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Jun 01 2018

XPO Invests $90 Million in LTL Fleet in USA

XPO Logistics this year plans to spend more than $90 million to purchase 770 new tractors for its less-than-truckload network in North America.

 

Greenwich, Conn.-based XPO plans to keep its LTL fleet at around 8,000 tractors as it integrates the new vehicles. The average age of the fleet today is 5.4 years.

The new 15-liter engine automatic transmission tractors will replace older tractors with 13-liter engines. The models are expected to offer better performance and fuel economy, lower emissions and longer engine life, according to XPO.

 

Also, the tractors will feature safety technologies such as lane departure warning systems, adaptive cruise control and collision mitigation systems.

 

One goal of updating the fleet is to appeal to drivers looking for carriers with high-performance trucks, XPO President Troy Cooper said.

“We’re committed to giving our LTL drivers the latest technologies for comfort and safety,” Cooper said.

 

About 800 new truckers will graduate from a training program the company started last year to help ease the driver shortage. Read more

 

 

Source: TRANSPORT TOPICS