24-Hour Repair Becomes the Standard
Time is money in the trucking business, so the clock is always ticking when a commercial truck is in the shop for maintenance or repairs.
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Secretary Pete Buttigieg Unveils New Alternative Fuel Corridor Designations
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a new round of Alternative Fuel Corridor designations as part of the Biden administration’s push to advance electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
April 23, 2021Dealers Prepping for the Inevitable Shift Toward Electric Vehicle Service
Trucking industry insiders as well as certain state regulators agree electric trucks will eventually pull significant market share away from diesel trucks. And truck dealers are already making decisions on how, when or even if to accommodate that seemingly inevitable advance.
April 23, 2021Volvo Group Sees More Risk From ‘Unstable’ Chip Supply Chain
Volvo Group said it may see further disruption from the semiconductor shortage that has forced the truck maker to idle plants, potentially hobbling a recovery that has seen orders more than double.
April 22, 2021VMRS Codes Venture Into Hydraulic Equipment
Hydraulic utility equipment was added to Technology & Maintenance Council’s maintenance coding system updates, the division of American Trucking Associations announced April 20.
April 21, 2021TMC Study Group Offers Guidance to Help Fleets Maintain Clean Vehicles
A Technology & Maintenance Council study group presented best practices to fleets and transportation companies for ramping up cleaning to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
April 20, 2021Pacific, Atlantic Coast Ports Set TEU Records in March
On both coasts, the nation’s ports continued their record pace for container volumes in March as goods keep coming into the U.S., nearly 14 months into the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 20, 2021Mullen Group to Acquire Bandstra Group
Mullen Group on April 16 signed a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire the Bandstra Group of Cos.
April 20, 2021EPA Provides Updates on Emissions Standards, SmartWay Activities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking later this year aimed at establishing new emissions standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and other pollutants for highway heavy-duty engines, an EPA official told the S.11 study group of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations during TMC’s virtual spring meeting.
April 19, 2021UAW Strikes VTNA’s New River Valley Plant
Volvo Trucks North America on April 19 announced the United Auto Workers has called a strike at its New River Valley truck assembly operations in Dublin, Va.
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