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Michael Freeze

Features Editor

@michaelvfreeze

Michael Freeze is a seasoned journalist with a passion for exploring the dynamic intersection of transportation and technology. As the features editor, Michael brings a deep understanding of the trends shaping the industry.


Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Cummins Invests in Jamestown Plant for Fuel-Agnostic Engine

LAKEWOOD, N.Y. — Cummins Inc. is readying a $452 million investment in its 1 million-square-foot Jamestown Engine Plant to produce a fuel-agnostic internal combustion engine platform.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
May 24, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Daimler Unveils Freightliner Medium-Duty eM2 Truck

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Daimler Truck North America premiered the Freightliner eM2, the latest entry in its line of electric vehicles, during the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo May 2.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
May 2, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

DTNA's O’Leary: No Time to Waste Building EV Infrastructure

ANAHEIM, Calif. — DTNA chief John O’Leary called for the industry to move at “the speed of right” in developing electric vehicle infrastructure.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
May 2, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Daimler Truck Launches Rizon Medium-Duty EV

Daimler Truck unveiled Rizon, its newly branded lineup of Class 4 and Class 5 medium-duty electric trucks, during a press conference April 27.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
April 28, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Standard Sought for Brake Lining Classification

In 1995, the Technology & Maintenance Council created a recommended practice for the classification of aftermarket brake lining materials. The hope was to create a standard.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
April 7, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Input Needed on Brake Lining Classification

Brake lining classification centers on the work of crafting a recommended practice through vehicle and dynamometer testing data.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
April 7, 2023

Phillips Industries Expands Its Mexico Facility

ARTEAGA, Mexico — Phillips Industries has unveiled a newly updated, 500,000-square-foot production operation that’s intended to bring manufacturing and supply chain capacity closer to its North American customers.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
March 10, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Mack Announces Services Suite, Expands OTA Updates

ORLANDO, Fla. — Mack Trucks launched a bundled services suite called Mack Premium Service Contracts and announced that it will ­expand the number of electronic control units enabled for Mack Over the Air updates in the Mack Anthem, Pinnacle and Granite models.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
March 8, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

Panel Uses Root Cause Analysis to Assess Recruiting, Retention

ORLANDO, Fla. — Five people are about to sit in a conference room at XYZ Fleet to determine why it has been difficult to recruit and retain their technicians.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
March 2, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Trova Announces Alliance With Chateau Energy Solutions

ORLANDO, Fla. — Trova Commercial Vehicles announced its partnership with Chateau Energy Solutions, an electric vehicle charging infrastructure developer during a media event at the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition on Feb. 27.

Michael Freeze | Features Editor
February 28, 2023