Blogs
- 3 hours ago
- drivers
Safe Driving Q&A with Ryder’s 2013 Driver of the Year David Hopper
Memorial Day -- which marks the unofficial start of the Summer Driving Season -- is a little over a month away. To help professional drivers deal with this annual influx of motorists, Ryder System decided to interview its 2013 Driver of the Year David Hopper to ...
- 4 hours ago
- trade shows
Peterbilt announces WasteExpo showcase
Peterbilt Motors Company announced it will display five of its newest models configured for the refuse industry during the annual WasteExpo show in Atlanta, April 29 to May 1. The all-purpose vocational Model 567 and the low-cab forward Model 320 with the new ProBilt interior in ...
- 8 hours ago
- trade shows
Mack details WasteExpo lineup
Mack Trucks’ refuse industry leadership is on full display at WasteExpo 2014 with four Mack refuse trucks embodying the company’s dedication to reliability and durability. WasteExpo takes place at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center from April 29 to May 1. Visitors to Mack’s display in booth No. ...
- 8 hours ago
- operations
Navistar to ramp up production in second half of year
Navistar-International announced April 24 that it is increasing its production rates at its heavy truck assembly plant in Escobedo, Mexico, as well as its bus assembly plant in Tulsa, Okla. "Clearly, we're seeing some positive trends in the industry, but more importantly, we're seeing good customer ...
- 9 hours ago
- Equipment
Trailer maker files petition against Chinese trailer imports, citing unfair trade practices
Stoughton Trailers announced this week it has filed an unfair trade petition regarding imports of 53 foot domestic dry containers from China. The petition, filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission, asserts that imports of the product are sold in the ...
- 19 hours ago
- telematics
Zonar plans to corner the ‘connected vehicle’ market
Brian Bower knows the Detroit Virtual Technician. The onboard diagnostics system is standard on all Freightliner trucks with EPA 2010 Detroit and newer engines. OHK Trucking, his employer, operates about 30 trucks with the system. Whenever a “check engine” light appears in the truck, the experts ...
- 1 day ago
- Business
Mack, Volvo issue recalls over Cummins-Westport nat gas engine problem
Mack and Volvo both have issued truck recalls in relation to the larger recall by Cummins and Cummins-Westport for two of their natural gas engines.
- 1 day ago
- drivers
Preventable or not? Deer delivers dilemma to Doe
John Doe avoided hitting a deer that raced in front of him on the highway, only to sideswipe a guardrail and destroy his right front fender. Was this a preventable accident?
- 1 day ago
- litigation
Swift agrees to $4.4 million class-action settlement over background check issues
Swift Transportation has agreed to a $4.4 million class-action settlement in the case involving claims that the carrier violated stipulations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act by not disclosing to driver applicants that it could access background checks and not allowing applicants to contest the ...
- 2 days ago
- hours of service
New analysis finds flaws in research used to justify hours-of-service change
The research used to confirm the benefits of last summer’s changes in truck drivers’ hours-of-service rule has significant problems, according to an analysis published Tuesday. The government agency that sponsored the study, however, says the revised HOS rule works as intended.
- 2 days ago
- indicators
Truck tonnage up slightly in March, still ‘clawing out of hole’ from winter
Truck tonnage rose 0.6 percent in March from February, according to the American Trucking Associations' monthly For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, but tonnage is still trying to recoup losses caused by severe winter weather in December and January that sidelined freight movement.
- 2 days ago
- electronic logs
Drivers may fret e-logs — and quit over them — but they could benefit the most
Some driver frustration over an ELD mandate is understandable, but not as many who say they will quit will end up abandoning ship, especially if carriers start teaching them about the benefits of the devices.
- 2 days ago
- regulations
FMCSA says carrier insurance minimums too low, rule to raise them in the works
The current $750,000 minimum liability insurance required to be held by carriers is too low, said the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week, and the agency plans to create a rule upping that minimum.
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