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Michael Freeze

Features Editor

Michael Freeze is a seasoned journalist with a passion for exploring the dynamic intersection of transportation and technology. As the features editor, Michael brings a deep understanding of the trends shaping the industry.


BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Shell Starship 3.0 Demo Runs Produce Lower Emissions

Shell announced the results from demonstration runs of its Shell Starship 3.0 truck that included a reduction of energy usage and carbon emissions.

October 11, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

TMCSuperTech Casts Spotlight on Country鈥檚 Top Technicians

Competition brings out the best in us whether it鈥檚 play, sport or work, and there aren鈥檛 many times when two or more of those occasions merge.

October 6, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFor-Hire

Doug Nickles Crowned TMCSuperTech Grand Champion

CLEVELAND 鈥 Doug Nickles from FedEx Freight earned his first TMCSuperTech grand champion honor at ATA's聽 Technology & Maintenance Council鈥檚 National Technicians Skills Competition.

September 20, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Costs for Truck Parts, Labor Fall in Q2

CLEVELAND 鈥 A new report found that parts and labor expenses in heavy-duty truck repair shops dropped during the second quarter of 2023.

September 19, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Cybersecurity, EVs Expand TMCSuperTech Challenges

CLEVELAND 鈥 Cybersecurity plays an ever-larger role in the TMCSuperTech competition, part of the Fall Meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations.

September 18, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Step Up Push to Bring Veterans Into Trucking

If there鈥檚 an issue that is much discussed in industry circles, it鈥檚 undoubtedly dealing with the worker shortage, more specifically, the technician shortage.

July 14, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsFor-Hire

Cummins Invests in Jamestown Plant for Fuel-Agnostic Engine

LAKEWOOD, N.Y. 鈥 Cummins Inc. is readying a $452 million investment in its 1 million-square-foot Jamestown Engine Plant to produce a fuel-agnostic internal combustion engine platform.

May 24, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Daimler Unveils Freightliner Medium-Duty eM2 Truck

ANAHEIM, Calif. 鈥 Daimler Truck North America premiered the Freightliner eM2, the latest entry in its line of electric vehicles, during the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo May 2.

May 2, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

DTNA's O鈥橪eary: No Time to Waste Building EV Infrastructure

ANAHEIM, Calif. 鈥 DTNA chief John O鈥橪eary called for the industry to move at 鈥渢he speed of right鈥 in developing electric vehicle infrastructure.

May 2, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Daimler Truck Launches Rizon Medium-Duty EV

Daimler Truck unveiled Rizon, its newly branded lineup of Class 4 and Class 5 medium-duty electric trucks, during a press conference April 27.

April 28, 2023