Progressive Requires Some Fleets to Switch ELDs to Get Coverage
Insurer confirms certain trucking applicants must install Motive telematics devices within 30 days or face cancellation. No discount for mandatory enrollment.
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.
Samsara Tracking Label Targets $35B Cargo Theft Gap With Bluetooth
Single-use adhesive label delivers near-real-time shipment visibility across 99% of major U.S. roads without carrier scans or lithium disposal hassles.
Bali Express Adds 40 CNG and EV Trucks for Long Beach-Mexico Route
San Diego-based carrier operates 38 clean trucks today, plans 350-unit zero-emission fleet by 2040 as Port of Long Beach formalizes Green Truck Corridor…
Cybersecurity Quiz Surfaces Gaps in Fleet Attack Preparedness
FleetOwner quiz tests fleet managers on ransomware, phishing, and DDoS threats hitting dispatch systems and load data.
Carrier Exits Tighten Capacity, Shift Pricing Power to Fleets
89,000 carriers left the market since 2022, finally firming rates after a long downturn. The recovery is supply-driven, not demand-led, and fragile.
Wabash recalls trailers for underride guards torqued below spec
Supplier failed to tighten bumper tube bolts to updated torque values after metal change, reducing rear-impact protection.
Copper and AI Server Components Draw Organized Cargo Theft Rings
S&P Global forecasts AI-tied copper demand will more than double by 2040. Thieves are using fictitious pickups and carrier impersonation to steal high-value…
Orange EV Ships 2,000th Electric Yard Truck to Coke Canada
Kansas City manufacturer hits production milestone with Coca-Cola Canada Bottling deployment, marking eight years of terminal-tractor deliveries.
Stretching PM intervals past 15,000 miles costs more than it saves
Fleets that extend preventive maintenance schedules to cut shop costs pay double in roadside violations, BASIC score damage, and lost freight contracts.
How K&B Transportation uses AI cameras to catch rolling stops and tailgating
Lance Evans, K&B's safety director, explains how AI-powered dashcams identify risky behaviors and what fleets still need human oversight to catch.
American Truck Dealers Fly-In Brings 100 Reps to Capitol June 22-23
ATD's annual legislative event targets three policy issues affecting dealer operations and truck sales.
Bendix selects Aeva 4D LiDAR for Class 8 collision mitigation
Aeva's 4D LiDAR and perception software will integrate into Bendix Fusion ADAS platform across major Class 8 OEMs, targeting mass production of first…