Trucker featured on soda bottles as ‘Unsung Hero’
Special bottles coming in January
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Hyundai, Daimler, Toyota Announce Hydrogen Fuel Cell Initiatives
Three global vehicle makers have announced programs with major implications for hydrogen fuel cell technology, including in heavy-duty commercial vehicles.
Trucker Priority for COVID-19 Vaccine Unclear
As COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths surge, federal officials near approval of the first vaccine to ward off the novel coronavirus – and there are questions about where truck drivers will be on the priority list.
POLL: What aspect of a COVID relief bill should be most prioritized by Congress?
Direct cash payments to taxpayers or further federal unemployment? Support for health networks and first responders to assistance to small businesses? What’s your take on the biggest priority for a COVID relief bill out of Congress?
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Love’s adds new stores in Texas and Florida
194 new truck parking spaces created
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Transfix adds weight to drop-and-hook momentum
[caption caption="Retail and consumer packaged goods shippers gravitate toward drop loads, a trend that has strengthened in 2020. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Transfix is adding to the number of brokers providing cross-carrier dro…
What to Expect in Used Truck Market for 2021
Expect more advanced levels of technology and fuel efficiency on used heavy-duty trucks in 2021, while prices stabilize after plunging in 2020, according to Daimler Trucks North America.
Mercedes eSprinter Headed to U.S.
The electric Sprinter will be available with three battery choices and multiple body configurations.
Post-Thanksgiving spot freight — mixed pictures for flatbed, dry van, reefer
There’s nearly double the number of posted loads compared to this time last year, and the number of truck posts, meanwhile, is down 9.7%. Rates remain elevated, yet some signs in dry van, reefer, and flatbed point to a potential softening.
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Truckers spreading Christmas cheer with parades despite COVID restrictions
While some have been canceled due to COVID, a number of Christmas trucking parades will go on. And other news: Progressive is offering a new usage-based insurance program for small business truckers; the 2021 SuperRigs calendar is available to order; a…