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Equipmentby StaffNovember 5, 2020

Volvo VNR Electric Truck to Hit the Market Dec. 3

Volvo Trucks North America announced it will begin selling the Volvo VNR Electric truck model on Dec. 3. It will start producing the VNR Electric at its New River Valley manufacturing plant in Dublin, Virginia, in early 2021.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffNovember 5, 2020

Pride Group Enterprises Reserves 150 Tesla Semis

Pride Group Enterprises recently reserved 150 Tesla Electric Semis with the option to increase the order to 500 trucks.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffNovember 4, 2020

FMCSA Wants Fleet Perspective on Autonomous Trucks

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to learn more about how the trucking industry might integrate trucks with autonomous technology into fleets.

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Driversby Deborah LockridgeNovember 4, 2020

Could Prop 22 Help Solve the Worker Misclassification Problem?

California voters approved Proposition 22, agreeing with the gig economy companies that the state’s strict ABC test set forth in last year’s controversial AB5 law should not apply to drivers such as those for Uber and Lyft. What does this mean for trucking?

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 4, 2020

Platform Science, Samsung Work to Improve Tablet-Based In-Cab Solutions

Fleets that want to provide drivers with ruggedized mobile devices, instead of having them use their own smartphones or rely on in-vehicle computers, are the target of the next phase of a collaboration between Platform Science, an internet-of-things fleet management platform, and Samsung Electronics.

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Equipmentby StaffNovember 4, 2020

Mack Adds Apple CarPlay, Updated Seats to Anthem, Pinnacle, Granite Models

In an effort to improve driver comfort and productivity, Mack Trucks is now adding the availability of Apple CarPlay and Mack Premium Comfort 2.0 seats in Anthem, Pinnacle, and Granite models.

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Equipmentby StaffNovember 3, 2020

October Class 8 Orders Jump Higher

According to separate ACT Research and FTR reporting, October’s preliminary North American Class 8 orders jumped to 38,900 units and 40,100 units, respectively.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffNovember 3, 2020

Electric-Truck Pilot in Sweden Slashes Carbon Footprint

A Swedish oat drink company reported it reduced its carbon footprint by 87% on selected routes in its first month using Einride’s electric trucks and freight mobility platform.

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Fleet Managementby Jim ParkNovember 3, 2020

HDT Talks Trucking Season 4 Features Sleep, Diesel, Alt Fuels

HDT Talks Trucking Season 4 offers a look into the future of diesel engines, a discussion about three alternative fuels and an informative interview with a recognized sleep specialist.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffNovember 3, 2020

All-Electric Peterbilt 579EV Available for Customer Orders

Peterbilt’s battery-electric Model 579EV is now available for customer orders with the OEM’s SmartSpec dealership sales tool.

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