EnRoute - August 10, 2023

August 10, 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

The state of Rhode Island’s attempt to overturn a federal court’s decision that ended the state’s truck-only tolling program will soon have its day in court. FULL STORY

TOP STORIES

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced plans to renew its requirement that motor carriers maintain a record of accidents involving their commercial motor vehicles. FULL STORY

The California Air Resources Board recently launched Cal Fleet Advisor, a free assistance program to help small fleets and owner-operators make the transition to zero emissions trucks. FULL STORY

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that the state is suing the Biden administration to block New York City's plan to impose tolls on vehicles in Manhattan to fight congestion and pay for mass transit. FULL STORY

New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced a $12 million initiative to support the development and demonstration of innovative, replicable solutions that advance electric vehicle adoption and the integration of electric vehicles with the electric grid. The initiative also seeks to support demonstrations of medium- and heavy-duty electric and hydrogen fuel cell technologies. FULL STORY

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

Bridgestone Americas has introduced the Greatec M703 Ecopia ultra-wide base tire for long-haul and regional applications. FULL STORY

Peterbilt has partnered with Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems to introduce the PRIMAAX EX severe-duty vocational air suspension system designed for vocational, severe service and heavy-haul applications. FULL STORY

Carrier Transicold has launched the BluEdge Partner Program, a new global reseller partner channel providing unparalleled distribution of its refrigerated container telematics products and services. FULL STORY

BRIEFLY

CONTINENTAL TIRE partnered with Bill Morgan Tire to open the first retread facility in Lexington, Kentucky in 40 years. The facility is more than 25,000 square feet and is one of the largest commercial truck tire facilities in Kentucky and is expected to do more than 15,000 retreads in the first year of offering the service. . . ISUZU COMMERCIAL TRUCK OF AMERICA announced its parts distribution center in Scranton, Pennsylvania, was recently named one of North America’s top performing warehouses in Carlisle & Co.’s 2023 North American Parts Benchmark. . . DECISIV has partnered with MacKay & Company to feature industry service data captured in the Decisiv Service Relationship Management platform that will expand the analyses and insights presented in MacKay & Company's monthly DataPulse Plus Reports to provide clients with timely aftermarket information on parts and labor costs, quarterly changes, and regional data points. . . ENTERPRISE TRUCK RENTAL recently opened a new location in Findlay, Ohio to provide various truck rental solutions, including cargo vans, box trucks and tow-capable pickup trucks for both business and personal use. . . NAVISTAR has opened its 100th storefront location for its Fleetrite aftermarket truck and bus parts brand at Kyrish Truck Center in Willis, Texas. With this milestone, Navistar has doubled its original goal of opening 50 Fleetrite locations by 2025. . . RYDER has set up a technology lab called Baton in San Francisco to develop software tools to optimize drivers to loads by helping customers eliminate waste in the supply chain and improve utilization, as well as brace Ryder for the impending AI revolution.

PEOPLE

Daimler Truck chief financial officer JOCHEN GOETZ recently passed away. . . Zonar has appointed MICHAEL GOULD as president and chief executive officer.

NUMBERS

Wabash reported its second consecutive record-setting quarter, with the second quarter of 2023 net sales reaching $686.6 million, a 6.8% increase compared to the same quarter from 2022. FULL STORY

Dana Incorporated announced that sales for the second quarter of 2023 totaled $2.75 billion, compared with $2.59 billion in the same period of 2022, representing a $162 million increase driven by higher market demand, cost-recovery actions, and conversion of our sales backlog, partially offset by the translation of foreign currencies. FULL STORY

July 2023 preliminary North American Class 8 net orders were 16,000, jumping 45% and Classes 5-7 net orders were 16,600, which is a 21% increase since July 2022, according to ACT Research. FULL STORY

TRALA ANNOUNCEMENTS

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