The willingness of consumers to try buying groceries online has helped fuel a fiercely competitive market, and one that analysts expect to grow. The Food Marketing Institute and Nielsen predicted this year that 70% of consumers will regularly shop for groceries online by 2022 or 2024.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Volvo Group Uncovers Faulty Component in Emissions Setup
Volvo, the world’s second-largest truckmaker, has uncovered a faulty component in the emissions-control setup of vehicles widely sold in Europe and the U.S., the manufacturer’s biggest markets.
October 16, 2018Mack Sets Up as Go-To Truck for Harsh Canadian Climate
EDMONTON, Alberta — Bolstered by a growing Canadian economy and a strong trucking market overall, Mack Trucks is looking to increase its presence across the northern border.
October 15, 2018Medium-Duty Trucks Ready for Battery-Electric Urban Deliveries, NACFE Report Says
Medium-duty commercial battery-electric vehicles are a viable alternative to diesel and gasoline-powered Classes 3-6 trucks in urban settings where the freight haul is less than 100 miles, according to a new guidance report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.
October 15, 2018PSI Marks Silver Anniversary by Looking Back, Ahead
It has been 25 years since a Texas family purchased the patent for a device that would keep truck tires inflated, a move that proved prescient.
October 15, 2018Tesla Model 3 Output Tops 100,000 in Milestone for Musk
Tesla Inc. just reached a significant round-number milestone: 100,000 Model 3 electric cars have left the factory, according to the latest estimates from the Bloomberg tracker.
October 12, 2018Greenbriar Acquires Telematics Firm Spireon From Bertram Capital
Bertram Capital announced the sale of Spireon Inc., a fast-growing truck and trailer telematics provider, to Greenbriar Equity Group, a handoff welcomed by Spireon CEO Kevin Weiss as a way to expand the business further.
October 12, 2018Cargo Visibility Can Improve Your Operations
For decades, the focus of the transportation logistics industry has been the tractor. Recent innovations have enabled telematic solutions to collect data on trailers and containers in near real-time to improve operations. With this information it is possible to focus not just on the tractor or truck, but the potentially million dollars-worth of cargo that is being transported.
October 25, 2018Economy Puts New Demands on Logistics Firms, Surveys Find
A robust economy is placing new demands on third-party logistics service providers, based on survey results from two long-running university-sponsored studies released at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference in Nashville, Tenn.
October 11, 2018Four Democratic Representatives Seek IG Investigation of TTU Glider Study
Four House Democrats have asked the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General to investigate a glider truck study by a Tennessee Tech University researcher. The study already is the subject of a research misconduct investigation by the university.
October 11, 2018