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Hendrickson Debuts Electraax E-Axle for Medium-Duty Trucks
2+ day, 12+ min ago (639+ words) Developed with Driventic, Hendrickson's new integrated e-axle is designed to improve efficiency, reduce weight, and extend range in Class 6-7 EV applications. Electraax has a modular design that can be fitted with a variety of track width, gear train, suspension and…...
The Trucking Industry's Threat Intelligence Gap
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1295+ words) The trucking industry has no shortage of cybersecurity reports and cargo crime statistics. What it lacks is timely, operational intelligence that fleets can actually use. There is starting to be more widespread recognition that the same attacker that hits one…...
Peterbilt Unveils Freedom 250 Special Edition Model 589
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (470+ words) Peterbilt's Freedom 250 Special Edition Model 579 is available for order now. Peterbilt Motors has unveiled the Freedom 250 Special Edition Model 589. The new design is a limited-production truck designed to commemorate America's upcoming 250th birthday celebration. Only 250 units of the special-edition truck will…...
Truck Crash Rates Are Down. So Why Do Insurance Costs Keep Rising?
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1227+ words) ATRI's latest research points to litigation, social inflation, and soaring claims costs as key drivers behind record-high liability premiums for trucking fleets. But there are things motor carriers can do. Trucking fleets are paying record-high liability insurance costs even as…...
FMCSA Removes More Than a Dozen ELDs from Registered List
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (533+ words) The FMCSA continues its efforts to fight electronic logging devices that don't meet federal requirements, removing more than a dozen from the registered ELD list in May. If you're using one of these revoked electronic logging devices, you must stop…...
Fleetworthy Launches Connected Platform for Fleet Readiness Across Safety and Compliance, Toll Management, and Weigh Station Bypass
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (680+ words) Fleetworthy has unveiled three major product launches it says mark a new era in fleet readiness. Fleetworthy announced three major platform enhancements at its Customer Roadshow event in Austin, Texas. According to Shay Demmons, chief product officer, Fleetworthy, these advancements…...
ATA Truck Tonnage Holds Steady in April at Highest Levels Since 2022
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (477+ words) ATA's For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index was unchanged in April after a strong March gain, with freight volumes remaining at their highest levels since late 2022. ATA's seasonally adjusted index measured 117. 8 in April, up 3. 5% year over year. U. S. trucking activity was flat in…...
Behind the SCOTUS Broker Ruling Part 1
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (70+ words) Heavy Duty Trucking Behind the SCOTUS Broker Ruling Part 1 Transportation attorney Greg Feary breaks down the recent Supreme Court decision that brokers can be held liable for damages in truck accidents and what it means for the trucking industry going…...
DAT: Fuel Surcharges Drive April Truckload Rate Gains as Freight Volumes Slip
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (817+ words) Truckload spot and contract rates climbed in April. But DAT says higher fuel costs -- not stronger freight demand -- were behind most of the increase. North American truckload spot and contract rates climbed sharply in April. But the gains were due…...
ACT Research: Trailer Orders Continue Upward Surprise in April
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (549+ words) Preliminary net trailer orders rose 3% from March and jumped 126% year over year, signaling stronger-than-expected demand despite typical seasonal softness. ACT Research says improving freight rates and stronger carrier confidence have helped support trailer demand, though questions remain about whether the…...