Peterbilt Motors Co. announced the delivery of 10 battery-electric Model 579EVs to Shippers Transport Express for immediate use as part of their drayage operations at the Port of Oakland.
August 25, 2021BusinessEquipmentSafety
Bendix Marks Milestone for Remanufactured Brake Shoes
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced it produced 10 million units of its remanufactured brake shoes not quite a decade after beginning serial production of the component.
August 25, 2021BusinessEquipmentLogistics
Goldman-Backed Exchange Raises Cash to Expand Shipping Contracts
The New York Shipping Exchange, founded in 2015 by a former industry executive to make the container shipping market more efficient, is raising another $15 million to expand contracts that can help protect companies’ supply chains from price hikes and other uncertainties.
August 25, 2021GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogisticsAutonomousTop 100
UPS Starts Drone Delivery of COVID Vaccines
UPS Inc. started delivering coronavirus vaccines with the use of drones as part of a new initiative announced Aug. 24.
August 24, 2021BusinessTechnologyEquipment
Phillips Introduces Electrical Cable Support Products
Phillips Industries announced it released its QWIK-Clamp for charging cables with an insert designed for single or dual pole applications.
August 24, 2021BusinessEquipmentBreaking News
July Sees 2.9% Year-Over-Year Decline in Truck Tonnage
Truck tonnage in July declined 2.9% when measured against the same month in 2020, according to American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index.
August 24, 2021BusinessTechnologyEquipment
Hyundai Translead Picks TNT Sales for Missouri Branch of Dealer Network
Hyundai Translead has selected TNT Sales as its dealer for the state of Missouri.
August 23, 2021BusinessEquipment
FleetPride Expands in Texas
FleetPride Inc. announced it acquired the assets of National Truck Repair of Longview, Texas.
August 23, 2021BusinessEquipment
Mark Stuebe Named President of Jacobs Vehicle Systems
Jacobs Vehicle Systems announced it named Mark Stuebe president. He is a 30-year veteran in the commercial vehicle and industrial manufacturing industries.
August 20, 2021BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel
Xos Is Latest Electric Truck Maker to Debut as Public Company
Los Angeles-based Xos Inc., which is developing fully electric Classes 5-8 commercial vehicles for last-mile service, announced the completion of its business combination with NextGen Acquisition Corp. The combined company will have the name Xos Inc. and its shares began trading Aug. 20 on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol XOS.
August 20, 2021