DHL Express Teamsters ratify contract with 20% wage increase
Four-year agreement bars autonomous vehicles, restricts AI routing systems at DHL Express facilities in 16 states.
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Amazon Opens Freight Network to Outside Shippers, Intermodal Impact
Amazon Supply Chain Services now handles third-party freight, distribution, and parcel shipping for manufacturers and retailers, potentially shifting domestic…
FedEx Freight Plans More RNG Tractors, Ties Sustainability to ROI
John Smith says renewable natural gas expansion hinges on business case: fleet will add RNG units only when TCO pencils out against diesel baseline.
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…
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…