Mercedes-Benz Trucks revealed a heavy-duty electric truck to take on Tesla Inc.’s battery-powered Semi, the latest move in the intensifying race to decarbonize road logistics.

Estes Express Lines on Oct. 6 said a large share of its core IT infrastructure systems were “once again operational” following a cyberattack earlier in the week.

Investing in veterans to fulfill the much-needed job duties of commercial technicians has been a concentrated goal for some fleets.

Uber said Oct. 4 that its drivers will collect up to five prepaid and sealed packages and drop them off at a local post office or at UPS or FedEx stores. 

Estes Express Lines on Oct. 3 confirmed that its IT systems were the target of an ongoing cyberattack, but said its trucks were still moving freight.

Truckload carrier Heartland Express has deployed Isaac Instruments’ in-cab telematics system across its fleet, the companies said in a joint announcement.

UPS Inc. is set to hire more than 30,000 additional drivers for peak season, a mix of package car drivers, commercial driver license drivers and seasonal support drivers.

UPS Inc. said Sept. 26 it plans to hire more than 100,000 seasonal workers for the peak holiday shipping season this year.

FedEx Corp. posted a higher profit than Wall Street expected in its most recent quarter, but trimmed expectations for the full-year period.

Executives across multiple segments of the trucking industry expect the freight environment to take considerable time to improve substantially.