Kenworth, Peterbilt roll out new battery-electric trucks

Kenworth and Peterbilt are offering new medium-duty battery-electric trucks, with both manufacturers adding multiple Class 6-8 models. Kenworth has launched its first conventional medium-duty battery-electric trucks — the T280E, T380E…

PrePass acquires FleetDrive 360

PrePass has acquired FleetDrive 360, a provider of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation compliance technology for fleets. By integrating FleetDrive 360’s AI-driven compliance platform, PrePass…

Cognizant, Merchants Fleet partner to modernize fleet management systems

Cognizant and Merchants Fleet have entered into a strategic partnership that they say is aimed at modernizing fleet operations through advanced technology…

Pennsylvania begins construction on PennSTART testing facility

Pennsylvania announced the start of construction on PennSTART, a closed-loop testing facility intended to support the development of emerging transportation technologies. The total investment from all sources in the project’s…

Motive launches AI-powered lane swerving, smoking detection

Motive has introduced AI-powered lane swerving detection, and AI-powered smoking and forward parking detection — new tools that expand Motive’s AI Driver Safety platform. The features are…

Light Speed Logistics now under three separate receiverships

Light Speed Logistics has been placed under three court-appointed receiverships in a rapid series of rulings that hand control of the carrier’s cash, equipment and real estate to three different…

Crown Data Systems rolls out AI Alerts

Air freight trucking software provider Crown Data Systems introduced AI Alerts, a feature in its Crown Freight Manager platform that automates the manual process of entering…

Enterprise Mobility completes Hogan acquisition

Enterprise Mobility has completed its acquisition of commercial transportation services provider Hogan, bringing together two St. Louis, Miss.-founded, family-owned and privately held companies. “Recognizing the complementary networks, talented workforces and…

Alberta court appoints receiver over Light Speed Logistics’ financial assets and trailer fleet

Light Speed Logistics lender CIBC has secured a court-appointed receiver over key financial assets and a large portion of the carrier’s trailer fleet, according to a Receivership Order issued by…

Aurora to haul frac sand autonomously in Permian Basin

Aurora Innovation announced it has reached a commercial agreement with Detmar Logistics to autonomously transport frac sand for an oil and gas producer, marking the first deployment of autonomous trucks…

Goodyear accepts nominations for Highway Hero Award

Goodyear Tire & Rubber has opened nominations for its 42nd annual Highway Hero Award, which recognizes commercial truck drivers who perform acts of bravery while on duty. Since 1983, the…

Report outlines action plan to tackle system outages at border

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Shared Services Canada (SSC) delivered a report to the minister of public safety offering a forward-looking action plan to address major IT outages…

Epic Insurance Brokers & Consultants acquires Sentry Transportation’s direct writing operation

Epic Insurance Brokers & Consultants announced the acquisition of Sentry Transportation’s direct writing operation, expanding Epic Transportation and Logistics. The Sentry team joins Interstate Motor Carriers, an Epic company, expanding…

Element Fleet Management buys Car IQ

Element Fleet Management has announced its acquisition of Car IQ, expanding the company’s connected fleet ecosystem with the addition of connected vehicle payments. The company says it now offers the…

Police find truck, driver wanted in collision that killed tow truck operator

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have located the commercial motor vehicle and identified the driver wanted in connection with a fatal collision on Highway 401 that killed…