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  1. As fuel costs continue to increase, one company found a way to cut theirs by making one switch.View the full article
  2. Volvo Trucks officials say they want to start production of new heavy-duty Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX trucks in Taiyuan for customers in China. View the full article
  3. Despite the challenges of a driver shortage, scrambled supply chains and order backlogs, conditions for making money in trucking have exploded since the lift of spring 2020 COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. See the data that backs it up from HDT's 2021 Fact Book.View the full article
  4. Peterbilt delivered 10 electric Class 8 Model 579EVs to Shippers Transport Express to use in the company's drayage operations at the Port of Oakland.View the full article
  5. Goodyear will work with autonomous-truck technology developer Plus (formerly Plus.ai) on how connected tires can help improve the performance of its PlusDrive autonomous driving solution.View the full article
  6. Volta Trucks has started engineering evaluation and development testing of the first prototype Volta Zero, an all-electric commercial truck designed for inner city logistics, in the United Kingdom. View the full article
  7. High Definition Vehicle Insurance Group's HDVI Shift offers dynamically priced trucking insurance coverage that allows fleets to save on their monthly premium based on real-time driver safety. View the full article
  8. American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council officials said they are looking forward to welcoming the industry to the organization’s first in-person meeting since 2020.View the full article
  9. In Cowan’s Regional Driver Incentive Program drivers with both their hazmat endorsement and one year of verifiable experience with their current employer will earn a $20,000 bonus.View the full article
  10. The Department of Energy recognized the Cummins SuperTruck II team for achieving 55% brake thermal efficiency from an engine equipped with waste heat recovery.View the full article
  11. The initial pilot of 12 vehicles will include dump trucks, heavy gas crew trucks, and gas mechanic trucks and will be conducted during 2022 and 2023.View the full article
  12. NGVAmerica has pledged that by 2030, 80% of natural gas vehicle on-road motor fuel in the United States will be derived from renewable sources.View the full article
  13. Ross Froat comes to Peterson with a long career in the trucking industry as former director of technology and engineering policy for the American Trucking Associations.View the full article
  14. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's Brake Safety Week will be held Aug. 22-28. Commercial motor vehicle inspectors will conduct inspections and remove commercial motor vehicles found to have brake-related out-of-service violations from the roadways.View the full article
  15. If hydrogen fuel-cell trucks are truly part of the answer for a zero-emissions future, the upstream process of producing and transporting that hydrogen fuel also needs to be “green.â€View the full article
  16. Bendix, a designer, developer, and supplier of active safety technologies, has put together a guide to help fleets get ready for brake safety week. View the full article
  17. Driver positivity and buy-in can boost your chances for building a successful safety program. Learn how here.View the full article
  18. The insight collected from this effort will help ATRI understand how drivers could be impacted by legislative and regulatory actions that may impact the way in which drivers are classified.View the full article
  19. While market conditions for carriers might have peaked, they remain strong and are forecast to remain in the double-digit positive range for the rest of the year, FTR reports.View the full article
  20. The Senate’s enormous infrastructure bill must still make it through the House.View the full article
  21. Waymo is the latest autonomous-truck developer to partner with Ryder to help scale its operations but likely won't be the last.View the full article
  22. National average diesel fuel prices were $3.35Â per gallon as of Aug. 16, 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.View the full article
  23. RoadEx is adding 16 natural gas trucks to its fleet and has committed to approximately 960,000 gallons of renewable natural gas.View the full article
  24. From the pandemic to chip shortages, vocational fleets have had to weather a lot. Here’s what they can do to prepare going forward.View the full article
  25. From changing needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic to general consumer preference changes, delivering goods or services on time is more demanding than ever before. View the full article
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