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Trailer Tandem Aero Package Targets 3 Gallons per 1,000 Miles as Diesel Sets Records

October 21, 2026FlowBelow launched a redesigned Trailer AeroSlider at ATA MCE, claiming 3.0 gallons of fuel saved per 1,000 miles at a moment when diesel is the most expensive it has ever been.

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Fuel Returns to No. 1 on ATRI’s List as Diesel Runs $2.66 Above Last Year

October 21, 2026Fuel prices took the top spot in ATRI’s annual issues ranking as diesel ran $2.66 above year-ago levels, while natural gas and electric equipment economics moved further in fleets’ favor.

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Volvo’s New Service Contract Targets Fleet Maintenance Costs

October 20, 2026Volvo Trucks North America's new Silver Service Contract combines connected preventive maintenance and major powertrain repair coverage into one monthly payment, helping fleets better manage operating costs and vehicle uptime.

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Inside the Architecture Behind Volvo’s First Purpose-Built Vocational Truck

October 19, 2026Volvo Trucks North America president Peter Voorhoeve on the electrical architecture behind the all-new VNX, the two engine paths fleets can order in 2027, and why an electric version is not on the schedule.

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Empire Clean Vehicle Festival Highlights New York’s Transition to Cleaner Fleets

October 14, 2026Fleet operators, city agencies and manufacturers filled Union Square on for Empire Clean Cities' annual festival, where electric cargo quads, a street sweeper and a renewable diesel truck shared space with the NYC projects already running them.

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The All-New VNX Is Volvo’s Bid for the Jobsite

October 14, 2026Volvo unveiled the all-new VNX, its first purpose-built vocational truck on the new platform, aimed at a segment where it holds about two percent.

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Autonomous Trucking Advances on Costs, Freight Operations and Federal Rules

October 13, 2026Recent developments from Bot Auto, Kodiak AI, and FMCSA include a $50,000 autonomous hardware target, a new Texas freight corridor, and a federal exemption for roadside warning beacons.

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A Century of Trailers Anyone Could Hook Up and Drive Away

October 9, 2026A trailer security startup put an electronic lock and a motor on the one mechanical point that decides whether a trailer goes anywhere at all.

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The Argument Left in the Yard Is a Financial One

October 9, 2026NACFE went back to electric terminal tractors four years later and found the equipment arguments settled and the money arguments still being had.

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From Smog to Scale: Three Decades of Putting Cleaner Transportation to Work

October 7, 2026Decades of clean transportation projects in Southern California show how funding, infrastructure and fleet experience can turn emerging technologies into equipment capable of doing everyday work.

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Einride, EASE Put Cab-Less Electric Trucks Into Daily Service

October 6, 2026Two cab-less Einride electric trucks are now running scheduled freight between EASE Logistics warehouses under a state corridor project studying truck automation.

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Cutting Parasitic Load on Parked Work Trucks

October 6, 2026Always-on electronics can continue draining work truck batteries long after the engine is shut down. Vanair’s EPEQ® Solar Assist™ uses supplemental solar charging to help offset those parasitic loads and maintain battery state of charge.

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Climate Week: For Fleets, Progress Doesn’t Have to Be All or Nothing

October 5, 2026Penske, NFI, Siemens and New York City on where clean fleet economics work now, where they still do not, and what the difference costs.

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Aurora Sets 2030 Scale Targets as Kodiak Names Its Driverless Launch Lane

October 2, 2026Aurora's interim targets put roughly 7,500 trucks on the road in 2028, about 125 added a week, while Kodiak prepares to take the safety observer out of the cab on I-45 by year end.

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FedEx Commits to 2,000 Harbinger Electric Trucks by End of 2027

September 30, 2026The order is double everything Harbinger has built to date, and the company plans to deliver all of it in less than 18 months.

Fleet Awards Nominations Open Ahead of ACT Expo 2027 in Las Vegas

September 29, 2026Fleets have until Nov. 20 to enter a program whose 2026 winners ranged from a 79-truck zero-emission drayage operation to a global carrier running more than 50,000 EVs.