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FleetNet America®, an ArcBest® company (Nasdaq: ARCB), announces it has received its 500,000th electronic status update through sureEcosystem®. Bit Fleet Service submitted the 500,000th status update on an event to FleetNet through sureEcosystem on November 23, 2020. To meet customers’ needs of more information quicker, FleetNet made investments to improve customer experience by using sureEcosystem,…

PACCAR (Nasdaq: PCAR) is recognizing its Columbus, Miss., engine factory for 10 years of manufacturing excellence and a strong commitment to its community. Planning for the engine plant started in 2006 when an international PACCAR team of managers and engineers from Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF were tasked with laying the groundwork for a state-of-the-art factory. …

The International Towing & Recovery Museum is looking to start an annual Christmas tradition for Chattanooga residents and visitors this season by featuring “Christmas Pete” at its location. Christmas Pete, a Peterbilt with a 60-ton Century rotator that belongs to John Weaver of Mauldin Body Shop & Towing in Canton, Ga., is decked out with…

Police in Anchorage, Alaska, say a tow operator was struck by a vehicle as he loaded a car that had become stuck in a ditch on the early morning of Sunday, Nov. 29. The operator, who has not been identified upon notification of kin, had responded to the scene where a driver had gone into…

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Daimler Trucks North America’s Mount Holly (N.C.) Truck Manufacturing plant recently marked two milestones, its 41st anniversary and the production of its 700,000th truck. The truck, an M2 106 extended cab, was presented to Miller Industries. Miller Industries is a leading manufacturer of towing and recovery equipment based in Ooltewah, Tenn., and has been a…

Daimler Trucks and Waymo have signed a broad, global, strategic partnership to deploy autonomous SAE L4 technology. Their initial effort will combine Waymo’s automated driver technology with a version of Daimler’s Freightliner Cascadia to enable autonomous driving. Waymo brings over a decade of experience building the World’s Most Experienced Driver™, having driven over 20 million…

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Beacon Funding is celebrating 30 years of providing equipment financing. “Over the past 30 years, our talented staff have grown to enjoy a healthy work-life balance while earning an A+ BBB rating,” states a Beacon Funding press release. “We have dedicated ourselves in financing high-quality equipment by providing positive, premium customer service. The Beacon family…