Category: Engines & Drivetrains

Kenworth Reaches Milestone 10,000th T680 Next Generation, Delivered To System Transport

Kenworth Reaches Milestone 10,000th T680 Next Generation, Delivered To System Transport

| June 1, 2022

During the event, Treadway presented System Transport with a very special anniversary gift – a refurbished and fully operational 1965 Kenworth W900 Kenworth recently delivered its 10,000th T680 Next Generation. The milestone truck was presented to System Transport at the company’s 50th anniversary celebration in Spokane, Wash. The T680 Next Generation equipped with a 76-inch […]

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Supply Chain Challenged but Improving, as US Trailer Build Slots Rapidly Filling for 2022, Negotiations for 2023 Well Underway

Supply Chain Challenged but Improving, as US Trailer Build Slots Rapidly Filling for 2022, Negotiations for 2023 Well Underway

| May 31, 2022

ACT Research reports both dry van and reefer build-to-backlog stretching deep into December According to this quarter’s issue of ACT Research’s Trailer Components Report, the US trailer OEMs are rapidly filling available 2022 production slots, with both dry van and reefer build-to-backlog stretching deep into December. “Overall, we expect orders and production to travel in […]

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Holcim Places Hypertruck ERX™ Order

Holcim Places Hypertruck ERX™ Order

| May 27, 2022

Global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions will seek to replace existing diesel-fueled trucks in Texas and Oklahoma operations Hyliion Holdings Corp. electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 semi-trucks, says that Holcim US has ordered 10 units backed by deposits to secure Hypertruck ERX™ production slots. A global leader in innovative and sustainable building […]

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OpConnect Selected for AWS Sustainable Cities Accelerator

OpConnect Selected for AWS Sustainable Cities Accelerator

| May 27, 2022

Transportation accounts for 27% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions so electrifying transportation is a critical component of sustainable cities OpConnect was selected as one of the innovative startups chosen to participate in the AWS Sustainable Cities Accelerator to help cities address sustainability challenges. OpConnect is one of 12 companies selected from hundreds of applications representing 19 […]

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PGT Trucking, Locomation, and Nikola Corporation Present Innovation Showcase

PGT Trucking, Locomation, and Nikola Corporation Present Innovation Showcase

| May 27, 2022

Guests had a first-hand look at Locomation’s Autonomous Relay ConvoySM (ARC) technology, which PGT will implement over the next eight years on over 30 separate Autonomous Relay Network segments  PGT Trucking Inc., a multi-service transportation firm offering flatbed, dedicated, international and specialized services, is taking an industry-leading approach to driver turnover, efficiency and reducing carbon emissions […]

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Volvo Trucks Academy Opens New Facility to Better Serve Electric Truck Training

Volvo Trucks Academy Opens New Facility to Better Serve Electric Truck Training

| May 25, 2022

The Volvo Trucks Academy opened a new facility in Tinley Park, Illinois, to expand access to battery-electric truck training in the central U.S Volvo Trucks North America announced today that the Volvo Trucks Academy opened a new facility in Tinley Park, Illinois, to expand access to battery-electric truck training in the central U.S. The new […]

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