The Trucker 060120

Equipment
June 1-14, 2020 • 23
Courtesy: Peterbilt Motors Co.
Key external features of the Peterbilt Model 389 Pride & Class package include a highly
polished hood crown surrounding a classic-style louvered grille sheet, a brightly polished
hood spine, chrome hood side accents and polished hood fenders.
FTR reports April preliminary net trailer
orders have hit lowest level in modern era
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FTR Transportation Intelligence has reported
that preliminary net trailer orders for
April sank to the lowest level in the modern
era (since 1990), coming in at just 300 units.
April order activity was down 95% month
over month and down 98% year over year.
Trailer orders for the past 12 months now total
162,000 units.
The severe recessionary conditions caused
many fleets to pull back on orders previously
scheduled for 2020 delivery and place very
few new orders. The dry van segment was
hit particularly hard, and refrigerated van orders
suffered some as well. Vocational orders
remained tepid after falling significantly in
March. Some specialty segments have held up
better under the stress.
Numerous OEM plants were shut down for
part of April; some for health reasons, some
for lack of orders and some due to a combination
of the two.
“Fleets remain in a severe wait-and-see
posture until they can evaluate the damage
done to the freight markets from the pandemic,”
said Don Ake, vice president of commercial
vehicles for FTR. “Since the recovery
from the economic crisis is highly dependent
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The PrePass MOTION app uses a cellular connection to provide carriers with weigh station
bypassing and in-vehicle driver safety alerts.
Peterbilt reintroduces Model 389 Pride &
Class package after earlier limited runs
THE TRUCKER NEWS SERVICES
DENTON, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co.
has announced the return of the Model 389
Pride & Class package due to popular demand.
Introduced with a limited production
run in 2014 and 2017, the Model 389 Pride &
Class package’s unique styling and touches of
understated elegance truly are unique.
Key external features of the Model 389
Pride & Class package include a highly polished
hood crown surrounding a classic-style
louvered grille sheet, a brightly polished
hood spine, chrome hood side accents and
polished hood fenders. The side of the truck
is accentuated with polished rocker panels,
bright cowl skirts, battery box, fuel tanks,
and trimmed mud flaps. The iconic exterior
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PHOENIX — PrePass Safety Alliance has
announced that its PrePass MOTION app will
now integrate with Geotab. This integration
will give qualified motor carriers an additional
option to expand bypass opportunities and
help improve fleet safety and efficiency.
The PrePass MOTION app uses a cellular
connection to provide carriers with weigh station
bypassing and in-vehicle driver safety alerts.
Drivers will receive alerts indicating work zones
ahead, gusty wind areas, steep grades and nocommercial-vehicle
roads, among others.
“Geotab is committed to providing fleet
owners and managers with customizable
look is finished off with a polished exterior
sun visor, bumper, exhaust stacks and an exclusive
Pride & Class emblem on the sleeper.
The distinctive features of the Model 389
Pride & Class package continue inside of
the truck as well with a luxurious platinum
arctic gray interior, charcoal dash top and
blackwood-finish trim accents throughout
the cab. Premium black leather seats are embroidered
with the Pride & Class logo on the
headrests and compliment the black, luxury
carpet lines found in the spacious cab and
sleeper. Bright gauge bezels, a special steering
wheel and Pride & Class emblems on the
dash and accent trim round out the interior
experience.
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Courtesy: Great Dane
The dry van trailer segment was hit particularly hard, along with refrigerated van orders.
Vocational orders remained tepid after falling significantly in March.
PrePass integrates with Geotab’s open
API for weigh station bypass, safety alerts
solutions that help address the specific needs
of their fleet. As such, we are proud to provide
companies like PrePass Safety Alliance with
the flexibility to integrate with our open APIs to
create customizable and high-class solutions,”
said Scott Sutarik, vice president of commercial
motor vehicles at Geotab. “With an open
platform approach, Geotab is helping to enable
current and future partners to access our robust
and dynamic ecosystem around the globe.”
With more than 40 billion data points
each day, Geotab provides customers with
the tools needed to monitor and optimize vehicle
efficiencies, including fuel consumption, engine
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