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Fleet Managementby David CullenMay 14, 2019

Volkswagen Resumes Planned IPO of Truck-OEM Subsidiary Traton

Volkswagen AG announced on May 13 that it is resuming preparations for an initial public offering of Traton SE, with progress to be made “depending on further developments on capital markets.”

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Equipmentby StaffMay 14, 2019

Link Introduces 105K Triton Tri-Drive Air Suspension

Link Manufacturing’s ultra-high-capacity Triton Tri-Drive Air Suspension is the latest addition to the company’s heavy vocational line.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 14, 2019

Trucking Industry Hits the Doldrums with Neutral Economic Outlook

Decreasing freight rates, sluggish demand and slow truck orders are all signs of a trucking industry that has finally hit the brakes on the 2018 economic boom.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 14, 2019

TCA Seeks Volunteers to Haul Replica Vietnam Memorial

The Truckload Carriers Association has partnered with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to ask drivers for help in hauling a mobile replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 14, 2019

Amazon Wants Employees to Open Package Delivery Businesses

Amazon announced it will take an active role in helping interested employees launch their own package delivery businesses, expanding its Delivery Service Partner program with some additional incentives to help those employees make the transition.

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Equipmentby StaffMay 13, 2019

Stoughton Trailers Adds Two Dealers to Its Network

Stoughton Trailers has added two new dealers, Nationwide Haul of South Florida and Truck Center Companies of Omaha, Nebraska, to its network of trailer sales and service providers.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 13, 2019

Jetco Acquired by Canadian Company Expanding U.S. Presence

Houston-based carrier Jetco has been acquired by Canadian company GTI Transport Solutions, helping to expand its presence in the U.S.

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Fleet Managementby Jack RobertsMay 13, 2019

HDT's 2019 Innovators: Getting Technology Right Is Tricky

HDT's 2019 Truck Fleet Innovators discuss the struggles of getting new technologies and policies right in a fast-paced, constantly changing business environment during a panel at the 2019 Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffMay 13, 2019

Overhead-Charging Test Route for Electrified Trucks Opens in Germany

A new test route to determine the viability of using overhead electric wires to power specially equipped, diesel-hybrid trucks in Germany has opened on a stretch of autobahn in the State of Hesse.

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Fuel Smartsby David CullenMay 10, 2019

Truck Platooning Pilot in Germany Deemed Runaway Success

A platooning project conducted in Germany has demonstrated that the electronically linked system is “safe, technically reliable, and easily applicable in the routine of a logistics company,” according to the project's partners.

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