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 […]
Fleet operators invited to test new electric semi-trucks, including Daimler eCascadia One Energy Enterprises Inc., an industrial power company, today announced it is launching a new electric semi-truck trial program known as “Just Roll.” One Energy has added the Daimler eCascadia Class 8 Battery BEV to the test fleet. “We are seeing strong interest in […]
The commercial proof of concept project will involve the deployment of BYD yard tractors equipped with WAVE’s cutting-edge wireless charging technology WAVE Charging, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ideanomics (NASDAQ: IDEX) and developer of high-power, wireless inductive charging solutions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles has announced the receipt of a purchase order for a new […]
Freightliner ExpressPoint now available at 400+ Love’s Truck Care and Speedco locations Professional drivers of Freightliner trucks can now utilize a new service at the nation’s largest over-the-road maintenance network with increased support and convenience for light mechanical repairs. Today, Love’s Travel Stops and Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA), the leading truck manufacturer in […]
