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Paccar Inc. is recalling 4,914 Peterbilt Model 579 Class 8 tractors that have experienced six under hood fires. A misplaced fastener can chafe alternator cable insulation. No injuries or deaths have resulted. On certain Model 579 trucks equipped with a Paccar MX-13 engine and Paccar 160-amp alternator, the alternator positive cable may chafe against the…
FreightWaves Classics is sponsored by Old Dominion Freight Line — Helping the World Keep Promises. Learn more here. FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago. In this edition, from the April 1980 issue of American Shipper, FreightWaves revisits a firsthand…
Trailer maker Wabash beat earnings estimates in the first quarter, pointing to a successful reorganization of the company four years in the making and long-term customer deals that lock in future revenue. “Customer portfolio reshaping [is] a significant redesign of our organization, and reporting structure [is] a new customer-centric go-to-market approach,” CEO Brent Yeagy told…
FORT WORTH, Texas – Peterbilt Motors could have made a bigger spectacle of launching its high-end, low-volume Model 589. But it is hard to imagine how. A Peterbilt-only Pride & Class Truck Show of more than 200 heritage models. Renting out the cavernous Texas Motor Speedway. A Southern rock concert. More than 3,000 attendees from…
Seko Logistics is punching back against U.S. Customs and Border Protection for temporarily suspending certain import privileges, demanding in a court filing that the agency provide reasons for the enforcement move as Seko tries to minimize any reputational harm that could hurt business. The Schaumberg, Illinois-based logistics provider said Monday night that it has filed…
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about one of the biggest issues plaguing our industry: double brokering and load board fraud. Truckstop found reports of fraud jumped by 400% from the fourth quarter of 2021 to the fourth quarter of 2022. How can shippers and carriers fight back? We’ll hear from…