
Anthony Marshall, vice president of maintenance and engineering for the UPS transportation fleet, spoke to HDT about how its new Freightliner eCascadia fits into the company’s operations, driver reaction, figuring return on investment, UPS' sustainability goals, and more.
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Electric and alternative-fuel vehicles aren't new to UPS, but the company recently took delivery of its first fully electric Class 8 truck, a Freightliner eCascadia. Learn more in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.
Read More →UPS has deployed 1,000 electric delivery vehicles, but now it's taken delivery of its first Class 8 battery-electric truck. Learn more in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.
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December produced the first month-over-month positive change in spot truckload van and refrigerated freight rates since January, according to DAT Freight & Analytic.
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Vehicle and fleet cyberattacks have increased by 344% since 2010. Yoav Levy, co-founder and CEO of connected vehicle cybersecurity firm Upstream, talks the nature of the threat and how to protect vehicle assets.
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A new underride-guard rule years in the making is still not good enough, say safety groups petitioning for it to be reconsidered.
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One to several supposedly trucker-organized “convoys” are reportedly wending their way to the Washington, D.C. area. Trucking interest groups are not endorsing them. What's really driving these convoys?
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What started out as a trucker protest of a cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Canada escalated into much more, prompting criticism from government officials and trucking groups.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is returning to the bench early to hear a challenge to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine/testing requirements for larger employers. The trucking industry is among those groups watching the situation closely.
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The American Trucking Associations is one of a number of groups appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court after a lower court decision reinstating OSHA’s COVID-19 vaccination/testing mandate.
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