ECONOMIC WATCH: Covid-19 hits intermodal hard
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The global coronavirus epidemic will have a profound impact on the intermodal sector in the short term as the supply chain has been noticeably disrupted, transportation intelligence provider FTR warned Thursday. “The latest data has…
Allison Touts New Test Center, Standard Mack Midrange Transmissions
At the Work Truck Show, Allison Transmission announced a new Vehicle Environmental Test Center in New York state and that the new Mack medium-duty trucks will have Allison transmissions as standard.
New Volvo Truck Range Focused on Drivers
After introducing electric and autonomous truck developments in 2019, Sweden’s Volvo Trucks has unveiled four new truck models at once, squarely focused on the driver and productivity, meeting sustainability goals with more fuel-efficient internal comb…
ENow Demonstrates Solar-Electric Reefer
Unveiled in 2018 at the ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., eNow brought its all-electric, solar-based refrigeration system to The Work Truck Show 2020.
Shell Lubricants announces Canadian charitable contribution program
SASKATOON, Sask. – Shell Lubricants launched the new charitable contribution program Shell Rotella’s Rugged Ride for Charity as part of the company’s continued relationship with the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canada Monster Energy Tour for 2020. As…
News roundup, March 5: FMCSA suspends hours regs in Tenn. following severe storms, tornadoes
FMCSA issued a Regional Emergency Declaration, suspending hours regs for carriers providing direct assistance to emergency relief efforts in Tennessee.Autonomous truck developer TuSimple is beginning to run 20 trips a week in partnership with UPS. Meri…
Volvo Trucks launch goes online amid coronavirus concerns
GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Imagine you were hosting the biggest truck launch in company history, but nobody came. That’s exactly the situation Volvo Trucks found itself in today, as the OEM updated four models for the European market. A global press…
U.S. Postal Service Contractor to Use Propane-Fueled Ford Trucks
USPS contractor McAbee Trucking purchased eight propane Autogas-fueled Ford F-750 delivery trucks that are contracted for parcel delivery routes between USPS locations in North and South Carolina.
Meritor to host training sessions in Edmonton
EDMONTON, Alta. – Meritor will hold a series of aftermarket product training events in Edmonton, Alta., later this month. The sessions are geared toward those in parts and sales, as well as technicians, and will be broken up as such,…
Coronavirus blurs trucking’s 2020 vision
[caption caption="One logistics provider warns truck volumes could surge as much as 35 percent when demand pent-up by the coronavirus is released. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]US shippers need to prepare for a trucking price shock…