Fleet Invests in Premium Trucks to Attract Drivers
When Fresh Freight, a refrigerated fleet servicing the West Coast, decided to buy its own trucks, it went for a premium spec right out of the box. And the move has paid off.
February 10, 2021
When Fresh Freight, a refrigerated fleet servicing the West Coast, decided to buy its own trucks, it went for a premium spec right out of the box. And the move has paid off.
February 10, 2021
Peterbilt has unveiled its first major upgrade to the Model 579 highway tractor since its launch in 2012. Senior Editor Jack Roberts visited Peterbilt's Denton, Texas, manufacturing plant, took a New Model 579 test drive and attended the virtual launch of the new truck. Here's what he saw.
February 4, 2021
The New Model 579 truck is the first major upgrade by Peterbilt since the Model 579 first debuted in 2012.
February 3, 2021
Peterbilt’s latest iteration of its Model 579 highway tractor isn’t just an upgrade. It may be one of the most important trucks Peterbilt has ever built. Jack Roberts got to drive one before it was officially unveiled.
February 3, 2021
2021 marks the 100th year of Autocar making purpose-built vocational trucks. Check out this photo gallery to see Autocar trucks through the decades.
February 1, 2021
The Virginia Port Authority has received a federal grant that will allow it to begin evaluating the potential benefits of autonomous truck use for intermodal port operations.
February 1, 2021
Lots of new partners and high-dollar investments indicate autonomous truck research and development is entering a new phase.
January 26, 2021
What did trucking fleets learn from the COVID-19 pandemic that you can apply to managing the next crisis?
January 20, 2021
Kenworth and Peterbilt took their zero-emission trucks to Pike's Peak to see how well these emerging powertrain technologies could handle one of the toughest road courses on the planet.
January 15, 2021
Kodiak Robotics is now making 200-plus-mile “disengagement-free” autonomous freight runs with a tractor-trailer equipped with its autonomous driving technology.
January 12, 2021
A challenging year is behind us, with change on the horizon.
January 8, 2021
A truck designed from the ground up with only minimal considerations for human passengers would be a radically different vehicle from the ones on the road today.
December 29, 2020
Trucking Moves America Forward saluted individuals and fleets in the U.S. trucking industry that donated time, money and expertise to help the country during one of the most difficult years in recent memory.
December 18, 2020
With a bit of fine-tuning, automated manual transmissions have transformed one Oregon paving fleet’s trucking operations.
December 11, 2020
The 2021 Shell Rotella SuperRigs Calendar is now available for order online.
December 10, 2020