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Jobs growth cooled in September
U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs in September, down from the summer months and below the average monthly increase of 420,000 so far in 2022, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), released today. The…
EVPassport, Cennox’s Connect EV Charging Technology
EVPassport Inc. and Cennox have launched a strategic partnership that will significantly enhance EVPassport’s market reach while serving Cennox’s overall commitment to implement and respond…
Electrifying vocational trucks will be a challenge, panel says
Yves Provencher of Provencher Groupe Conseil sees few barriers to electrifying a delivery van. “The only issue is weight,” says the electric vehicle specialist. “It’s always a balance of how much you want to put in in terms…
Traton, Navistar Challenge Other Emission Systems
Looking back on writing about truck technology for many years, there have been just a few standout engine introductions. The introduction of the Cummins Signature 600/ISX, with dual overhead camshafts, was one of them.…
Ian recovery will exacerbate Florida truckload rate imbalance: analyst
The long recovery from Hurricane Ian will drive up the ratio of Florida inbound and outbound loads, pushing up southbound truckload spot rates while relief supplies flood the state, writes JOC analyst Jason Miller. Source…
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Blocking & Tackling Helps with Trucking’s Unsettling Environment [Commentary] – Fleet Management
"Despite all the gloom-and-doom, sky-is-falling, click-on-me headlines we see in the general media, people like myself who have been in trucking for quite a while think it’s more a matter of things…
Teradyne merges two robotics firms to create full stable of rolling AMRs
Two autonomous mobile robot (AMR) vendors have merged into a single unit, saying that the combination of Chelmsford, Massachusetts-based AutoGuide Mobile Robots and the Danish industrial automation firm Mobile Industrial…
I shift issue
Hello I have a 2014 d13 with I shift and 560k on it. When driving in traffic seems like the clutch is not disengaging and I have to put it in neutral. I have PTT and there are no faults in the engine or transmission and i…
I shift issue
Hello I have a 2014 d13 with I shift and 560k on it. When driving in traffic seems like the clutch is not disengaging and I have to put it in neutral. I have PTT and there are no faults in the engine or transmission and i…
Rail Strike Threat Shows Supply Chain Vulnerability
The threat of a nationwide strike by railroad workers that could have shut down the nation’s freight trains exposed vulnerabilities in the supply chain that could have proved devastating to the economy.“I don’t care if…
