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Covenant Logistics Reports Mixed Results for Q3

Covenant Logistics Group reported increased earnings on lower income during the third quarter, the carrier reported Oct. 26.

October 27, 2020
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

PortPro Introduces New Drayage TMS

PortPro Technologies introduced a new transportation management system intended to address the needs of drayage carriers.

October 27, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousBreaking News

Daimler, Waymo Partner to Develop Autonomous Trucks

Daimler Trucks and Waymo have announced an agreement to produce highly automated Level 4 commercial vehicles by combining Daimler’s trucks with Waymo’s technology.

October 27, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Diesel Dips for Seventh Time in Eight Weeks; Zeta Pounds Gulf Coast

The national average price of diesel decreased three-tenths of a cent, according to the Energy Information Administration’s weekly data released Oct. 26. The drop is the seventh in the past eight weeks.

October 26, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Public Views Trucking Industry Favorably in Pandemic Era, Newhouse Says

The jobs performed by the country’s truckers helped to ensure the viability of an economy hit hard by the pandemic, according to recent research.

October 26, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Industry Representatives Honored With Trucking Awards

J&M Tank Lines, the Nebraska Trucking Association and professional driver Rhonda Hartman of Old Dominion Freight Lines have been named as recipients of the 2020 American Trucking Associations’ Mike Russell Trucking Image Awards.

October 26, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

ATA’s Chris Spear Commends Truckers, Discusses Pressing Issues During Virtual Address

American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear praised the industry’s ability to rise to the occasion at the virtual Management Conference & Exhibition.

October 26, 2020
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

With Fully Autonomous Driving Distant, Lidar Finds Its Place

The promise of self-driving cars and robotaxi fleets once seemed just around the corner, but reality is setting in. Makers of the underlying technology are pivoting to more realistic ways of making money in the here and now.

October 26, 2020
BusinessTechnology

Mack Makes FlowBelow Factory-Installed Option

Mack Trucks announced the availability of a factory-installed FlowBelow Tractor AeroKit package on its Mack Anthem highway models, further improving fuel efficiency by up to 2.23%.

October 26, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Haldex Posts Q3 Net Loss as Production Falters in Key Markets

Braking systems and air-suspension supplier Haldex reported a net loss on lower revenue in the third quarter.

October 26, 2020

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