EnRoute- April 13, 2023

April 13, 2023

EnRoute News & Information

TRALA's bi-weekly publication includes news and announcements from around the industry and updates from the Association. If you wish to have information included in a future edition of EnRoute, please send to TRALA's Elizabeth Hyers at ehyers@trala.org.

TRALA IN THE NEWS

TRALA opened its 2023 Annual Meeting with more than 450 attendees at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs, Florida. FULL STORY

TRALA honored Chris Maxwell, President of the Rhode Island Trucking Association, with the association's State Trucking Award for his work in representing the industry. FULL STORY

Attendees of the TRALA 2023 Annual Meeting heard from Dana Incorporated Chairman and CEO Jim Kamsickas about the future of trucking with so many changes taking place, and from Josh Linkner about how we can reinvent our futures while meeting the new challenges of today. FULL STORY

ACT Research’s Steve Tam and Wells Fargo’s Sarah Moore discussed the possibility of a slowdown coming for the economy in 2023 and how to evaluate it against other recent recessions at the TRALA Annual Meeting in Bonita Springs, Florida. FULL STORY

Representatives from Volvo Financial Services, Great Lakes Asset Solutions and Cohn & Dussi offered attendees guidance and best practices for communicating with past due customers and how to initiate a repossession when a customer’s situation becomes dire at the TRALA 2023 Annual Meeting in Bonita Springs, Florida. FULL STORY

TRALA honored Tom Fleming of AIM NationaLease with the Steve Lawrence Legacy Award during its 2023 Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort in Bonita Springs, Florida. FULL STORY

TOP STORIES

The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled its proposed Phase 3 greenhouse gas standards for heavy-duty vehicles, which includes a push for more zero-emission trucks. FULL STORY

The Environmental Protection Agency approved two Clean Air Act waivers that will require truck manufacturers to accelerate their sales of zero-emission vehicles, giving California the authority to mandate that half of all new heavy-duty vehicles sold are electric by 2035. FULL STORY

A bipartisan group of senators and representatives have reintroduced the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act, which would grant funds to expand commercial truck parking capacity across the United States. FULL STORY

The Canadian federal government is suspending proposed greenhouse gas emission standards for trailers for at least another year. FULL STORY

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

Winds of change are driving innovation in how trucking equipment can be acquired, enabling fleet operators to run more efficiently by implementing new approaches to leveraging advanced vehicle technology. FULL STORY

Bridgestone Americas has introduced the Firestone FD694 drive tire designed for long-haul and regional truck applications to provide longevity alongside and enhanced performance in wet and winter conditions. FULL STORY

Carrier Transicold has introduced two engineless truck refrigeration units known as the 40XR and 50XR that elevate the efficiency, reliability and sustainability of its direct-drive systems used for local and regional deliveries by grocery, food service, produce and pharmaceutical businesses. FULL STORY

BRIEFLY

RYDER announced that it will introduce 4,000 BrightDrop Zevo 600 and Zevo 400 battery-electric vans through 2025. . . PACLEASE awarded EDMONTON KENWORTH as its Franchise of the year winner in Canada and MHC TRUCK LEASING as its North American Franchise of the year. . . BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS has partnered with the Women In Trucking Association as its newest “Gold Level Partner,” strengthening its mission to encourage the employment of women in the industry, promote their accomplishments, and minimize obstacles faced by women working in trucking. . . TRIMBLE announced that it has completed its acquisition of Transporeon. . . DANA INCORPORATED has been named to the inaugural list of "America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2023" by Newsweek magazine. . . PENSKE TRUCK LEASING has acquired Kris-Way Truck Leasing Inc. which includes approximately 150 associates and more than 900 vehicles from seven Kris-Way locations in Maine and New Hampshire. . . PALMER TRUCKS will celebrate the grand opening of its third TRP all-makes parts store and commercial truck service shop that will serve the local transportation industry by providing a full line of aftermarket parts for trucks, trailers and buses in addition to truck diagnostics and repair for transient traffic from I-69 south of Fort Wayne. . . VELOCITY TRUCK RENTAL AND LEASING is adding 200 battery-electric trucks, including 125 Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia’s and 75 Class 6 and 7 Freightliner eM2’s from DAIMLER TRUCK NORTH AMERICA to its commercial truck rental and full-service truck leasing business. . . MACK TRUCKS announced it has relaunched its popular e-commerce site MackShop.com with new features to make it easier to find and purchase official licensed Mack merchandise.

PEOPLE

LATRES JARRETT, executive director of Truck & Bus Radial at Bridgestone Americas, will serve on the board of directors of a partnership between Bridgestone and the Women in Trucking Association.

NUMBERS

Ford Motor Company is investing $1.34 billion to turn its Oakville Assembly Complex in Canada into a high-volume hub for making electric vehicles. FULL STORY

Cummins announced that it is investing more than $1 billion across its United States engine manufacturing network in Indiana, North Carolina, and New York to produce cleaner engines — an investment that President Joe Biden highlighted as part of his administration’s “Investing in America” tour. FULL STORY

Freight volumes and rates declined in February 2023, but the freight downcycle is closer to the end than the beginning, according to the latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index. FULL STORY

TRALA ANNOUNCEMENTS

TRALA's 2023 Annual Meeting was a Huge Success

Thank you to everyone that attended the Association’s 2023 Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs, Florida. This year’s attendance exceeded expectations with 470 registered attendees and 49 exhibitors. It was a full three days of networking, business content and some incredible weather.

Mark your calendars now for TRALA’s 2024 Annual Meeting which will be held April 14-17 at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Arizona. Registration to open in late October.

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