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FreightVana believes the deal will boost its position in the power-only brokerage segment. Loadsmith provides power-only and standard freight brokerage.

Continental launched a new longhaul drive tire for the U.S. market.

Mack Trucks now has 65 electric vehicle certified dealers in North America, it said.

Days after laying off 400 staff and halting production at its Joliet, Ill., bus manufacturing plant, Lion continued its ongoing fundraising push with the building sale.

The Canada Border Services Agency has launched an investigation into container chassis imported from Vietnam by British Columbia-based Ocean Trailer, a spokesman for the agency said.

Truck rental utilization is a key performance indicator for the fortunes of Ryder’s biggest business unit and for the health of the freight market in general, CEO Robert Sanchez said.

The company is shutting down its European operations simultaneously, and existing employees in Europe will have to reapply for new jobs.

TuSimple co-founder and former CEO Xiaodi Hou, who claims to be the company’s largest shareholder, is also seeking judicial aid in an increasingly bitter spat with former colleague Mo Chen.

A private equity vehicle led by Roadrunner Freight CEO Chris Jamroz bought a majority ownership stake in the less-than-truckload carrier from Elliott Investment Management.

Samsara is teaming up with Northland Insurance to offer the latter’s customers a discount on their premiums or subsidies for investments, the in-cab technology provider said.