Mindy Long

Scottsdale

Freelance Writer at Transport Topics

Journalist, editor, storyteller, spending my time freelancing, reading and driving my kids to the ice rink.

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Articles

Uncertainty Dominates Pre-Buy Discussions Ahead of 2027

4 weeks ago | ttnews.com | Mindy Long

Government Business Technology Equipment Fuel May 9, 2025 11:00 AM, EDT Operating Conditions Are More Complicated Than They Were at the Start of the Year and During Past Pre-Buy Periods Four Star Freightliner's Jay Morris, new truck manager, says because of the prolonged freight recession, customers have operated their trucks for much longer than normal.
Food and Beverage Fleets Adopt Sustainable Practices

1 month ago | ttnews.com | Mindy Long

Business Technology Equipment Private May 8, 2025 2:58 PM, EDT Fleets See Promise in Electric Trucks, eTRUs, Alt-Fuels US Foods has deployed battery-electric trucks and refrigerated trailers with electric transport refrigeration units in its delivery fleet. (US Foods) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] ANAHEIM, Calif.
Manufacturers Strive to Strengthen Hydrogen Fuel Cell Tech

1 month ago | ttnews.com | Mindy Long

Business Technology Equipment Fuel May 2, 2025 12:26 PM, EDT Improved Efficiencies Will Translate Into Lower Costs (Cellcentric gmbH & Co.) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] ANAHEIM, Calif. — Hydrogen fuel cells are emerging as a viable alternative to diesel in many use cases, including longhaul applications that need more range than battery-electric vehicles offer.
Scaling Clean Transportation Requires a Multi-Fuel Approach

1 month ago | ttnews.com | Mindy Long

Business Technology Equipment Fuel May 2, 2025 1:50 PM, EDT Industry Leaders Say No Single Fuel Can Meet All Fleet Needs Littlefair told attendees there is an abundance of natural gas in the market, with 280 landfill, dairy and swine RNG projects under construction and 175 ready to get under construction. (Mindy Long for Transport Topics) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] ANAHEIM, Calif.
Moving Hydrogen Fuel Forward Means Looking Beyond Its Colors

1 month ago | ttnews.com | Mindy Long

Business Technology Equipment Fuel May 2, 2025 11:15 AM, EDT Element Is Typically Categorized by Colors Meant to Indicate Its Emissions An ACT Expo panel discusses hydrogen. “We need to move away from this obsession with blue, green and gray,” said Abhinav Kumar, project manager for Linde Engineering, discussing hydrogen's colors. (TRC Companies) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] ANAHEIM, Calif.
Experts Dissect Challenges of Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure

1 month ago | ttnews.com | Mindy Long

Business Technology Equipment Fuel May 1, 2025 2:47 PM, EDT Developers Aim to Ease Fleets’ Cost, Operational Concerns A liquid hydrogen fuel tank on Daimler's GenH2 truck. (Daimler Truck) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] ANAHEIM, Calif.
Manufacturers See Hydrogen Engine Use Cases, Advantages

1 month ago | ttnews.com | Mindy Long

Business Technology Equipment Fuel April 30, 2025 1:48 PM, EDT Experts Predict Fast Adoption From Shared Engine Platforms Lars Stenqvist, chief technology officer for Volvo Group, said hydrogen ICE will be especially suitable over long distances, in certain regions and when there isn’t time to recharge. (Mindy Long for Transport Topics) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] ANAHEIM, Calif.
Clarios Releases New Battery Technology to Reduce Idling

1 month ago | ttnews.com | Mindy Long

April 29, 2025 12:11 PM, EDT Predictive Insights Are Converted Into Driver Alerts A technician installs the IdleLess technology in a truck. Clarios has tested the product in Europe, and it is now available in the United States and Canada. (Clarios) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] ANAHEIM, Calif.
How paperless operations can increase shop efficiency and productivity

2 months ago | fleetmaintenance.com | Mindy Long

Hayden Price, senior technical product manager for Heavy Construction Systems Specialists (HCSS), which developed the Equipment 360 fleet management platform, noted digitization and the use of maintenance software maximizes throughput inside the shop and leads to cost savings. Equipment 360 allows users to create and manage digital work orders and estimates, track maintenance schedules, manage inventory, and automate reporting, all through a PC or mobile device.
Fleets Use Tech, AI to Drive Efficiency, Stay Competitive

2 months ago | ttnews.com | Mindy Long

Business Technology Equipment March 26, 2025 1:58 PM, EDT Industry Experts Share Insights at Truckload 2025 Kaleb Groce, director of operations for Royal Logistics, says his company uses data from its TMS to review lanes and improve profitability.