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1 day ago | 
fleetowner.com | Jenna Hume
Mercedes-Benz Trucks will expand its battery-electric truck portfolio with further variants based on the eActros 600. The new vehicle versions will feature the essential characteristics of the second-generation e-truck designed for heavy-duty long-distance haulage, which is distinguished by its overall technological concept consisting of modern drive technology and high energy efficiency.
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1 day ago | 
fleetowner.com | Jenna Hume
The 2025 FleetOwner 500: For-Hire list ranks the most prominent motor carrier and commercial fleet operations in the U.S. by total registered power units. Released in February, the FO500 saw many ranking shifts after a busy 2024 of carrier acquisitions, mergers, consolidations, and expansions. In addition to ranking the largest for-hire fleet operations overall, FleetOwner breaks down these companies into categories based on equipment, cargo types, and industry segments.
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2 days ago | 
fleetowner.com | Jenna Hume
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently removed eight ELDs from the list of registered electronic logging devices:FMCSA placed these ELDs on the revoked devices list because the companies failed to meet the minimum requirements established in Title 49 CFR Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 395. The removals took place May 12.
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3 days ago | 
fleetowner.com | Jenna Hume
According to AAA Motor Club, the current national diesel price average is $3.528. This is 5 cents higher than EIA’s current estimate and 40 cents lower than this time last year. See also: Diesel prices continue to decline nationwide as gasoline prices edge up amid economic concernsWhat are the current gasoline prices across the U.S.? EIA reports that the current national average price for on-highway gasoline is $3.120, which is 3 cents lower than last week.
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4 days ago | 
fleetowner.com | Jenna Hume
Mack Trucks recently expanded its Mack Granite compressed natural gas model line with the addition of the Allison 3000 Series transmission option paired with the Cummins L9N natural gas engine. According to Mack, this provides waste customers with a cost-effective alternative when maximum gross vehicle weight ratings aren't required.
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1 week ago | 
fleetowner.com | Jenna Hume
Next Generation in Trucking honors 16 fleets with Career Catalyst AwardsThe Next Generation in Trucking Association has recognized 16 trucking fleets as recipients of the 2025 Career Catalyst Award. The award program, new in 2025, honors and celebrates the innovation, effort, time, and resources of the 16 recipients in striving to reach younger people, specifically those entering the workforce as they leave high school and college, to promote trucking as a positive first-choice career.
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1 week ago | 
fleetowner.com | Jenna Hume
The 2025 FleetOwner 500: For-Hire list ranks the most prominent motor carrier and commercial fleet operations in the U.S. by total registered power units. Released in February, the FO500 saw many ranking shifts after a busy 2024 of carrier acquisitions, mergers, consolidations, and expansions. In addition to ranking the largest for-hire fleet operations overall, FleetOwner breaks down these companies into categories based on equipment, cargo types, and industry segments.
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1 week ago | 
fleetowner.com | Jenna Hume
Digital Editor Jenna Hume joined FleetOwner in November of 2o23 and previously worked as a writer in the gaming industry. She has a bachelor of fine arts degree in creative writing from Truman State University and a master of fine arts degree in writing from Lindenwood University. She is currently based in Missouri.
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1 week ago | 
fleetowner.com | Jenna Hume
Compared to millennials, Gen X, and baby boomers, Gen Z is less prominent in trucking and transportation (of course, some Gen Zers still aren’t 18 years old yet). For fleets and other trucking-related businesses, there’s an opportunity to recruit from this generation, especially at a time when many Gen Zers are rethinking college in the face of student loans. But why is Gen Z less prominent in trucking so far?
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1 week ago | 
fleetowner.com | Jenna Hume
According to AAA Motor Club, the current national diesel price average is $3.540. This is 4 cents higher than EIA’s current estimate and 43 cents lower than this time last year. See also: Diesel, gas prices continue to drop ahead of summer travelWhat are the current gasoline prices across the U.S.? The current national average on-highway gasoline price is $3.147, according to EIA, 1 cent higher than last week’s average.
