Ryder Offers Workhorse All-Electric C-Series Step Van
Ryder System, Inc., will begin offering the C-Series Workhorse all-electric step van through the company’s ChoiceLease and SelectCare product lines, as well as for short-term rentals on COOP by Ryder.
Maximetal expanding production capabilities
ST-GEORGES, Que. – Utility truck manufacturer Maximetal is adding 10,000 sq.-ft. to its operations to keep pace with surging demand, the company announced. The new site will be around the corner from its existing 35,000 sq.-ft. main plant. It plans to …
New Love’s adds 79 truck parking spaces in California
Between Bakersfield and Barstow
Wilson Logistics Commits to Large Automated Convoy Technology Order
After a successful pilot program of an automated truck convoy technology, Wilson Logistics has struck a deal with Locomation to equip more than 1,100 tractors with the technology starting in 2022.
Brake issue prompts recall of 15,000 Volvo trucks
Recalls will begin on Oct. 30
U.S. waiver recognizing expired licences until Dec. 31
TORONTO, Ont. – U.S. regulators have issued a new waiver that will continue to recognize expired commercial driver’s licences (CDL) until Dec. 31, extending an expiry date that originally been set for Sept. 30. The waiver applies to medical exams and c…
Lordstown Crosses 40k Pre-Orders for Electric Endurance Pickup
The upstart automaker also released the first images of the pickup truck’s interior.
Navistar integrates five more telematics platforms
LISLE, Ill. – Navistar International has added five more telematics platforms to its factory-installed hardware, through a program it has dubbed Gateway Integrations. Navistar’s own telematics hardware serves as a gateway to streamline various software…
U.S. looks to better define employees, independent contractors
TORONTO, Ont. – The debate about which truck drivers are employees or independent contractors is not limited to Canada alone. On the side of the border, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) continues to sound the alarm about Driver Inc. – a business mo…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Shippers’ conditions deteriorate as rates swing in carriers’ favor
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Shippers’ conditions deteriorated in July, falling into negative territory for the first time since August 2018, FTR reports. The FTR Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) recorded a -0.36 reading, reflecting weak market conditions and a …