Author: Neil Abt

Even with Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) having practically sold out all of its production slots for this year and expressing optimism about 2019, the head of Daimler AG’s global commercial vehicles division expressed concern over potential fall

Editor’s note: Check back later for updated information.  PORTLAND, OR. Daimler Trucks said it is developing an automated truck research and development center in Portland, located at the headquarters facility of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA).

Company also says it is creating a new automated truck development center in Oregon

“The growth of e-commerce has changed when and how consumers return gifts.” — Alan Gershenhorn, UPS

Trailer manufacturers are responding to e-commerce-fueled changes to the supply chain by expanding their oper­ations and ramping up customization.
Last summer, Wabash National Corp. agreed to purchase Supreme Industries Inc., a truck-body manufacture

It’s not just retail stores ramping up their e-commerce presence. A similar trend is occurring in the business-to-business space, where suppliers are making large investments to better serve customers.
One example is Meritor Inc., which last year rol

The rapidly expanding e-commerce market is presenting would-be thieves or terrorists new ways to create havoc. That is why in March the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released its initial e-commerce plan to combat illicit or dangerous produ

The growth of e-commerce shipments has many more fleets emphasizing last mile deliveries. For congested metropolitan areas such as Seattle, the focus is actually on the “final 50 feet” of those shipments.
A joint study issued earlier this year by the

Appetite for faster, cheaper deliveries alters the supply chain.

LONG BEACH, CA. Dean Stapleton, senior manager of alternative fuels for Penske Truck Leasing, said his phone is ringing more often these days.
With the U.S. diesel average about 60 cents higher than a year ago, it is leading more fleets to take “a fr