New Legend Inc. (“Legend”) announced plans Monday to switch all of the company’s local running lanes to an entirely all-electric fleet by 2023, starting with the purchase of 50 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadias for Southern California.
“This is a good move for us and for our customers,” said Sunny Samara, owner and founder of New Legend Inc. “We want to electrify our local lanes completely by the end of 2023, starting in the Los Angeles area with 50 Freightliner eCascadias.”
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It is no secret that hiring and holding onto qualified truck drivers is difficult to impossible for most fleets. Driver hiring and retention has always been a sticking point for carriers, with turnover rates for some truckload carriers eclipsing 100% during multiple quarters of 2019. Driver surveys examining turnover rates have consistently shown that drivers value three things: pay, time and respect. If a carrier can find the right combination of all three, its hiring rates will increase and...
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Sometimes the transportation industry can feel a little impersonal. The pressure of constant deadlines and increased reliance on technology to communicate between parties can amplify these feelings. At Legend Transportation, however, relationships still matter most.
Legend hauls goods to more than 30 cities in 12 western states, and the company takes the same approach with all of its customers. It aims to build partnerships, not just make deliveries.
Recently, the Phoenix-based trucking company...
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