Allison Transmission has announced FuelSense® 2.0 featuring DynActive™ Shifting, delivering what the company says is “up to 6 percent additional fuel savings beyond the company’s original FuelSense software.” “This latest technology further reduces fuel consumption in all segments of a vehicle’s duty-cycle,” said Heidi Schutte, vice president of marketing and sales for the Americas with […]
Having spent his entire life playing, coaching and offering commentary on football, ESPN Football Analyst Herm Edwards knows a thing or two about effective coaching – and about what makes a player coachable. In addressing a recent fleet industry forum, he noted: “There’s an attitude that comes with being coachable – they listen, they learn, […]
Efficient Drivetrains (EDI), a leader in advanced high-efficiency zero emissions hybrid and electric vehicle drivetrain solutions, has completed the integration of its EDI PowerDrive™ technology into a new OEM platform, Freightliner. The newest utility vehicle features the EDI PowerDrive™ 6000 plug-in electric drivetrain, delivering over 25+ miles of all-electric, zero-emissions driving, 300 more miles of […]
Consolidation is continuing in the connected fleet and autonomous drivine industries as Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and Mobileye N.V. (NYSE: MBLY) have announced a definitive agreement under which Intel would acquire Mobileye, a leader in the development of computer vision and machine learning, data analysis, localization and mapping for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous […]
Trucking is going electric in California thanks to BYD, which joined with the California Air Resources Board, San Bernardino Council of Governments and Daylight Transport to celebrate the arrival of the first of 27 zero-emission battery-electric yard and service trucks to be deployed in disadvantaged communities with some of the worst air quality in the […]
Volkswagen unveiled a concept driverless car at the 87th Geneva International Motor Show on March 6. The company described it as a “comfortable lounge on wheels”, decked out with a voice assistant, like Apple’s Siri, and a windscreen that doubles as a massive TV. The car is named Sedric. “Sedric will drive the children to […]
Every single day three people are killed in traffic accidents while traveling Pennsylvania’s roadways and the three most dangerous days of the week on the roads are Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Using data provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the organizers behind Keep Highways Safe (KHS) are on a mission to lower the number […]
Deutsche Post DHL Group, the world’s largest mail and logistics company, says it “will reduce all logistics-related emissions to net zero by the year 2050.” In pursuit of this ambitious new target, Deutsche Post DHL Group also reports that the company “hopes to contribute meaningfully to achieving the goal of limiting global warming to well […]
Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new location in metropolitan Clevland in Avon Lake, Ohio. Housed within the Pin Oak Industrial Park, at 33620 Pin Oak Parkway, the location features full-service truck leasing, consumer and commercial truck rental and contract truck fleet maintenance services. The 6,500-square-foot building is on 3 acres and has three service bays and a wash bay. “This is our first […]
“The Trump administration is reportedly launching a rollback of vehicle efficiency standards that greatly benefit the US economy. These standards save consumers money, create jobs, help reduce US reliance on foreign oil, and lower carbon emissions. The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions standards adopted since 2009 will reduce fuel consumption by more than 2 […]
