Trucking Efficiency Roundup: Updates from Mack Trucks, RoadFlex, and Love’s Travel Stops
Key takeaways
- Mack LR Electric trucks debut in Chicago, helping fleets reduce emissions and improve operational efficiency locally.
- RoadFlex and Rosco integration provides AI-driven safety insights and expense management for smarter fleet operations.
- Love’s new Tulia, Texas, travel stop adds truck parking, fueling, and amenities to support fleet efficiency and driver needs.
Mack LR Electric debuts in Chicago with Republic Services’ first electric refuse fleet
Republic Services and partners recently gathered to mark the launch of Chicago’s first electric refuse fleet. The event introduced two Mack LR Electric garbage trucks and highlighted the collaboration between Republic Services, Mack Trucks, and ComEd.
Designed for refuse applications, the Mack LR Electric delivers zero local emissions while maintaining durability and performance. Its electric powertrain supports quieter operation for early morning routes and helps fleets advance sustainability goals and improve air quality in urban communities.
With a low cab-forward design and tight turning radius, the LR Electric offers the maneuverability needed for both residential and commercial waste collection routes. This deployment demonstrates a commitment to cleaner operations and sustainable technology in Chicago. Learn more…
RoadFlex and Rosco Vision join forces to enhance fleet safety and expense management
RoadFlex has announced a partnership with Rosco Vision, combining RoadFlex’s AI-powered fleet card and expense management platform with Rosco’s fleet vision safety solutions. The partnership will allow fleets to integrate Rosco’s AI-powered dash cameras, collision avoidance systems, and cloud-based safety software with RoadFlex’s Fuel Risk Management Platform for greater efficiency and safety.
“Fleet managers shouldn’t have to choose between safety and efficiency,” Mary Akhavan, VP of partnerships at RoadFlex, said. “By combining Rosco’s proven safety technology with RoadFlex’s AI-driven fleet payment platform, we’re giving fleets the tools they need to reduce risk, save taxpayer dollars, and modernize operations.”
Benefits of the collaboration include real-time fraud and risk alerts, reduced costs, safer operations, and procurement-ready access for government fleets. In addition, it highlights both companies’ commitment to providing modern technology to fleets that improves compliance, safety, and cost control.
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Love’s opens new travel stop with 59 truck parking spaces in Tulia, Texas
Love’s Travel Stops has opened a new travel stop in Tulia, Texas, located at 2851 W TX-86 off Exit 74, between Amarillo and Lubbock. The new location expands Love’s network with 59 truck parking spaces, six diesel bays, and a CAT scale while also offering RV hookups and a dog park.
The store features the Love’s Fresh Kitchen concept with daily-prepared fresh food, a McDonald’s, and amenities that include four showers, four RV parking spaces, and self-checkout options.
In celebration of the opening, Love’s will donate $5,000 to the Harrington Cancer and Health Foundation and $5,000 to the Swisher County Senior Citizens Association. Learn more…