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Truck Tech: Power booster edition

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For decades, a 12-volt battery system was just fine for running accessories on a commercial truck. Then came auxiliary power units to help with nighttime idling. With the dawn of electric and autonomous trucks — and stricter pollution regulations — get ready for 48-volt battery systems. 

Powering up

to 48-volt systems

We write a lot in this space about electric trucks and the high-voltage power systems that power them. There’s a lot of other power needs under the hood of a Class 8 commercial...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-tech-power-booster-edition

Record parts and lending buoy Paccar’s Q3 results

Paccar Inc. rode record parts sales and higher used truck prices to higher Q3 revenues and a slight decline in profits — its first miss at beating analysts’ estimates for earnings per share in a year.

The Bellevue, Washington-based parent of Kenworth and DAF Trucks and Peterbilt Motors announced Oct. 4 that a shortage of semiconductors reduced Q3 deliveries of Class 8 trucks by 7,000 units. Kenworth and Peterbilt are parking unfinished trucks until missing semiconductors and other parts are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/record-parts-and-lending-buoy-paccars-q3-results

Best transportation companies for female employees named

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has released its 2020 list of the top transportation companies for females.

The annual Top Companies for Women to Work for in Transportation list was created by WIT magazine Redefining the Road in 2018 as part of its mission to promote the accomplishments of businesses focused on the employment of females in the trucking industry.

Companies making the list this year were listed alphabetically, beginning with AGT Global Logistics, founded and led by Angela...

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