Category: Products

Xtreme Trucking Selects HOPTEK’s Dispatch Engine® Solution for Real-Time Visibility and Optimization of Fleet Operations

Xtreme Trucking Selects HOPTEK’s Dispatch Engine® Solution for Real-Time Visibility and Optimization of Fleet Operations

| September 23, 2024

HOPTEK’s Solution Enables Xtreme to Improve Deadhead Miles, Operational Efficiency, Fleet Utilization, Booking Velocity and Revenues HOPTEK,  AI-driven trucking and fleet transportation solutions, has been selected by Xtreme Trucking of Wisconsin, one of the U.S.’s leading technology-first transportation and logistics providers, for its Dispatch Engine® solution, a digital platform providing instant visibility and access to […]

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Carrier Transicold Introduces Vector 8811MT TRU for Center-Split Refrigerated Trailers

Carrier Transicold Introduces Vector 8811MT TRU for Center-Split Refrigerated Trailers

| September 23, 2024

Greater sustainability – The engine’s fuel filtration system and diesel oxidation catalyst push particulate, hydrocarbon and NOx emissions to new lows Carrier Transicold introduced the Vector™ 8811MT, a multi-temperature refrigeration unit for center-divide trailers that delivers better fuel efficiency and lifetime compliance under the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) latest regulations for transport refrigeration units (TRUs). Carrier […]

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Kodiak Selects Wabash’s Trailers as a Service to Optimize Its Autonomous Fleet

Kodiak Selects Wabash’s Trailers as a Service to Optimize Its Autonomous Fleet

| September 23, 2024

Companies collaborating to learn how trailers of the future can best support autonomous trucking Wabash (NYSE: WNC), connected solutions for the transportation, logistics and distribution industries, announce that Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a leading autonomous trucking company, has entered into a partnership with Wabash to utilize Wabash’s Trailers as a Service (TaaS)℠ offering. Wabash’s TaaS will […]

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Final North American Class 8 net orders totaled 16,249 units in August, down 14% y/y

Final North American Class 8 net orders totaled 16,249 units in August, down 14% y/y

| September 22, 2024

ACT Research reports Class 8 Industry on the Path to Normalization Final North American Class 8 net orders totaled 16,249 units in August, down 14% y/y. The weakness was concentrated in vocational units, where interest rate-sensitive residential spending continues to underperform and strong construction trends wane, as published in ACT Research’s latest State of the […]

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Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. Offers Lightweight Brake Drum Standard on All Models

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. Offers Lightweight Brake Drum Standard on All Models

| September 22, 2024

The Trident brake drums reduce weight by 24 pounds per wheel end, totaling 96 pounds for a dual axle trailer Utility Trailer Manufacturing announced that the Trident® composite steel shell brake drum from Accuride is now standard on all Utility trailer models. The Trident brake drums reduce weight by 24 pounds per wheel end, totaling 96 […]

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Home Hardware Stores Limited Unveils Electric Future with Volvo Trucks

Home Hardware Stores Limited Unveils Electric Future with Volvo Trucks

| September 18, 2024

The truck’s quiet operation minimizes noise pollution, which is particularly beneficial in urban areas and the residential communities served by Home Hardware and Building Centre locations Volvo Trucks North America customer, Home Hardware Stores Limited, Canada’s largest dealer-owned and operated home improvement retailer, has officially introduced two Volvo VNR Electric trucks to their fleet. The […]

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