The concept came from Europe, where not many factories have loading docks, but they do have alleyways for trucks to make pickups and deliveries.
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There were more than 33,000 net trailer orders in October, down 7% from the previous month and down 30% vs. the same month a year ago.
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“LNG is one of the better-kept secrets in trucking,” says David Jaskolski — and he doesn’t want it to be. He's with Pivotal LNG, a subsidiary of Georgia-Based energy company AGL Resources, which operates a liquifaction facility in Trussville, Ala., outside Birmingham. The company supplies more than 1 million gallons of LNG a month to UPS and other truck fleets. Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge took a tour of the facility.
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Daimler Trucks found 14% reductions in CO2 emissions and improved fuel economy using a comprehensively optimized truck as part of the company’s Efficiency Run tests.
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Some of the nation’s largest fleets have reported mixed financial results or expectations as the freight environment in the third quarter has remained soft.
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While UPS announced that it would be making collision mitigation technology standard on its Class 8 trucks, the decision had its beginnings as far back as 2012.
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The American Trucking Associations board of directors elected Pat Thomas as the federation’s 71st chairman, the association announced. Thomas is the Sr. VP of state government affairs for UPS.
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One of Celadon Groups subsidiaries has purchased select assets of the truckload business of Tango Transport, a Louisiana-based carrier.
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UPS received the milestone 50,000th Paccar MX series engine installed in a Kenworth truck at a ceremony at Kenworth headquarters Wednesday.
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EPA and NHTSA's public hearing on proposed GHG Phase 2 standards allowed fleets, manufacturers, environmental groups and legislators to air their concerns on the future emissions rules, often disagreeing on the particulars.
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