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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 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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Equipmentby StaffJune 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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Equipmentby Jack RobertsJune 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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Equipmentby StaffJune 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 Smartsby StaffJune 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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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeJune 27, 2018

Volvo Trucks, FedEx Demonstrate Truck Platooning in North Carolina

Volvo Trucks North America teamed up with FedEx and the North Carolina Turnpike Authority for an on-highway demonstration of its truck platooning technology on N.C. 540, the Triangle Expressway.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeJune 26, 2018

Average Spot Truckload Van Rate Hits New High

The national average spot truckload van rate on the DAT Solutions network of load boards moved only a little higher for the week ending June 23 but it was enough to push it to a new all-time high.

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Equipmentby StaffJune 26, 2018

Retread Instead Meets with Congressmen on Capitol Hill

A team of Retread Instead supporters participated in this year’s Tire Industry Association-sponsored Federal Lobby day educating legislators on the economic benefits of tire retreads compared to cheap foreign options.

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Equipmentby StaffJune 26, 2018

Volvo Trucks North America Names New President

Peter Voorhoeve has been appointed president of Volvo Trucks North America succeeding Goran Nyberg who left the company in April.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffJune 26, 2018

Eaton Focuses on Electrification with New eMobility Business

To capitalize on the growing vehicle electrification market, Eaton has created a new business unit called eMobility.

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