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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•April 29, 2021

Purkeys SAFX Allows Reefer Trailers to Plug into 480V Shore Power

The new SAFX power system allows fleets, distribution centers, and trailer manufacturers using refrigerated trailers to safely and easily connect hybrid electric transport refrigeration units to 480-volt AC power.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•April 29, 2021

Daimler, Volvo Form Fuel-Cell Truck Joint Venture

The cellcentric joint venture will develop, produce and commercialize fuel-cell systems for long-haul trucking.

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Equipment•by Jim Park•April 29, 2021

SAF-Holland Introduces Fixed Frame Air Suspension Series

SAF-Holland's CBXA AeroBeam fixed frame air suspension series is designed for the demands of on and on/off-highway tanker, bulk hauler, platform and specialty trailer applications.

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Equipment•by Vesna Brajkovic•April 28, 2021

ATRI: Class 8 Carriers Hesitant of ADAS Adoption

Some of the concerns in implementing advanced driver assistance system technologies were driver control concerns, cost and lack of driver acceptance, according to ATRI.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 28, 2021

Logistics Companies Offer 'Green' Solutions

Shippers are looking for ways to improve their sustainability, and third-party logistics providers and digital freight-matching companies are increasingly announcing ways to help them do that.

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Drivers•by Deborah Lockridge•April 28, 2021

Appeals Court Rules AB5 Not Preempted

An appeals court panel has reversed a lower court’s preliminary injunction protecting California’s trucking industry from the state’s onerous AB5 law – a law that many believe virtually eliminates the traditional trucking owner-operator model in the state.

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Equipment•by Deborah Lockridge•April 27, 2021

Yellow Buying More than 1,200 Peterbilt Model 579 Trucks

Yellow Corp. is refreshing its fleet with an order of 1,222 Peterbilt Model 579 trucks, the largest single-year order Peterbilt has ever had of trucks spec’ed exclusively with a Paccar powertrain.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•April 27, 2021

A&R Logistics To Be One of First to Deploy Peterbilt 579EV

The new trucks are expected to be on the road later this year, which would make A&R one of the first to put the electric vehicles into service.

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Products•by Staff•April 27, 2021

Xantrex Launches No-Idle Power System for HD Trucks

The Freedom e-Gen provides the exact amount of power needed without unnecessarily burning fuel, Xantrex officials said.

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Fleet Management•by Deborah Lockridge•April 27, 2021

Intermodal Woes Challenge Logistics and Supply Chains

Intermodal freight transportation is booming, but port congestion and problems getting enough containers and chassis to the right place at the right time are snarling logistics for many companies.

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