Regional haul and yard tractors represent two good opportunities for the early adoption of fully-electric Class 8 trucks, according to speakers at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show.
Universal Logistics Holdings has acquired drayage provider Roadrunner Intermodal from Roadrunner Transportation Systems.
Penske Truck Leasing is growing its electric vehicle fleet with the recent addition of a Kalmar Ottawa Electric Terminal Tractor T2E.
Total Transportation Services announced that it is replacing its entire diesel trucking fleet with natural gas trucks to reduce emissions and plans to fuel the new vehicles with renewable natural gas.
IMC Companies purchased 150 new Mack trucks in support of its new West Coast venture, Pacific Drayage Services. The move expands the company's intermodal offerings to every major rail and port facility in the United States.
Volvo's electric VNR tractor is set to be deployed at the ports of Southern California as part of the Volvo Lights project to see how a battery-electric truck would fare in real-world operations. Jim Park has this first look.
Loadsmart has raised an additional $19 million for its Smart Drayage initiative designed to improve the flow of freight through American ports.
After pummeling the Bahamas for a few days, Hurricane Dorian has begun to move toward the Atlantic coast, prompting the FMCSA to issue a regional emergency declaration in 10 states that suspends certain trucking regulations.
In July, the Port Newark, New Jersey-based Best Transportation added a fully electric Class A tractor to its drayage arsenal.
Volvo’s Vera autonomous vehicle is now providing autonomous transport between a logistics center and the port terminal in Volvo’s hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden.