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Strick Deepens Cooper Tires Partnership

Strick Trailers announced all of its trailers will be equipped with Cooper Tires PRO Series LHT Trailer tire beginning in 2021. The tire is part of Cooper’s line of fuel-efficient SmartWay verified tires and meets the Environmental Protection Agency’s greenhouse gas emissions requirements.

December 14, 2020
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DTNA Says Portland Plant Will Be First to Achieve Carbon-Neutral Production

Daimler Trucks North America announced its truck manufacturing plant in Portland, Ore., will be the first to achieve carbon-neutral production in the global Daimler Trucks network — meeting green production this year.

December 14, 2020
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SelecTrucks Prepares for Wave of Cascadia Models to Reach Used Market

The used Class 8 sleeper market is showing signs of a rebound, said Mary Aufdemberg, president of Daimler Trucks Remarketing.

December 10, 2020
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Class 8 Sales in November Slip

Class 8 U.S. retail sales in November reached 17,803, down 4% compared with 18,545 a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.

December 10, 2020
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US Trucking, Logistics Sectors Ready to Mobilize for Vaccine Distribution

For the trucking and logistics industry, the challenges of COVID-19 vaccine distribution are just beginning. Hundreds of millions of doses will need to be shipped around the world and in the United States, and the process is just now getting underway.

December 10, 2020
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GMC Sierra Goes Hands-Free

GMC says it will offer its hands-free driver-assistance feature Super Cruise on its Sierra pickup sometime in 2022.

December 9, 2020
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Penske Announces Fleet Upgrade Leasing Program

Penske Truck Leasing launched a program that lets carriers sell their old trucks so they can lease a new one, the company announced Dec. 7.

December 7, 2020
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Arkansas’ Mobile Job Simulator Promotes Industry

Be Pro, Be Proud, a workforce development initiative, puts students behind the wheel of a truck driving simulator inside a tractor-trailer.

December 7, 2020
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VTNA Unveils Plan for Launch of VNR Electric Sales

Volvo Trucks North America announced a far-reaching plan for the launch of its heavy-duty VNR Electric model.

December 3, 2020
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Class 8 Orders Surge to Fourth-Highest Monthly Volume Ever

North American Class 8 orders reached 51,900 in November, according to ACT Research.

December 3, 2020