Equipment

Mullen Group recently announced several acquisitions as part of an ongoing strategic plan to grow the Canadian business.

Fleets experienced an increase in unscheduled roadside maintenance from the end of 2020 through the first quarter of 2021, according to benchmarking data compiled by service data program developer FleetNet America and the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations.

Ryder Truck Rental Inc. asked a federal judge to issue a $3.7 million default judgment in its civil lawsuit against a Chinese-backed truck maker that allegedly failed to make good on promises to deliver 100 Class 5 electric vehicles to Ryder in 2017.

Great Dane dealership Crossroads Trailer announced it acquired Northcutt, a trailer sales-and-service operation in Wichita, and Garden City, Kan., that was founded in 1965.

ZF Group's new scalable suite of data- and AI- based services is intended to help original equipment manufacturers digitally accelerate the development of advanced driver assist systems for commercial vehicles and passenger cars.

Daimler AG and Jaguar Land Rover became the latest carmakers to warn of crimped sales as a result of the global semiconductor shortage, with the latter flagging that deliveries in the second quarter will be 50% worse than initially thought.

Class 8 orders in June cleared 25,000 and bounced 61% higher than those placed a year earlier in the pandemic, ACT Research reported, citing truck makers’ preliminary data.

Daimler AG, Volvo AB and Traton SE plan to set up a joint venture for a high-performance charging network for battery-electric trucks and coaches across Europe to keep up with tightening regulation in the European Union.

Can a concerted outreach campaign convince more motor carriers to voluntarily embrace proven safety technologies, or will it take a potential regulatory mandate to drive adoption rates?

The less-than-truckload sector is moving through summer with strong tailwinds at its back, experts say.