Category: Vehicles

For-Hire Trucking Index Creeps Closer to Balance in June

For-Hire Trucking Index Creeps Closer to Balance in June

| July 25, 2024

ACT Research reports supply-demand balance between the fleet and freight is narrowing The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index suggests the supply-demand balance between the fleet and freight is narrowing. The Volume Index decreased 5.5 points in June to 48.9, seasonally adjusted (SA), from a Roadcheck-assisted 54.4 in May. Carter Vieth, research analyst at […]

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Atlas Energy Solutions and Kodiak Announce Agreement For Autonomous Trucking Technology

Atlas Energy Solutions and Kodiak Announce Agreement For Autonomous Trucking Technology

| July 25, 2024

Atlas has placed an order for Kodiak-equipped driverless trucks that will deliver frac sand across the Permian Basin’s Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. and Kodiak Robotics, Inc. announced that the two companies have entered into an agreement whereby Kodiak will outfit new Atlas high-capacity trucks with Kodiak’s autonomous driving technology. The two companies have already completed […]

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The Shyft Group Acquires Independent Truck Upfitters, Enhancing Capabilities Across Specialty Vehicle Product Portfolio

The Shyft Group Acquires Independent Truck Upfitters, Enhancing Capabilities Across Specialty Vehicle Product Portfolio

| July 25, 2024

ITU serves utility, construction, and fleet management companies with custom solutions, including bodies, crane packages, liftgates, and aftermarket accessories for commercial work trucks  The Shyft Group, Inc. specialty vehicle manufacturing, assembly, and upfit for the commercial, retail, and service markets, acquired Independent Truck Upfitters (ITU), a leading service body and work truck upfitter based in the […]

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Bollinger Motors Takes Next Step to Bring B4 Chassis Cab to Market with Announcement of Warranty Coverage

Bollinger Motors Takes Next Step to Bring B4 Chassis Cab to Market with Announcement of Warranty Coverage

| July 24, 2024

“Our warranty provides our customers the peace-of-mind they need in making their decision and demonstrates the confidence we have in the B4.”    Bollinger Motors, Inc., an electric commercial vehicle (“EV”) manufacturer, releases its full warranty coverage on the Bollinger B4 Chassis Cab, the company’s all-new, all-electric Class 4 commercial truck. Under the warranty, Bollinger will […]

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Fuel Retailers Applaud House Legislation to Extend the Biodiesel Tax Credit

Fuel Retailers Applaud House Legislation to Extend the Biodiesel Tax Credit

| July 24, 2024

H.R. 9060 would extend the biodiesel tax credit for one year at the blender level NATSO, representing America’s travel centers and truck stops, SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), commended a bipartisan group of lawmakers for introducing the “Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2024,” which would extend […]

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Allison Transmission Partners With Cummins to Conduct Successful Field Testing of New Natural Gas Engine

Allison Transmission Partners With Cummins to Conduct Successful Field Testing of New Natural Gas Engine

| July 24, 2024

Allison-equipped natural gas trucks, has completed over 50,000 miles of testing of the new Cummins X15N natural gas engine  Allison Transmission has partnered with Cummins to test and validate the new Cummins X15N 15-liter natural gas engine paired with the Allison 4000 SeriesTM fully automatic transmission. Sandman, a bulk cement hauling fleet based in San Jose, California, […]

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