The COVID-19 pandemic has squeezed many years of growth in online sales and e-commerce fulfillment into a single 12-month period.
April 3, 2021Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
Hendrickson Ultimaax Available on Century M100 Rotator
Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems announced that its Ultimaax advanced severe-duty rubber suspension in the 60,000-pound capacity rating will be available on Miller Industries’ new Century M100 Rotator tow truck.
April 2, 2021Link Launches Construction of New Plant
Link Manufacturing, a producer of specialty engineered suspensions and Tier 1 supplier to major heavy-duty commercial truck manufacturers, announced its plan to begin construction of a new 50,000-square-foot manufacturing and training facility.
April 2, 2021VTNA Supplies QCD With VNR Electric
Food service logistics provider Quality Custom Distribution recently took delivery of a Volvo VNR Electric, the first zero-emission, battery-electric truck to be deployed in QCD’s fleet.
April 2, 2021GSC Logistics Plans to Add Truck Drivers
GSC Logistics plans to bring in 100 additional drivers by the summer to transport cargo containers, the company announced March 31.
April 2, 2021SelecTrucks Expands in Texas
SelecTrucks announced the opening of its newest location in Texas, SelecTrucks of Texarkana, on the border of Texas and Arkansas.
April 2, 2021Waymo CEO John Krafcik to Step Down, Become Adviser
John Krafcik stepped down as chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo self-driving vehicle division, and will stay on as an adviser to the business, the company said in a memo.
April 2, 2021ZF Announces Air Disc Brakes Delivery
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems Americas announced the first delivery of Navistar International LT series trucks equipped with its Wabco Maxxus L2.0 air disc brakes.
April 2, 2021Great Dane Launches FleetPulseGO
Great Dane announced it launched FleetPulseGO, a low-cost GPS-only solution for pre-owned trailers.
April 2, 2021Tesla Deliveries Smash Expectations on Reception in China
Tesla Inc. delivered more cars than expected in the first quarter, a strong start to a year in which CEO Elon Musk will be scaling global operations and building two more factories.
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