Josh Fisher

@FleetOwner executive editor covering transportation technology, trucking, logistics, automation, supply chains. Ecommerce orders don't deliver themselves—yet.

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What can fleet techs learn from a pit crew? 🏎️🚛

In our #America250 premiere Fleet Lead podcast episode, we head to the @NASCARHall to explore how North Carolina's racing roots fuel trucking innovation. https://t.co/O4t4OVDPIl

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Heading into the long weekend, catch up on the biggest news in commercial freight this week:

✅ @FMCSA Motus registration system is live
✅ $120k Califronia ZEV rebates
✅ @Einride & @EaseLogistics autonomous deployment
✅ Record spot rates via @FTRintel https://t.co/07l6H0HO4r

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How are OEMs pushing the limits of Class 8 fuel efficiency? 🚛💨 We break down the latest aero & powertrain tweaks in the @freightliner Cascadia & @VolvoTrucksNA VNL. Plus fuel-saving tips from @NACFE_Freight. Watch here: https://t.co/hXkTLjdxh7

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The @WreathsAcross America escort to Arlington National Cemetery begins this weekend. @datfreightteam's Dean Croke shares his behind the scenes experience with @fleetowner. The annual event that hauls truckloads of wreaths to honor our veterans.
https://t.co/LoNGuvPyZp

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A new advanced ePowertrain, designed by Paccar, will be integrated across @KenworthTruckCo heavy-duty BEV lineup, including the all-new battery-electric T880E and the next-gen T680E, which debuted here at #ACTexpo this evening.
https://t.co/0mB0fLmg8e

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Leaning on what it learned from its first heavy-duty battery electric truck, @PeterbiltMotors is rolling out its first vocational EV (Model 567EV) and updating its flagship Class 8 579EV with Paccar’s new ePowertrain. Here are the #ACTexpo details: https://t.co/YzNl46WJZT

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At the start of 2025, @actresearch analysts said the U.S. faced a 20% chance of recession. But those fears are rising as "presidential flip-flopping" creates more business risk and uncertainty that will also depress the Class 8 market, I'm told.
https://t.co/4CRAuxPiSB

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For 125 years, @MackTrucks has been synonymous with American power and toughness. The US trucking pioneer wanted its next on-highway truck to meet its own BA Test. https://t.co/gvpR4FI9eI

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“Hydrogen, in general, has slowed a little bit if you look at the market in total. We’re still heavily involved in hydrogen,” Paul Thomas of Bosch North America, said on Monday before #CES25 opened. Details: https://t.co/BxxrQAAtVm

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.@HexagonPurus, with partner @HINOTRUCKSUSA, unveils Tern, a new zero-emission truck brand. This RC8 model is a battery electric Class 8 tractor for the U.S. market. #ACTexpo

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Changing the trucking industry isn't easy but Volvo Trucks is determined to find a path to zero emissions and prove it can be profitable.

I just spent a week in Sweden, where Volvo is setting its transformational foundation.
https://t.co/ZFLaGcqgET

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"The trucking industry has gone above and beyond in their part to clean the air.” https://t.co/cNkwtaHOpX

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AI is rapidly evolving but is not a silver bullet or the ultimate weapon. It’s a tool that all managers must watch and figure out how it can help—because if you aren’t using it, your competitors are. https://t.co/WqD0xFJ0Ls

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Solar eclipse: What trucking needs to know about today's solar eclipse as it rolls across North America https://t.co/reSl8uKODJ

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“I don’t think anybody appreciates just how important that bridge was to so many segments of trucking.”

Updates on how trucking fleets are grappling with the loss of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which used to handle nearly 5K trucks daily. #FSKBridge
https://t.co/JlrNbhI4pA

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Could the EPA's stricter truck emissions rules actually slow zero- emisson adoption?
https://t.co/R2kIL9XSM9

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How #supplychain leaders are focusing on resiliency and agility after the last few years' pandemic-plagued economy.

By @TrucksAtWork. #trucking #freight
https://t.co/UpjZ57y8QW

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The Republican-led charge to repeal the EPA’s most stringent emissions regulations on #diesel equipment was rebuked by the president, who has made the rules part of his #freight #decarbonization strategy.

By @TrucksAtWork.
#truckers #trucker #trucking
https://t.co/kAUtPeFVut

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Sweden-based @einrideofficial is trying to change how the world moves goods. With a growing U.S. presence, Einride combines battery-electric power with automation and data to develop freight’s future. I spent a day with Einride leaders and customers. https://t.co/Qp7gDetdHe

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With a message to Congress that not implementing new EPA heavy-duty emissions standards would squander “an opportunity to lead on the defining crisis of our time,” President Joe Biden vetoed a joint resolution to overturn the Clean Truck Plan regulations. https://t.co/Mvk9nErrNP