15 Jul Pilot Flying J Expands in West Texas Pilot Flying J continues to grow its presence this year in the Permian Basin, announcing the opening of six new travel centers in West Texas. Read more...
15 Jul Daimler’s Luxury Sheen Shows Cracks After Fourth Profit Warning Barely three weeks ago, Daimler AG dialed back profit expectations for the year. The move was seen as a housekeeping exercise to allow CEO Ola Kallenius to start with a clean slate. Read more...
15 Jul Purkeys Introduces Charger for Accessory Batteries Purkeys introduced its SteadyCharge accessory battery charger that maintains batteries powering trailer refrigeration and heating units during periods of inactivity. Read more...
15 Jul Amazon Prime Day Boosted by Promotion From Taylor Swift, Other Celebs Amazon.com is tapping high-profile actors, athletes and social-media sensations like never before to maintain buzz around its Prime Day summer sale, now in its fifth year and battling increasing competition from rivals. Read more...
12 Jul Wabash National’s Supreme Adds Gruau’s Refrigerated Inserts Supreme, a Wabash National company, said it added Gruau refrigerated inserts to its upfit solutions for cargo vans. Read more...
12 Jul Swift Sensors Partners With Zebra Technologies Swift Sensors Inc., a supplier of cloud wireless sensors systems for industrial internet of things, has partnered with Zebra Technologies Corp., under its program for independent software vendors. Read more...
12 Jul AAA Cooper to Offer Wider Visibility Options AAA Cooper Transportation said it will further less-than-truckload visibility with a new program, Action Trac. Read more...
12 Jul Minnesota Carrier LME Abruptly Closes Doors New Brighton, Minn., carrier LME abruptly shut down 30 delivery terminals July 11, leaving hundreds of workers laid off with no notice and at least some unpaid. Read more...
12 Jul H-E-B to Test Driverless Delivery Service in Texas Texas retailer H-E-B will be implementing a self-driving vehicle for delivery service in San Antonio this year. H-E-B will use one autonomous van with driverless technology to serve customers near Olmos Park for a store location just north of downtown. Read more...
12 Jul Freightliner’s Team Run Smart Promotes Trucking Careers Freightliner Trucks has expanded Team Run Smart to focus on career opportunities available in professional truck driving, while providing resources on how to succeed, the company said in a July 11 news release. Read more...