Recently Added a New Report by “Big Market Research”, the 2021 growth of Commercial Truck Insurance will have significant change from previous year. By the most conservative estimates of global Commercial Truck Insurance market size (most likely outcom…
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CargoNet is calling for caution ahead of the holiday season.“Extended closures during the upcoming holidays will bring extended opportunities for cargo thieves to strike,” the freight tracking and recovery company warned Thursday.
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) says its truck production will be carbon neutral by 2025, beginning with its Portland truck manufacturing plant which will meet the target this year.The Portland plant will be Daimler’s first globall…
PORTLAND, Ore. – Truck sales are not the only economic indicator to rebound since the early days of Covid-19. Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is seeing growth in everything from parts sales to repair orders.“The market is back,” said Paul Romanaggi…
Photos show a “significant fire” overwhelm waste collection lorries at Crookhill Depot and blow thick black smoke across Weymouth.Firefighters were called to the Dorset Council depot on Chickerell Road, Chickerell after receiving more than 50 999 …
PORTLAND, Ore. – Freightliner has surpassed 500,000 miles in real-world electric truck use, the company announced.Trucks include Freightliner eCascadias and eM2s in the truck maker’s Innovation and Customer Experience Fleets, which put trucks into serv…
PORTLAND, Ore. – Autonomous trucking technology provider Locomation on Wednesday announced the successful completion of an on-road pilot program in the U.S. Midwest.It is intended to showcase autonomous trucking technology to the SmartBelt Coalition (S…
PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks will partner with Waymo, formerly known as the Google self-driving car project, as it looks to bring highly autonomous trucks to market.The initial focus in the U.S. will be to combine a Freightliner Cascadia and the Way…
PORTLAND, Ore. – A new Western Star, six years in the making, is joining the family, which the company boasts is its most comprehensively tested truck ever.The new Western Star 49X is lighter-weight, more durable, and safer than the popular 4900, which…
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A pilot project between autonomous trucking start-up Locomation and U.S. fleet Wilson Logistics has gone so well, that Wilson said it will convert 1,120 of its trucks to the system.The trucks will be retrofit with Locomation’s Autonom…
TORONTO, Ont. – Energy options for commercial vehicles include everything from diesel to natural gas, hydrogen, and batteries. But James Spencer doesn’t think oil is going away anytime soon.“Oil’s got a few laps yet to run,” Portland Fuel’s managing di…
PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is partnering with FleetNet America to provide emergency roadside assistance for Freightliner and Western Star trucks.Available services include towing and recovery, mobile truck repair, tire repair …
Even over the crackling roar of the wildfire surrounding them, Daniel Crouch heard the hum of military helicopters emerging out of the smoky darkness.“The smoke was so thick, you couldn’t see anything — but you could hear the blades of the helicopter,”…
PORTLAND, Ore. – A soon-to-be-released Western Star vocational truck will be the brand’s toughest ever truck, after going through extreme and grueling testing conditions, the company announced.Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) product validation en…
NEW flood warnings have been issued after Storm Francis lashed Scotland with 80mph winds overnight.
Forecasters are warning of more disruption to transport and power cuts today.
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Members of the public shelter behind their umbrellas from in GlasgowC…