Categories: Drivers, Global Fleet, Safety

Scott Woodrome, a FedEx Freight driver with 25 years in the industry, was named Grand Champion of the American Trucking Associations' 2019 National Truck...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/338457/fedex-freight-driver-takes-top-honors-at-national-truck-driving-championships

Categories: Equipment, Global Fleet, Suppliers, Vehicle OEM

While new heavy-duty trucks tend to get bathed in spotlights whenever they are rolled out, their smaller but equally stout medium-duty brethren have been...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/346462/whats-hot-in-new-trucks

Categories: Global Fleet, Operations, Software, Technology, Telematics

The largest U.S. fleets are in the federal government. How do they compare with state and local government fleets?

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/301786/federal-vs-state-local-fleets

Categories: Equipment, Global Fleet, Safety, Technology

Swedish truck OEM Scania has unveiled an autonomous concept truck without a cab or any accommodation for a driver.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/340972/scania-showcases-cab-less-concept-truck

Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Fleet Forward, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Operations, Sustainability, Technology, Vehicle OEM

Called Blue Oval City, the complex will be constructed on a nearly six-square-mile site in west Tennessee and produce next-generation electric F-Series...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10152858/ford-to-build-mega-plant-for-future-ev-models

Categories: Fleet Forward, Fleet Management as a Service, Global Fleet, Maintenance, Operations, Small Fleet

A roofing company finds a more efficient way to perform routine maintenance while shortening its trucks’ downtime.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/332642/uber-for-oil-changes-how-mobile-maintenance-reduces-downtime

Categories: Electric Vehicles, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

The City of Boulder is partnering with Fermata Energy to test the ability to reduce the city’s building energy costs with a pilot at the North Boulder...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10131750/city-in-colorado-to-explore-how-evs-reduce-building-energy-costs

Categories: Electric Vehicles, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research

A new pair of Kenworth trucks powered by a scaled-up version of Toyota’s latest hydrogen fuel cell technology will soon be working in drayage operations at...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10132268/kenworth-t680s-with-toyota-hydrogen-fuel-cell-powertrains-go-to-work-at-the-port

Categories: Global Fleet, Maintenance, Operations

Fluids are critical for fleet health — are you current on your fluid knowledge? In part two of this three-part series, how to make the right choices about...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/157285/know-your-fluids-coolants-and-def

Categories: Electric Vehicles, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

A pair of Paccar zero-emission trucks — a Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric vehicle and a battery-electric Peterbilt Model 579EV — recently became the first...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10129886/kenworth-peterbilt-zero-emissions-trucks-reach-summit