Category: General Update

Mack Trucks Begins Production of All-New Mack® Anthem®

Mack Trucks Begins Production of All-New Mack® Anthem®

| January 14, 2026

Production Begins on Next-Generation, Completely Redesigned Truck Designed for Regional Haul Applications Production has begun on the all-new Mack® Anthem®, a completely redesigned truck built to excel in regional-haul applications that delivers enhanced maneuverability, improved fuel efficiency and industry-leading driver comfort. The all-new Anthem is being produced at Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) in Macungie, Pennsylvania, […]

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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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Large carriers shape freight markets: Q1 TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index

Large carriers shape freight markets: Q1 TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index

| January 14, 2026

Prolonged soft demand favors truckload carriers capable of sustaining lower margins, LTL and parcel carriers with enough market share to exert pricing power AFS Logistics and TD Cowen announce the first quarter (Q1) 2026 release of the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index, a snapshot with predictive pricing for truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL) and parcel transportation markets. The […]

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Spot Truckload Rates Surged in December Despite Small Gains in Freight Volume

Spot Truckload Rates Surged in December Despite Small Gains in Freight Volume

| January 14, 2026

Truckload freight volumes rebounded modestly in December while spot truckload rates surged to their highest monthly averages of 2025, said DAT Freight & Analytics Truckload freight volumes rebounded modestly in December while spot truckload rates surged to their highest monthly averages of 2025, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the DAT One freight marketplace […]

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DAT Fully Integrates Convoy Platform with AscendTMS to Supercharge Broker Workflows

DAT Fully Integrates Convoy Platform with AscendTMS to Supercharge Broker Workflows

| January 12, 2026

The Convoy Platform integration provides access to an extensive network of vetted carriers and the ability to execute freight transactions instantly, directly within the AscendTMS workflow DAT Freight & Analytics announced that it has launched the full set of Convoy Platform capabilities for InMotion Global’s AscendTMS, a popular cloud-based transportation management system for small and […]

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VPV Transport Achieves the American Dream with the Support of Kenworth Trucks

VPV Transport Achieves the American Dream with the Support of Kenworth Trucks

| January 12, 2026

Bossi bought his first Kenworth in 1992 – a used 1988 T600. Through hard work and dedication, it didn’t take long for the number of Kenworths Bossi owned to multiply, and in 2003, he founded VPV Transport When Jose “Pablo” Bossi left Uruguay for the United States in 1987 at the age of 16, he came with aspirations […]

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