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Michael Freeze

Features Editor

Michael Freeze is a seasoned journalist with a passion for exploring the dynamic intersection of transportation and technology. As the features editor, Michael brings a deep understanding of the trends shaping the industry.


Business, Technology, Equipment

Costs for Truck Parts, Labor Fall in Q2

CLEVELAND 鈥 A new report found that parts and labor expenses in heavy-duty truck repair shops dropped during the second quarter of 2023.

September 19, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Cybersecurity, EVs Expand TMCSuperTech Challenges

CLEVELAND 鈥 Cybersecurity plays an ever-larger role in the TMCSuperTech competition, part of the Fall Meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations.

September 18, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Step Up Push to Bring Veterans Into Trucking

If there鈥檚 an issue that is much discussed in industry circles, it鈥檚 undoubtedly dealing with the worker shortage, more specifically, the technician shortage.

July 14, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire

Cummins Invests in Jamestown Plant for Fuel-Agnostic Engine

LAKEWOOD, N.Y. 鈥 Cummins Inc. is readying a $452 million investment in its 1 million-square-foot Jamestown Engine Plant to produce a fuel-agnostic internal combustion engine platform.

May 24, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Daimler Unveils Freightliner Medium-Duty eM2 Truck

ANAHEIM, Calif. 鈥 Daimler Truck North America premiered the Freightliner eM2, the latest entry in its line of electric vehicles, during the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo May 2.

May 2, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

DTNA's O鈥橪eary: No Time to Waste Building EV Infrastructure

ANAHEIM, Calif. 鈥 DTNA chief John O鈥橪eary called for the industry to move at 鈥渢he speed of right鈥 in developing electric vehicle infrastructure.

May 2, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Daimler Truck Launches Rizon Medium-Duty EV

Daimler Truck unveiled Rizon, its newly branded lineup of Class 4 and Class 5 medium-duty electric trucks, during a press conference April 27.

April 28, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Standard Sought for Brake Lining Classification

In 1995, the Technology & Maintenance Council created a recommended practice for the classification of aftermarket brake lining materials. The hope was to create a standard.

April 7, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Input Needed on Brake Lining Classification

Brake lining classification centers on the work of crafting a recommended practice through vehicle and dynamometer testing data.

April 7, 2023

Phillips Industries Expands Its Mexico Facility

ARTEAGA, Mexico 鈥 Phillips Industries has unveiled a newly updated, 500,000-square-foot production operation that鈥檚 intended to bring manufacturing and supply chain capacity closer to its North American customers.

March 10, 2023