Category: Equipment

DB Schenker Pilots Stoneridge’s MirrorEye® Camera Monitor System on North American Fleet

DB Schenker Pilots Stoneridge’s MirrorEye® Camera Monitor System on North American Fleet

| October 22, 2024

MirrorEye replaces traditional mirrors with integrated cameras and monitors, enabling greater safety by reducing blind spots Stoneridge, Inc. announced that DB Schenker, a global leader in supply chain management and logistics, is piloting its MirrorEye® Camera Monitor System (CMS) on its North American fleet. The initial pilot program is underway and includes 75 trucks. Assuming a successful pilot […]

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Workhorse Group standardizes on Siemens Xcelerator as a Service for sustainable last mile delivery electric trucks

Workhorse Group standardizes on Siemens Xcelerator as a Service for sustainable last mile delivery electric trucks

| October 22, 2024

Electric vehicle (EV) startup standardizes on Teamcenter X and NX to reduce IT overhead, enhance accessibility across development teams and supply chain Siemens Digital Industries Software announced today that Workhorse Group Inc. (Workhorse), an American technology company focused on pioneering the transition to zero-emission commercial vehicles, has adopted the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industrial software, […]

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DOE Grant Supports Bridgestone Innovation for Non-fossil-based Synthetic Rubber

DOE Grant Supports Bridgestone Innovation for Non-fossil-based Synthetic Rubber

| October 22, 2024

The company plans to utilize the butadiene produced to further study and confirm the potential use as a feedstock for raw materials in Bridgestone tires Bridgestone Americas announced it received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office. Bridgestone will design, build and operate a pilot plant that will […]

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Decreased 2.1% in September

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Decreased 2.1% in September

| October 22, 2024

Index Fell 0.9% from September 2023 American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.1% in September after rising 1.7% in August. In September, the index equaled 113.2 (2015=100) compared with 115.6 in August. “After increasing a total of 2.1% in July and August, tonnage fell by that amount in September,” said ATA Chief […]

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Pacific Track PT40 Telematics Box Certified as CARB Clean Truck Check “Continuously Connected Device”

Pacific Track PT40 Telematics Box Certified as CARB Clean Truck Check “Continuously Connected Device”

| October 22, 2024

Company achieves industry’s first dual J1939/J1979 certification and first 3-in-1 telematics + ELD + CARB Clean Truck Check solution Pacific Track, a leading provider of hardware devices and related technologies to the telematics and ELD (electronic logging device) industries, announced today that its PT40 product is the first and currently only device to receive both […]

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OOIDA Applauds USDOT Investments in Truck Parking

OOIDA Applauds USDOT Investments in Truck Parking

| October 22, 2024

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced more than $30 million to address the national truck parking crisis US Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced more than $30 million to address the national truck parking crisis. It’s a chronic issue that endangers both truck drivers and the traveling public. Please see our below statement and supporting […]

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