Fleet Equipment News

First, a trailer and a container both serve as cargo-carrying units but differ in design and usage. A trailer is typically a nonmotorized vehicle that attaches to a truck's cab and is used to transport goods. Trailers come in various types, such as dry vans, flatbeds and refrigerated trailers, depending on the nature of the cargo.

Fleets seeking snow removal technology must consider factors such as multi-height equipment and yard space constraints, said Debora Babin Katz, vice president of TrucBrush, a company that manufactures a large, mobile brush to remove snow from trailers.   

President Stephen Roy announced Mack Trucks' upcoming semi, designed to compete in 70% of the market and triple the company's longhaul market share.   

INDIANAPOLIS — Jackie Reed, a FedEx Freight tank truck driver from Mississippi, outlasted the field to be named grand champion at the 87th National Truck Driving Championships on Aug. 24.

A major supplier of crushed stone and environmental products plans to invest $450 million in South Carolina, adding 70 jobs through new and expanded quarry sites in six counties.

Daimler Truck North America sold 190,428 vehicles in 2024, down 2.35% from 195,014 in 2023, parent company Daimler Truck said Jan. 14.

Harbinger Motors, a medium-sized EV cargo truck chassis maker, has raised $100 million to fuel the next stages of its growth of its privately held company.  

International Motors sold 23,800 trucks and buses in the fourth quarter of 2024, a 15% increase compared with 20,700 vehicles in the year-earlier perriod, parent company Traton said Jan. 14.

U.S. Class 8 retail sales closed out 2024 by trending below year-ago levels, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

Daimler Truck North America will resume taking orders for diesel trucks and buses in Oregon after halting sales in late December, the company said Jan. 13.