26 Apr Automated and Electric Vehicles The Technology & Maintenance Council is evolving to contend with the necessary maintenance and specification issues that are arising as a result of two advanced technologies that are fast becoming part of today’s trucking scene. Read more...
26 Apr Avoid the Dreaded 'D' Word Problems with engine exhaust aftertreatment systems have been near the top of the trucking maintenance list in recent years. Those components are often a key cause of the dreaded “D” word: downtime. Read more...
26 Apr The Upside of Downspeeding Industry experts and fleets tell us that engine downspeeding is a great way to save fuel at highway speeds and that it affords additional benefits. Read more...
26 Apr Fine-Tuning Truck Filtration Effective filtration systems always have played an integral role in the daily life of a truck’s lubrication, air intake and fueling processes. Read more...
26 Apr Extreme Temps Affect Electric Truck Batteries All major truck builders and several startups are preparing to develop, test and market either battery-electric vehicles or fuel-cell/battery models in the very near term. Replacing diesel-powered Class 8 trucks, though, will present numerous challenges to an industry accustomed to proven and reliable diesel-engine technology. Read more...
25 Apr Celadon to Pay $42.2 Million After Admitting to Accounting Fraud Celadon Group Inc. has agreed to pay $42.2 million to settle a federal investigation into allegations that a prior management team and a subsidiary company filed false and misleading statements to investors regarding tractors and trailers leased to owner-operators. Read more...
25 Apr Editorial: Old Man Winter Can’t Stop Freight With quarterly earnings underway, we’re getting a look at how the industry fared during the first three months of 2019, a year which some have predicted could mark the beginning of a cooldown from last year’s red-hot freight market. Turns out the start of this year for freight haulers wasn’t marked so much by a cooldown as it was cold and snowy weather. Read more...
25 Apr Marten Transport Posts Record Results in First Quarter Marten Transport Ltd. reported its best first-quarter operating revenue in the company’s 73-year history, according to an April 16 news release. Read more...
25 Apr Amazon Will Spend $800 Million to Move to One-Day Delivery Amazon.com will spend $800 million in the current quarter to increase delivery speed for Prime members to one day from two, the company announced April 25. Read more...
25 Apr Amazon’s Profit Surges on Cloud Computing, Advertising Gains Amazon.com reported quarterly profit that exceeded analysts’ estimates, demonstrating the company’s focus on cloud computing, advertising and other high-margin businesses continues to pay off. Read more...