The MTA established an Alternative Fuels Task Force to provide an analysis of options for all fuel types and the risks to consumers and businesses by pushing an all-electric fleet In a comprehensive report released the Minnesota Trucking Association (MTA) states that the rush to transition long-haul and short-haul/regional trucking industry to electric batteries will […]
Expansion plan for manufacturing facility in Virginia to prepare the plant for higher demand for the Mack® MD Series and Mack MD Electric vehicles Mack Trucks is investing $14.5 million to expand its Roanoke Valley Operations (RVO) manufacturing facility in Virginia to prepare the plant for higher demand for the Mack® MD Series and Mack […]
The overhaul work on both 40 ft and 60 ft hybrid electric coaches will include repowering the buses with either new or remanufactured Cummins ISL engines and the hybrid propulsion system Complete Coach Works (CCW), the nation’s leading transportation solutions provider, announced the beginning of deliveries for a five-year contract awarded by the San Francisco […]
Driver detention – time spent waiting at shipper or receiver facilities outside of loading/unloading – is a longstanding issue in the trucking industry As part of a larger study on the impacts of truck driver detention on the industry, the American Transportation Research Institute today issued a call for motor carriers and owner-operators to participate […]
Falling diesel prices tend to slow exits of very small carriers, which could further depress capacity utilization and deflate any upward pressure on rates FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for November improved to a reading of -1.35 from the previous month’s -6.07. The gain resulted primarily from a sharp drop in fuel prices, but all key […]
Los Angeles Unified School District Places Largest Order of EV Buses in Blue Bird History to Help District Shift to Zero-Emission Student Transportation Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, has received the single largest order of electric school buses from a school district in its history. Los Angeles […]
