At a special White House event this week, members of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), along with a contingent of Road Team Captains, a group of professional drivers who act as industry “ambassadors,” met with President Trump to discuss a range of issues affecting motor carriers, including health care.
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Thermo King adds battery management products
LOUISVILLE, KY. Transport refrigeration manufacturer Thermo King announced new on-vehicle power management products during the Mid America Trucking Show.
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Thermo King adds battery management products
LOUISVILLE, KY. Transport refrigeration manufacturer Thermo King announced new on-vehicle power management products during the Mid America Trucking Show.
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Bestpass adds leased-equipment toll service
LOUISVILLE, KY. Toll management provider Bestpass has added a new program for leased truck, trailers and other vehicles. Introduced at the Mid America Trucking Show, the Leased Equipment Toll Solution (LETS) allows users of leased equipme…
Bestpass adds leased-equipment toll service
LOUISVILLE, KY. Toll management provider Bestpass has added a new program for leased truck, trailers and other vehicles. Introduced at the Mid America Trucking Show, the Leased Equipment Toll Solution (LETS) allows users of leased equipme…
Latest Mack innovations target fuel efficiency
LOUISVILLE. Emphasizing the brand’s “tradition of application excellence” and customer-focused innovation, Mack Trucks used its media slot at the 2017 Mid-America Trucking Show Thursday to introduce three new products aimed at…
Latest Mack innovations target fuel efficiency
LOUISVILLE. Emphasizing the brand’s “tradition of application excellence” and customer-focused innovation, Mack Trucks used its media slot at the 2017 Mid-America Trucking Show Thursday to introduce three new products aimed at…
Focusing on functionality for work trucks
The demand for better fuel economy is still there, but GM says the desire for more “functionality” is what’s driving work truck design efforts now.
John Schwegman will tell that while demand for greater fuel economy “has always been important and will stay that way” for light- and medium-duty units “work truck” roles, the desire now is for more options and more overall “functionality” when it comes to vocational-focused platforms.
Focusing on functionality for work trucks
The demand for better fuel economy is still there, but GM says the desire for more “functionality” is what’s driving work truck design efforts now.
John Schwegman will tell that while demand for greater fuel economy “has always been important and will stay that way” for light- and medium-duty units “work truck” roles, the desire now is for more options and more overall “functionality” when it comes to vocational-focused platforms.
Fleet Complete acquires BigRoad
Fleet Complete announced its acquisition of BigRoad, a provider of hours-of-service (HOS) and regulatory compliance solutions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Based in Waterloo’s tech hub, also known as Canada’s Silicon Vall…