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The 2023 Fleet Managers' Insights Report from Pitstop
The report to get your fleet ready for a bigger and better 2023! Pitstop sat down with fleet managers operating various fleet sizes in North America to uncover key findings and insights to help improve your overall fleet performance. Read the latest trends, pain points, and technologies that are impacting the trucking industry today.
March 1, 2023Used Class 8 Prices Down 16% Year-Over-Year in January
Used Class 8 truck sales in January decreased 12% month-over-month to 18,500 units from 21,100 units, ACT Research reported.
March 1, 2023DOE Outlines Higher Upfront Costs for Green Heavy Trucks
Trucking companies are being advised to seek government incentives to help offset high price tags of green heavy trucks that are forecast based on federal figures to cost $28,000 to $297,500 more than diesel engines vehicles.
March 1, 2023Supply Chain Envoy Says Automating Ports Doesnāt Have to Cost Jobs
The White Houseās supply chain envoy said the ports and logistics industry must move toward automation, a sticking point in protracted contract talks between U.S. West Coast dockworkers and their employers.
March 1, 2023Manufacturing Shrinks at Slower Pace in February, Prices Gauge Jumps
A gauge of manufacturing improved for the first time in six months, though activity remained in contraction territory amid fragile demand and growing inflationary pressures.
March 1, 2023ATA Execs Highlight Outreach, Advocacy Benefits at MSC Conference
ORLANDO, Fla. ā Long-standing advocacy and outreach programs continue to be essential tools for stakeholders to advance their message with policymakers, American Trucking Associations executives told members of the Moving & Storage Conference on Feb. 27.
March 1, 2023Rivian Slides as EV Production Target, Cash Burn Raise Concerns
Rivian Automotive Inc. tumbled the most in nine months after the electric vehicle makerās production plans for this year fell short of Wall Streetās expectations.
March 1, 2023Buttigieg, Surveying Future Panasonic Battery Plant, Sees Manufacturing āRenaissanceā
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Feb. 27 hailed the massive Panasonic battery plant planned for De Soto, Kan., as part of a wave of industrial production centered on electric vehicles that is spurring an āAmerican renaissanceā in manufacturing.
March 1, 2023USPS Buys Electric Vans, Charging Stations in Bulk
WASHINGTON ā The U.S. Postal Service is buying 9,250 Ford Motor Co. electric vans and 14,000 charging stations as part of a move to switch its fleet to electric vehicles.
March 1, 2023AVs Could Alter Trucking Insurance Landscape
ORLANDO, Fla. ā The emergence of autonomous vehicle technology could have profound repercussions for trucking insurance, according to a panel of experts Feb. 28 during the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition.
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