Volvo VNL Electric Order Books Open by End of 2026
VTNA's top executive confirmed the Class 8 battery-electric tractor will be available for order before year-end, but gave no pricing, range, or production…
Hank Rivers
Equipment, OEM & Electric Vehicles
Hank Rivers covers truck hardware, tractors, trailers, engines, drivetrains, emissions aftertreatment, battery-electric and hydrogen trucks, charging infrastructure, telematics hardware, ADAS, tires, APUs, recalls, and the maintenance economics that decide what a fleet actually spends per mile. Former fleet manager. He treats OEM press releases like used-truck listings until proven otherwise.
Volvo D13 EPA 2027 engine: 10% fuel savings, 630-hp brake in VNL
Volvo's 2027-compliant D13 delivers 540 hp, 1,950 lb-ft, and what the OEM calls the industry's strongest engine brake-while cutting fuel consumption 10% in the…
MSC and Tradepoint Break Ground on $1.2B Baltimore Container Terminal
Sparrows Point terminal will add 1 million TEU annual capacity and on-dock rail by 2030, first privately financed U.S. container terminal in decades.
MODE Global Opens Puebla Yard to Control Cross-Border Equipment Flows
Chattanooga-based 3PL plants corporately owned facility in central Mexico to manage OTR, intermodal, air, and ocean equipment directly rather than through…
Volvo VNR Electric Gets Mechanical PTO, What It Powers
Volvo Trucks North America launched a mechanical electric power takeoff for the VNR Electric tractor at ACT Expo 2026, opening the Class 8 EV to dump, mixer,…
Hino Le Series Electric Truck Ships Q3 2026 in Class 6, Class 7
Toyota subsidiary targets medium-duty municipal and delivery fleets with 25,950-lb and 33,000-lb GVWR configurations.
How Arka Express cut low-clearance trailer damage 50% with routing tech
Illinois carrier standardizes on Freightliner tractors, integrates Trucker Path with TMS and Samsara ELDs to reduce out-of-route miles and bridge strikes.
Continental ContiConnect Tire Sensors Target Fleet Fuel Costs
Real-time pressure and temperature monitoring aims to cut fuel spend and extend tire life as fleets hunt efficiency gains.
Mack Doubles EV Infrastructure Partner Network to Four Providers
ABM and Lane Valente join InCharge Energy and Heliox as turnkey charging partners for Mack LR Electric and MD Electric buyers, but no pricing, install…
K&B Transportation Blocks Mobile Phones, Geofences Speed Zones in AI Safety Push
A 200-truck flatbed carrier is using phone-blocking tech, geofenced speed caps, and multi-camera AI to cut distracted driving and bridge strikes, and its…
MicroVision adds lidar sensors, perception software via two acquisitions
The dual acquisition expands the company's ADAS and autonomous-driving hardware portfolio, though neither the acquired firms nor the sensor specs were…
XPO Q1 Operating Ratio Hits 83.9%, What the Margin Gain Means for Fleet
XPO's North American LTL adjusted OR improved 200 basis points year over year to 83.9 as total revenue climbed 7.3% to $2.1 billion. Leaner costs and network…