The truck maker is teaming up with Tectran Manufacturing to accelerate development of a connector that supports wireless data transfer between tractors and trailers.

Leasing company TEL ordered 400 VNL 860 sleeper tractors from Volvo Trucks North America, the truck maker said March 16, adding that it was one of the largest orders for the truck yet.

The Senate Commerce Committee has advanced a slate of transportation nominees, including a National Transportation Safety Board member seeking another term.

While rates are high, they signal that coverage is available for the few vessels still moving through the waterway. The question is whether shipowners are willing to make the transit.

The report — “Terrain, Technology, and Telematics: The Messy Middle Operations Report” — emerged from analysis of the results of NACFE’s latest Run on Less program in September.

After years of being antagonized by President Trump, U.S. allies in Europe and Asia are in no hurry to heed his demand that they send ships into a war he started and has claimed to have won.

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Companies such as Vanair, DragonFly Energy, Tectran, Mitchell 1 and IMI presented their efforts to enhance trucking operations and improve fleet maintenance.

Decisiv unveiled an alliance of industry partners to collaborate on developing the next generation of service-management technology and standards March 15 at TMC 2026.

China’s international trade representative said the Chinese side had expressed concern about trade investigations into manufacturing in foreign countries that the U.S. has launched.

The strike follows accusations from union officials that owner JBS USA retaliated against workers and committed other unfair labor practices amid contract negotiations. 

Robert Braswell, TMC’s executive director, provided an overview of the council’s efforts to support FMCSA’s ongoing TechCelerate Now program. It was renewed for a second phase in 2024.

Louisiana prosecutors and truckers are seeking justice in a trial involving attorneys accused of staging accidents with commercial vehicles.

Public Storage said March 16 that it will buy National Storage Affiliates in an all-stock deal worth about $10.5 billion, creating a company with 327 million square feet of storage at 4,600 locations.

President Trump has suggested he may delay the trip as he seeks to ramp up the pressure on Beijing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and calm oil prices that have soared during the Iran war.

Livonia, Mich.-based Accuride intends to make wheels with the surface protection coating publicly available in the second quarter of 2026, the wheel manufacturer said at TMC.

The U.S. is demanding changes to the treaty, and the top U.S. trade negotiator has said the president would be willing to pull the U.S. out of the pact if he can’t get the deal he wants.

Fears of a global energy crisis rose March 16 as the war in the Middle East raged on, with more U.S.-Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital and Israel's bombardment of Lebanon.

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Transtex has acquired assets of trailer aerodynamics supplier FleetAero from Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings and has entered into a strategic partnership with the truckload carrier.