Category: Tech Talk

Estes Builds Industry-Leading Pickup Visibility Technology

Estes Builds Industry-Leading Pickup Visibility Technology

| February 10, 2022

Estes offers the industry’s most comprehensive pickup visibility application – something only two other carriers offer in more limited functions Estes is announcing the launch of its new, industry-leading Pickup Visibility application, designed to revolutionize the way shippers manage their freight. Estes Pickup Visibility provides shippers with the industry’s most detailed pickup data, and puts all […]

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Cummins to Acquire Engine Braking and Cylinder Deactivation Company to Advance Its Path to a Zero Emissions Future

Cummins to Acquire Engine Braking and Cylinder Deactivation Company to Advance Its Path to a Zero Emissions Future

| February 10, 2022

JVS brings engineering expertise, best in class products and key manufacturing capabilities to Cummins Cummins Inc. announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Jacobs Vehicle Systems (JVS), a subsidiary of Altra Industrial Motion Corp., and a supplier of engine braking, cylinder deactivation, start and stop and thermal management technologies. The agreement brings the addition […]

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Embark and Knight-Swift Announce Industry-First Truck Transfer Program to Place Embark Technology in the Hands of Knight-Swift Drivers

Embark and Knight-Swift Announce Industry-First Truck Transfer Program to Place Embark Technology in the Hands of Knight-Swift Drivers

| February 9, 2022

The Truck Transfer Program will transition ownership of Embark-equipped trucks from Embark to Knight-Swift, enabling Knight-Swift drivers to shape how the technology will integrate with existing operations Embark Trucks, Inc. developer of autonomous technology for the trucking industry, and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., one of North America’s largest and most diversified freight transportation companies, announced the launch […]

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Mack Launches Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) Program for Battery Electric Vehicles

Mack Launches Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) Program for Battery Electric Vehicles

| February 9, 2022

VaaS includes the vehicle chassis, the refuse body, applicable taxes and a comprehensive vehicle protection plan Mack Trucks and Mack Financial Services  (MFS) recently launched an all-inclusive Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) program to help simplify the purchase process and help customers better manage expenses associated with acquiring the Mack® LR Electric battery electric vehicle (BEV). VaaS includes […]

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Fleet Advantage’s Sale-Leaseback Program Continues To Find New Ways To Help Fleets Infuse Cash For Operational Needs  

Fleet Advantage’s Sale-Leaseback Program Continues To Find New Ways To Help Fleets Infuse Cash For Operational Needs  

| February 9, 2022

Program Initially Served as a Covid-19 Cash Lifeline; Today Helps Fleets Subsidize Driver Hiring & Retention Bonuses   As the world evolves from the severity of the early days of the pandemic, many industries including transportation continue to leverage partners to overcome new challenges. Fleet Advantage’s innovative Sale-Leaseback program was mobilized early in the pandemic to help organizations […]

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Southern Counties Express Completes Kenworth T680 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Demonstration in Southern California

Southern Counties Express Completes Kenworth T680 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Demonstration in Southern California

| February 9, 2022

The demonstration project moved forward with a $41.1 million grant from the California Air Resources Board’s Zero- and Near-Zero Emissions Freight Facilities Southern Counties Express (SCE) is among the fleets that took the lead on a major demonstration program in Southern California to explore advanced technologies. Southern Counties Express was the first fleet in the […]

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