Category: Equipment

Continental Releases New Fuel-Efficient Retread

Continental Releases New Fuel-Efficient Retread

| January 6, 2025

Fleets can expect up to 20 percent improved rolling resistance, translating to lower fuel consumption and reduced operational costs Continental, one of the largest tire suppliers in the world, has released a new fuel-efficient trailer retread, ContiTread HT, to the United States market. The ContiTread HT features an enhanced shoulder design that significantly increases the tread’s durability, particularly […]

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Smart Eye Launches New AIS+ Introducing Key Functionality to Its Fleet Driver Safety System

Smart Eye Launches New AIS+ Introducing Key Functionality to Its Fleet Driver Safety System

| January 6, 2025

AIS+ offers real-time haptic alerts and optional video recording, setting a new standard in driver safety while preserving privacy Smart Eye, the world’s leading developer of Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS), unveiled AIS+, the latest evolution of its award-winning safety system for small-volume OEMs and aftermarket installation in vehicle fleets. Designed to improve driver safety, AIS+ […]

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Trimble and Qualcomm Deliver Precise Positioning Solutions for Automotive OEMs and heavy trucking

Trimble and Qualcomm Deliver Precise Positioning Solutions for Automotive OEMs and heavy trucking

| January 6, 2025

High-level accuracy designed to enhance safety and improve performance for ADAS and C-V2X applications TrimbleⓇ has extended its technology collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to deliver precise positioning solutions for automated vehicles ranging from automobiles to heavy trucking. Trimble’s precise positioning engine, Trimble ProPointⓇ Go™, will be integrated with the SnapdragonⓇ Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2, a key platform […]

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BeyondTrucks Streamlines EDI Transaction Management Processes with Orderful Partnership

BeyondTrucks Streamlines EDI Transaction Management Processes with Orderful Partnership

| January 5, 2025

BeyondTrucks and Orderful solution brings EDI workflow into an updated, intuitive and timesaving format BeyondTrucks, a transportation management system provider that delivers streamlined operations to private and specialty fleets through a connected and configurable platform, has announced a partnership with Orderful to embed their Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Platform in the company’s multi-tenant SaaS Transportation Management […]

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FTR Reports Preliminary North American Class 8 Net Orders for December at 31,900 Units

FTR Reports Preliminary North American Class 8 Net Orders for December at 31,900 Units

| January 4, 2025

North American Class 8 net orders in December totaled 31,900 units, down 7% month-over-month FTR reported that preliminary North American Class 8 net orders in December totaled 31,900 units, down 7% month-over-month (m/m) yet a notable 23% increase year-over-year (y/y). This figure slightly outperformed seasonal expectations, surpassing the seven-year December average of 29,716 net orders.  […]

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Estes Acquires 11 Terminals, 1,215 Doors from Former Yellow Corp

Estes Acquires 11 Terminals, 1,215 Doors from Former Yellow Corp

| January 2, 2025

Property closings slated for early 2025 add to over 700 net-positive doors in 2024 Estes, the largest, privately owned freight carrier in North America, has been approved by the court to complete the purchase of 11 additional terminals from former Yellow Corp., including seven owned properties and four leased terminals across the country. Once these […]

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