Population shifts away from urban areas likely to increase last-mile costs
[caption caption="Almost half of US adults surveyed by Gallup prefer to live in a town or rural area. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]A shift in the US population from urban to suburban and rural locations will affect the last-m…
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Possible steering issue leads to recall of 18,000 Freightliner trucks
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Yellow Buying More than 1,200 Peterbilt Model 579 Trucks
Yellow Corp. is refreshing its fleet with an order of 1,222 Peterbilt Model 579 trucks, the largest single-year order Peterbilt has ever had of trucks spec’ed exclusively with a Paccar powertrain.
Xantrex Launches No-Idle Power System for HD Trucks
The Freedom e-Gen provides the exact amount of power needed without unnecessarily burning fuel, Xantrex officials said.
Global News Roundup: Transitioning to Electric Trucks
ICYMI: A roundup of trucking industry news from Traton, Carrier Transicold, Rheintal, DHL Freight, Volvo Trucks, Tesla, SKF and more.
Saia Takes Delivery of Volvo VNR Electric Trucks
The VNR Electrics are the first battery-electric Class 8 trucks to be deployed in Saia LTL Freight’s fleet.
Thomas Schilli, Midwest trucking innovator, passes
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Roehl increases driver pay for second time this year
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Navistar Chooses FleetCross for Parts Cross-Referencing
Navistar has recently signed an enterprise agreement with MOTOR Information Systems licensing FleetCross by MOTOR, a tool for medium- and heavy-duty part numbers and truck cross-references, labor times and repair information.