Latest News Updates From Seth Clevenger

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Seth Clevenger

Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

Seth Clevenger is managing editor of features at Transport Topics. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ weekly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com. 


Business

Mack Trucks to Skip MATS in 2016

Mack Trucks has become the fourth major truck manufacturer to bow out of the 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show, joining sister company Volvo Trucks, as well as Daimler Trucks North America and Navistar Inc.

August 28, 2015
BusinessTechnology

PacLease Adds Remote Diagnostics

PHOENIX — Paccar Leasing Co., or PacLease, is making onboard vehicle diagnostics available to its lease and rental customers on all new Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks equipped with the Paccar MX-13 engine.

August 27, 2015
BusinessTechnology

PeopleNet Introduces ConnectedFleet Platform, Launches Driver Apps

PeopleNet has broadened its product line with the introduction of its ConnectedFleet Platform, which ties together its fleet-management software and mobile technology with new Android software and a new set of mobile applications for drivers’ personal devices.

August 25, 2015
BusinessTechnology

Volvo, Mack Join Omnitracs to Create Telematics Product

Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks are partnering with technology supplier Omnitracs to develop integrated fleet-management services that would utilize their trucks’ built-in telematics hardware.

August 24, 2015
Business

Port of Virginia Sets Volume Record for July

Several major U.S. ports reported mostly higher cargo volumes in July compared with a year earlier, highlighted by a record month in Virginia and rising imports in California.

August 19, 2015

Volvo, Mack Team With Omnitracs to Develop Fleet Management Services

Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks are partnering with technology supplier Omnitracs to develop integrated fleet-management services that would utilize their trucks’ built-in telematics hardware.

August 17, 2015
BusinessTechnology

Trucking Firms Gain Liability Protection Through Use of Video Onboard Cameras (includes video)

A growing number of fleets are installing onboard video cameras in their trucks to monitor driver behavior and improve safety, but another key benefit — liability protection — also is playing a central role in the proliferation of that technology.

August 17, 2015
Business

Truck Sales Climb 24% in July

Retail sales of Class 8 trucks in the United States continued to surge in July, climbing 24% from a year earlier and topping the 20,000-unit mark for the fifth straight month.

August 17, 2015
Business

Sales of Nat Gas-Powered Trucks Slow as Diesel Prices Plummet, Reports Say

Growth in the natural-gas truck market has stalled this year as the steep drop in diesel prices has cut into the potential savings offered by the alternative fuel.

August 17, 2015
Business

Volvo, Mack Offer Pre-Paid Maintenance Plans

Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks have introduced pre-paid preventive maintenance plans to help customers better control and manage their expenses.

August 14, 2015