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The Daily Dash: Getting To An Electric Future; Mack Layoffs; And Kidnapping
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 - 11:28am | 766The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today's edition, experts discuss what trucking will look like for the foreseeable future as it transitions to electric power. Plus, Mack Trucks lays off 450, Comcar's prepackaged bankruptcy hits a snag and a trucker...
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UAW Plans To Strike Mack Trucks For First Time In 35 Years
Monday, October 14, 2019 - 12:53pm | 552The United Auto Workers plans to strike Mack Trucks operations in three states on Sunday, the first walkout at the heavy-duty truck maker in 35 years. UAW Local 677 has 3,500 members at plants in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida. About 2,400 of the workers are in Lower Macungie Township in...
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Mack Trucks Builds 100,000th Truck With GuardDog Connect
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - 4:08pm | 272Mack Trucks has built its 100,000th truck equipped with the GuardDog Connect integrated telematics system since first launching the product in 2014, the company announced at its media event on July 9 in Portland, Oregon. GuardDog Connect is a proactive diagnostic and repair planning solution that...