Category: Cab, Trailer & Body

Kenworth Donates T680 Signature Edition Anniversary Truck as 2023 “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence” Award

Kenworth Donates T680 Signature Edition Anniversary Truck as 2023 “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence” Award

| June 26, 2023

Nominations Now Open to Award America’s Top Rookie Military Veteran Serving as Commercial Truck Driver Kenworth, FASTPORT and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative are again partnering in the search for America’s top rookie military veteran driver who made the successful transition to the trucking industry following military service. Under the […]

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Volvo Trucks, University of Minnesota Team Up with Local Fleets to Conduct Extreme Weather Field Testing on Volvo VNR Electric Trucks

Volvo Trucks, University of Minnesota Team Up with Local Fleets to Conduct Extreme Weather Field Testing on Volvo VNR Electric Trucks

| June 23, 2023

Murphy to test the battery-electric trucks in Minnesota with cold winter temperatures and H-E-B Grocery Company (HEB) in Texas to test during periods of intense summer heat Volvo Trucks North America is working with the University of Minnesota (UMN) to conduct extreme weather testing for its Class 8 VNR Electric model to analyze the impact […]

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Loadsmith Orders 800 Kodiak Self-Driving Trucks to Launch World’s First Trucking Company Dedicated to Autonomous Freight Transportation

Loadsmith Orders 800 Kodiak Self-Driving Trucks to Launch World’s First Trucking Company Dedicated to Autonomous Freight Transportation

| June 23, 2023

Loadsmith, founded by former Knight-Swift Executive Brett Suma, selected Kodiak to be the backbone for the company’s autonomous operations Kodiak Robotics, Inc., self-driving trucking company, announced that Loadsmith, a leading third-party Capacity-as-a-Service (CaaS) logistics platform for shippers and carriers, will equip 800 trucks with Kodiak’s self-driving technology, the Kodiak Driver. The Kodiak-equipped autonomous trucks will serve as […]

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Volvo’s Nova Bus ends bus production in the US

Volvo’s Nova Bus ends bus production in the US

| June 22, 2023

“Although this strategic decision is a difficult one, by changing our business model with a focus on Canada, we will improve profitability and secure our long-term competitiveness,” Ralph Acs, President of Nova Bus Nova Bus is exiting bus production in the US market. Consequently, the company has decided to close its Plattsburgh manufacturing and delivery […]

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ATRI’s Newest Operational Costs Research Details Spikes in Equipment, Wage, and Total Costs in Trucking

ATRI’s Newest Operational Costs Research Details Spikes in Equipment, Wage, and Total Costs in Trucking

| June 22, 2023

Total marginal costs climbed to a new high in 2022 for the second year in a row, increasing by 21.3 percent over 2021 to $2.251 per mile The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released the findings of its 2023 update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking.  A record number of motor carriers participated in this […]

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Navistar Reveals International® SuperTruck II Results with Improved Fuel and Freight Efficiency, Goals for Hybridization

Navistar Reveals International® SuperTruck II Results with Improved Fuel and Freight Efficiency, Goals for Hybridization

| June 21, 2023

Navistar reveals its International SuperTruck II, demonstrating 16 miles per gallon fuel efficiency through hybridization and a 170% improvement in freight efficiency Navistar today revealed the results of the International® SuperTruck II, a project in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). International SuperTruck II demonstrates 16 miles per gallon (MPG) fuel efficiency through hybridization […]

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