The report to get your fleet ready for a bigger and better 2023! Pitstop sat down with fleet managers operating various fleet sizes in North America to uncover key findings and insights to help improve your overall fleet performance. Read the latest trends, pain points, and technologies that are impacting the trucking industry today.
March 1, 2023BusinessEquipment
Used Class 8 Prices Down 16% Year-Over-Year in January
Used Class 8 truck sales in January decreased 12% month-over-month to 18,500 units from 21,100 units, ACT Research reported.
March 1, 2023GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics
ATA Execs Highlight Outreach, Advocacy Benefits at MSC Conference
ORLANDO, Fla. Long-standing advocacy and outreach programs continue to be essential tools for stakeholders to advance their message with policymakers, American Trucking Associations executives told members of the Moving & Storage Conference on Feb. 27.
March 1, 2023GovernmentBusinessEquipmentTCA
Buttigieg, Surveying Future Panasonic Battery Plant, Sees Manufacturing Renaissance
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Feb. 27 hailed the massive Panasonic battery plant planned for De Soto, Kan., as part of a wave of industrial production centered on electric vehicles that is spurring an American renaissance in manufacturing.
March 1, 2023GovernmentTechnologyEquipmentGlobal Freight
USPS Buys Electric Vans, Charging Stations in Bulk
WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service is buying 9,250 Ford Motor Co. electric vans and 14,000 charging stations as part of a move to switch its fleet to electric vehicles.
March 1, 2023BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous
AVs Could Alter Trucking Insurance Landscape
ORLANDO, Fla. The emergence of autonomous vehicle technology could have profound repercussions for trucking insurance, according to a panel of experts Feb. 28 during the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition.
March 1, 2023BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel
VTNA Introduces Dealer Service Plan Alongside Connected Tech
ORLANDO, Fla. Volvo Trucks North America launched a dealer-managed service plan and connected vehicle technology tool Feb. 28 during the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition.
February 28, 2023BusinessTechnologyEquipment
Trova Announces Alliance With Chateau Energy Solutions
ORLANDO, Fla. Trova Commercial Vehicles announced its partnership with Chateau Energy Solutions, an electric vehicle charging infrastructure developer during a media event at the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition on Feb. 27.
February 28, 2023BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel
Fleets Will Need to Navigate Powertrain Options Amid Green Push
ORLANDO, Fla. Fleet operators will have an array of truck powertrain choices to consider in the future as the industry complies with stricter emissions regulations and meets shippers demands for more environmentally sustainable freight transportation.
February 28, 2023GovernmentBusinessEquipment
ATAs Chris Spear Proposes Excise Tax Repeal
ORLANDO, Fla. American Trucking Associations leader Chris Spear took direct aim at a World War I-era tax he argued presents an obstacle for the industry.
February 28, 2023