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Ford earns best MPG ratings on 2019 Ford Transit Connect
Ford announced today that its 2019 Ford Transit Connect Passenger Wagon has earned EPA-estimated best-in-class highway and combined fuel economy. The 2019 Transit Connect Passenger Wagon, which can be converted to a cargo van, has earned EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings of 24 mpg city, 29 mpg highway and 26 mpg combined. These EPA-estimated highway and [âŚ]
October 3, 2018
Business
Freight growth continues to push truck order levels to record heights
According to FTR, Q3 of 2018 set an all-time record of Class 8 truck orders. Get the details on the record breaking Class 8 truck order numbers here on CCJ.
October 3, 2018
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Trucks
eDriving program guarantees 20 percent collision reduction
eDriving and Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. (Munich Re) are offering companies with commercial fleets a driver risk reduction program. eDriving warranties organizations will reduce the number of collisions by at least 20 percent in the first  program year or the program fees will be refunded. The risk reduction program includes eDrivingâs Mentor program and Munich Reâs Smart Mobility [âŚ]
October 2, 2018
Trucks
Amp Americas response to Californiaâs $41M grant to fund fuel cell trucks over renewable natural gas
The State of California recently announced that it was awarding the Port of Los Angeles $41 million through its Zero-Emission and Near Zero-Emission Freight Facilities (ZANZEFF) project. However, despite including ânear-zero emissionâ in its project title, the state has not yet committed to funding near-zero emission trucks, such as those powered by the latest natural [âŚ]
October 2, 2018
Class 3-6
Bay Bridge Manufacturing offers P&D upfit amid growing delivery segment
Our next upfitted van this week comes from Bay Bridge Manufacturing located in Bristol, Ind. Patrick McCarthy, business development manager at Bay Bridge, recently showed us his companyâs 12-foot parcel delivery van at the Ford Vandemonium event in Dearborn, Mich. âParcel deliveryâs obviously very large,â McCarthy says as company aims to carve out a larger [âŚ]
October 2, 2018
Trucks
Livestock truck overturns, cows delay I-285 traffic
Traffic was snarled for hours Monday morning after a livestock truck carrying 89 calves tipped over on the I-285 East ramp at the I-75 interchange in Cobb County, Georgia north of Atlanta. The truck was headed from Florida to northwest Georgia. Eleven cows died in the crash and several dozen were loose and had to be rounded up. [âŚ]
October 2, 2018
Business
Used truck prices climb in August
ACT Research says the average price of used Class 8 trucks was flat in August, up 1 percent on a month-over-month basis, but fared better when compared to 2017.
October 2, 2018
Trucks
Dashcam: Pickup load goes flying into the path of a semi
Independent owner-operator Howard Salmon was rolling along, having just come âout of a work zone,â he says, when he noticed a slow pickup ahead pulling a small box trailer. âI was starting to gain speed and thinking about getting into the left lane,â he says, when an apparently unsecured portable building or something else in the [âŚ]
October 1, 2018
Class 3-6
Morganâs new final mile van handles refrigerated, frozen and dry goods
This week weâre taking a closer look at some upfitted vans that were on display at Fordâs recent Vandeomonium event in Dearborn, Mich. First up is Morgan Corporationâs new home delivery van for frozen, refrigerated and dry goods. Tim Stallings, director of bailment & OEMs at Morgan (shown above), gave us a tour of the [âŚ]
October 1, 2018
Business
More than 28,000 International trucks affected by two recalls; Continental recalls some commercial tires
Two large recalls from two prominent manufacturers have been issued. Get details of the recalls and other fleet industry news on Commercial Carrier Journal.
October 1, 2018
Business
Truck electrification, autonomy means ânew training for maintenance folksâ
Electric semi-trucks are creating a natural learning environment in regard to maintenance for technicians. See how technicians are facing the changes on CCJ.
October 1, 2018
Trucks
Locked pickup bed had 11 illegal immigrants piled inside
Tucson Station Border Patrol agents arrested a 25-year-old Tucson man for attempting to smuggle 11 illegal aliens inside the locked bed of his Ford F-250. A Border Patrol K-9 had alerted to the truck shortly after it was pulled over on State Route 86 Thursday afternoon. After the driver said he couldnât open the locked [âŚ]
September 30, 2018
Business
Kenworth unveils W990 â ânext generation of W900â
Kenworth introduced its latest truck at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway where truck dealers and customers were given a chance to get a look at the W990.
September 28, 2018
Vocational
Kenworthâs new W990 builds on legacy of W900
Kenworth unveiled its latest truck tonight at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway where truck dealers, customers and reporters were given a chance to get a close-up look at the newest addition to the storied W900 line, the W990. Prior to introducing the truck, Kenworth general manager and PACCAR vice president Mike Dozier paid homage to [âŚ]
September 27, 2018
Trucks
Volvo set to deploy 8 all-electric heavy trucks in California next year
Volvo Trucks announced Thursday it expects to begin all-electric truck demonstrations in California next year with commercialization to follow in 2020. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has preliminarily awarded $44.8 million to Californiaâs South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) for the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project â a partnership between the Volvo [âŚ]
September 27, 2018
Trucks
Toyota pickups support fossil-finding expedition
Dinosaurs took centerstage in two of the biggest summer movie blockbusters and in the wilds of the American West, Toyota supported a paleontology team from the Childrenâs Museum of Indianapolis as they embarked on a real-world journey through a long-lost world of dinosaurs. Led by the museumâs Scientists-in-Residence, world-renowned paleontologists Dr. Phil Manning and Dr. [âŚ]
September 27, 2018
Business
Test drive: Mack Anthems flirting with 10 mpg
Read more about this test drive of these Mack Anthems on Commercial Carrier Journal.
September 27, 2018
Business
Volvo set to deploy 8 all-electric heavy trucks in California next year
The demonstration units will be based on the technology currently being used in the Volvo FE Electric. Read more about this on Commercial Carrier Journal.
September 27, 2018
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