Capacity glut challenging truck market: ACT preview image Border, Equipment Capacity glut challenging truck market: ACT March 4, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Key truck transportation metrics continue to give mixed signals in early 2020, according to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest. The report said that the total…
Hyndman trucks go under the hammer in Bolton preview image Economy, Equipment Hyndman trucks go under the hammer in Bolton March 4, 2020 BOLTON, Ont. – Row upon row of heavy-duty trucks owned by the now-defunct Hyndman Transport are on display in Bolton, where Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is holding its…
Ford betting big on electric vehicles preview image Equipment Ford betting big on electric vehicles March 4, 2020 Ford’s electrification plans include the popular Transit. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Ford Motor Co. is investing invest more than US$11.5 billion into vehicle electrification by 2022 to capitalize on the growing…
Waymo receives sizable investment from CPP Investment Board preview image Technology Waymo receives sizable investment from CPP Investment Board March 3, 2020 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Autonomous driving technology manufacturer Waymo has received a significant external investment of $2.25 billion, with a large portion of the funds coming from the Canada Pension…
DTNA launches CX fleet for electric truck program preview image Border DTNA launches CX fleet for electric truck program March 3, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is launching a customer experience (CX) fleet for its electric truck program, the company said Tuesday. The Freightliner Customer Experience Fleet…
Final hours-of-service rule submitted to OMB preview image Border, Regulations Final hours-of-service rule submitted to OMB March 3, 2020 ORLANDO, Fla. – A final rule adding flexibility to U.S. hours-of-service rules was submitted last night to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Jim Mullen, acting administrator…
TFI acquires U.S. courier services business preview image Border TFI acquires U.S. courier services business March 3, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. — TFI International Inc. has acquired the courier services business from R.R. Donnelley and Sons Co., TFI announced Monday. The courier business has a nationwide network of…
Nikola to go public by merging with VectoIQ preview image Border, Fuel/Emissions Nikola to go public by merging with VectoIQ March 3, 2020 PHOENIX, Ariz. — Nikola, a developer of electric trucks, is merging with VectoIQ Acquisition and will be listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol NKLA.
Startup looks to tether truck wheels in place preview image Equipment Startup looks to tether truck wheels in place March 2, 2020 TetherTech Safety uses a thick steel cable running through the axle tube that is tethered to a pair of wheel-end caps to prevent the wheel assembly from separating in the…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Freight recession ending, pricing to swing back in carriers’ favor preview image Economy ECONOMIC WATCH: Freight recession ending, pricing to swing back in carriers’ favor March 2, 2020 ORLANDO, Fla. – The freight cycle has bottomed and trucking conditions should improve later this year and into 2021 as freight demand and capacity come into balance. That was the…
Boyle, Nussbaum named overall Best Fleets to Drive For preview image Trucking Life Boyle, Nussbaum named overall Best Fleets to Drive For March 2, 2020 ORLANDO, Fla. – Boyle Transportation and Nussbaum Transportation took top honors as the overall winners of the 2020 Best Fleets to Drive For contest, in the small and large fleet…
Polaris Transportation Group acquires PRI Logistics preview image Polaris Transportation Group acquires PRI Logistics March 2, 2020 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Polaris Transportation Group has acquired PRI Logistics, a third-party logistics brokerage based in Vaughan, Ont., the company announced Monday. With this, Polaris has reinforced its position…
Daimler shifts from brands to business segments in new business model preview image Economy Daimler shifts from brands to business segments in new business model March 2, 2020 DTNA shifts business approach from brand recognition to focus on vocational and on-highway segments
Trucking industry executives discuss leadership at TCA preview image Business Tips Trucking industry executives discuss leadership at TCA March 2, 2020 ORLANDO, Fla. – A panel of second- and third-generation trucking industry leaders took part in a panel at the Truckload Carriers Association annual convention this week, diving into a wide-reaching…
Four ways to improve driver orientation preview image Business Tips Four ways to improve driver orientation March 2, 2020 ORLANDO, Fla. – Gina Anderson, CEO and co-founder of Luma Brighter Learning, gave fleets attending the Truckload Carriers Association annual convention a lesson on how to improve driver orientation sessions.
