Category: Cab, Trailer & Body

IVECO, Plus, dm-drogerie markt and DSV Launch Automated Trucking Pilot in Germany

IVECO, Plus, dm-drogerie markt and DSV Launch Automated Trucking Pilot in Germany

| November 20, 2023

First customer pilot in Germany with highly automated trucks will move commercial freight in the Baden-Württemberg-Hessen region IVECO and Plus announced today with dm-drogerie markt, Europe’s largest retail chain of drugstores, and DSV, one of the world’s leading transport and logistics providers, the launch of an automated trucking pilot in Germany which will start in […]

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UAW Members Ratify Agreement with Mack Trucks

UAW Members Ratify Agreement with Mack Trucks

| November 20, 2023

“The new agreement guarantees significant wage growth and delivers excellent benefits for our employees and their families,” Mack Trucks announced that members of the United Auto Workers union ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement with the company covering about 3,900 employees at facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida. “The new agreement guarantees significant wage […]

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October Class 8 Orders Driven Largely by Segments with Lingering Pent-Up Demand

October Class 8 Orders Driven Largely by Segments with Lingering Pent-Up Demand

| November 20, 2023

The vocational straight truck market saw orders rise 24% y/y While strong relative to freight market conditions, Class 8 orders were down 24% y/y in October, as published in ACT Research’s latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 report. According to Kenny Vieth, ACT’s President and Senior Analyst, “Final Class 8 net orders were […]

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Frito-Lay Announces First 100% All-Electric Vehicle Site

Frito-Lay Announces First 100% All-Electric Vehicle Site

| November 20, 2023

The transformation at the PEC is in direct support of Frito-Lay’s PepsiCo Positive commitment to building a circular and inclusive value chain, achieving net zero emissions by 2040 Frito-Lay proudly announced its South Charlotte Product Exchange Center (PEC) as the company’s first 100% all-electric vehicle site. The transformation at the PEC is in direct support […]

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Revolutionizing the Industry: Orange EV’s 1,000th Heavy-Duty Electric Terminal Truck Marks a Milestone in Sustainable Logistics

Revolutionizing the Industry: Orange EV’s 1,000th Heavy-Duty Electric Terminal Truck Marks a Milestone in Sustainable Logistics

| November 15, 2023

Lazer Logistics takes delivery of Orange EV’s 1,000th pure-electric Class 8 truck Orange EV announced the production of its 1,000th pure-electric terminal truck, solidifying its position as the industry-leading manufacturer of zero emission, heavy-duty trucks. The 1,000th truck will join the expanding fleet of Orange EV electric trucks currently owned and operated by Lazer Logistics, the […]

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Transportation | Warehouse Optimization Issues Intent to Acquire ProvisionAI and its LevelLoad Product

Transportation | Warehouse Optimization Issues Intent to Acquire ProvisionAI and its LevelLoad Product

| November 15, 2023

Combination of AutoO2 and LevelLoad Delivers Smoother Transportation Schedules and Fuller Transportation | Warehouse Optimization (T|WO), the leader in optimization for load building and transportation load leveling that reduces total supply chain costs, announces the company intends to acquire ProvisionAI, the only provider of a patented, optimized replenishment transportation scheduling solution named LevelLoad. The combination […]

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