Trucking

E-SMART drives facility safety with backing speed management

AJOT Newsroom | April 22, 2024 | Trucking

E-SMART Reverse puts facility managers in the driver’s seat for reducing the potential of backing accidents in company specified speed zones

NMFTA releases comprehensive guide to minimum LTL packaging standard requirements

National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) | April 22, 2024 | Trucking

NMFTA and NMFC educate carriers, shippers, 3PL, and packaging professionals on less-than-truckload packaging processes and procedures

Geely to sell $1.32 billion of Volvo truck shares

Bloomberg | April 19, 2024 | Trucking

Mammoet joins ESTA workgroup to establish new stabilizing guidelines for SPMTs

AJOT Newsroom | April 19, 2024 | Trucking

Operation guidelines adopted by DNV, raising safety standards for complex equipment...

Penske rolls out new Fleet Management AI Platform

AJOT Newsroom | April 18, 2024 | Trucking

The Catalyst AI™ platform compares a fleet’s performance to similar fleets across Penske’s live database of hundreds of thousands of vehicles in real-time. This platform enables leaders to benchmark their fleets using apples-to-apples comparisons, unlock fuel efficiency opportunities, optimize utilization, and business performance using targeted insights...

HVS Attribute Prototype (AP) build started at Silverstone Facility

Erin Thewlis | April 18, 2024 | Trucking

Commercial vehicle market disrupter, HVS (Hydrogen Vehicle Systems), has announced another major milestone with the start of prototype manufacturing at a specialist build facility in Silverstone, Northamptonshire...

US hunger for imports hasn’t lifted trucking demand, JB Hunt says

Bloomberg | April 17, 2024 | Trucking

America’s appetite for imported goods has kept its economy hot but has yet to “translate into any meaningful pick up in demand” for JB Hunt Transport Services Inc., a top executive for the logistics company said on its quarterly earnings call Tuesday.

Tenstreet announces new AI-powered recruiting and navigation features at 6th Annual User Conference

AJOT Newsroom | April 16, 2024 | Trucking

The Mojave truck stop announces exclusive biodiesel partnership with Phillips 66

AJOT Newsroom | April 16, 2024 | Trucking

Estes kicks off national expansion with initial wave of terminal openings

AJOT Newsroom | April 16, 2024 | Trucking

Last week Estes, the largest, privately owned freight carrier in North America, held its grand opening event for its terminal in Florence, SC, and announced the opening of two additional terminals in Reno, NV, and Cinnaminson, NJ. All three properties are recent acquisitions that were retrofitted for the company’s operations...

Energy

Stuart Todd | April 15, 2024

Charging ahead: Electric trucks are here to stay

Charging infrastructure gains momentum. A dearth of charging infrastructure has often been cited as a major obstacle in convincing truck manufacturers to ramp up the production of zero-emission, electrically powered heavy-duty vehicles (eHDV)...

Trucking

AJOT Newsroom | April 15, 2024

Virginia companies join forces to solve shipping challenges after Baltimore bridge collapse

As workers clear the wreckage from the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge, shippers and truckers found creative solutions to keep the supply chain moving as workarounds present new challenges...

How Amazon became the largest private EV charging operator in the US

To install 17,000 delivery van chargers at 120 warehouses, the company had to be flexible, patient and spend a lot of money.

Hyster recognizes Dealers of Distinction for 2023

AJOT Newsroom | April 15, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech | Trucking

Hyster Company announces the recipients of its 2023 Dealer of Distinction award, recognizing individual dealer performance and success during the year, and their commitment to customer satisfaction and overall excellence...

Intangles launches InRoute Connect™ to improve turnaround times for commercial vehicles needing maintenance on the road

AJOT Newsroom | April 12, 2024 | Shipping Technology | Trucking

Intangles, an AI-powered predictive maintenance platform for the trucking industry, today announced InRoute Connect™, a product designed to significantly improve the turnaround time of commercial vehicles in need of maintenance while on the road.

Roadrunner opens new Atlanta service center

AJOT Newsroom | April 11, 2024 | Trucking

3G expands transportation suite with cutting-edge drayage capabilities

Hydrogen Vehicle Systems appoints Dr. Claassen to the HVS Board as Chairman

• Prof. Dr Utz Claassen appointed as HVS Board Chairman to support and direct future globalisation strategy • Previous automotive global positions include Ford Motor Company, SEAT, Volkswagen AG • Automotive Consultancy work conducted with McKinsey & Company Inc.