT, will help meet regulatory mandates for the vocational truck industry to reduce fuel consumption by 24% by model year 2027.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 17, 2021

Solera to Acquire Omnitracs

With the acquisition of Omnitracs, Solera will offer a unified platform that encompasses safety, productivity and maintenance solutions for commercial fleets.

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Equipmentby StaffMay 17, 2021

Daimler Trucks North America Makes Leadership Changes

David Carson has been appointed to SVP of sales and marketing at DTNA, thus consolidating responsibility for all sales and marketing of vocational and on-highway segments.

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Equipmentby StaffMay 17, 2021

DAT: Truckload Volume Slips in April

The DAT Truckload Volume Index in April was down 5%, falling from an all-time high set in March.

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Equipmentby StaffMay 17, 2021

UAW Workers Reject Volvo Trucks North America Agreement

Union employees on May 16 rejected a new five-year labor agreement at Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley truck assembly operations in Dublin, Virginia.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 14, 2021

I-40 Bridge Closure Estimated to Cost Trucking $2.4M Per Day

The closure of the I-40 bridge creates bottlenecks and delays impacting 26,500 trucks relying on this major freight corridor.

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