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Boyd Says Repairable Claims Decline Continues and Could Remain in Q3

Boyd Group CEO Tim O’Day recently told investors a decline in repairable vehicles, increased use of alternative parts, in-house scanning and calibrations, and labor rate increases during Q2 added to sales and gross profit despite margins remaining below historical...

Scaling Electric Trucks: NACFE Reveals Key Findings on Cost, Infrastructure

While battery-electric commercial vehicles from vans to heavy-duty tractors are on the road today and perform well in many duty cycles, in order for the trucking industry to scale electric trucks in operations, there are areas that must be addressed, according to the...

Progressive to Pay $48M to New York Drivers Over Underpaid Total Loss Claims

Progressive Insurance has agreed to a $48 million settlement with a class of 93,000 New York policyholders who claim the insurer underpaid their total loss claims on their vehicles. The $48 million represents approximately 54% of the compensatory damages alleged by...

Mack Makes Factory-Installed eAPU Available for Anthem

  Mack Trucks will offer a factory-installed electric auxiliary power unit for its 70-inch Mack Anthem sleeper models. The Idle Free Series 5000 eAPU offers increased air-cooling capacity, reduced idling and simplified maintenance, according to the company. Mack...

Survey: Tech Advancement Helps Drivers Feel Safer

  Zonar, a provider of smart fleet solutions, released its “Road Safety Consumer Sentiment Survey” revealing nearly two thirds of American licensed drivers (65%) feel safe while driving on the highway alongside commercial trucks. The survey was commissioned by...

Daimler, Torc Continue Autonomous Truck Collab

  Daimler Truck and Torc Robotics are in their third year of partnership, and are working toward commercialization of the first scalable, profitable Level 4 autonomous truck. This past year, Torc expanded on-road testing, and is currently testing the Level 4...

Doleco Brings New Double-Decking Option to Market

Doleco USA introduced a double-decking systems for trailers and containers that can allow fleets to double payload capacity, and which the company said has advantages over existing systems in the market. During the ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council’s annual...

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