Category: Fleet Maintenance

FMCSA Issues 40-State Winter Weather HOS Waiver

FMCSA Issues 40-State Winter Weather HOS Waiver

| January 26, 2026

Effective January 23, 2026, through February 6, 2026, or until the emergency ends FMCSA has issued a Regional Emergency Declaration providing temporary hours-of-service (HOS) relief for certain motor carriers and drivers due to severe winter storms and extreme cold impacting multiple states.  This waiver supports urgent winter emergency response while maintaining overall safety. Apply relief only to qualifying emergency operations and […]

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Echo Global Logistics Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire ITS Logistics

Echo Global Logistics Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire ITS Logistics

| January 22, 2026

Combination creates one of the leading transportation and logistics platforms with pro forma rev of approximately $5.4 billion, expanding Echo’s scale while accelerating the evolution of ITS’s solutions through Echo’s platform Echo Global Logistics, Inc. a provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services, announced that Echo has reached an agreement to acquire ITS […]

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2026’s Best & Worst States to Drive In

2026’s Best & Worst States to Drive In

| January 20, 2026

WalletHub compared the 50 states across 31 key metrics With traffic congestion costing the average U.S. driver 49 hours of their time each year, leading to hundreds of dollars in productivity losses, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on 2026‘s Best & Worst States to Drive In. To determine the most driver-friendly states […]

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Penske Logistics Accelerates Agentic AI Supply Chain Initiative with Augment

Penske Logistics Accelerates Agentic AI Supply Chain Initiative with Augment

| January 14, 2026

Penske will rely on Augment’s AI teammate to validate the status of an estimated 600,000 loads Penske Logistics is implementing a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform from Augment following a successful six-month pilot. The new technology supplements Penske’s extensive track and trace capabilities and provides its operating teams with another resource to capture up-to-date freight […]

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Fleetworthy Launches Open Compliance APIs and Expanded Safety & Compliance Capabilities

Fleetworthy Launches Open Compliance APIs and Expanded Safety & Compliance Capabilities

| January 12, 2026

Highlights recent repair-related updates by surfacing asset-level activity, empowering teams to quickly identify what has changed, what remains outstanding, and where action is needed Fleetworthy, which offers a complete technology suite for fleet safety, compliance, toll management, and weigh station bypass, today announced the launch of its new Compliance Open APIs, enabling enterprise fleets to […]

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Cox Automotive Unveils Cox Fleet, Setting a New Standard for Fleet Uptime Nationwide 

Cox Automotive Unveils Cox Fleet, Setting a New Standard for Fleet Uptime Nationwide 

| January 12, 2026

This combination allows Cox Fleet to deliver support through scheduled maintenance, emergency roadside assistance, managed care, parts, trailer and truck body sales and more Cox Automotive announced the launch of Cox Fleet, its new fleet brand, marking a significant milestone in the company’s long-term commitment to the trucking and fleet industry. More than a name change, Cox Fleet is designed to […]

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