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Hino hits 50,000 truck milestone
Hino Trucks celebrated this week the production of its 50,000th Hino truck at its Williamstown, W.Va., plant.
June 29, 2016
Business
ZF, WABCO unveil collision avoidance system that autonomously steers trucks around stopped vehicles
Global truck components suppliers ZF and WABCO unveiled June 28 the next progression in rear-end collision avoidance technology. The Evasive Maneuver Assist system goes a step beyond active braking systems by giving tractor-trailers the ability to autonomously steer around a stopped vehicle should the truck detect it cannot brake quickly enough to avoid the crash.
June 28, 2016
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Caterpillar settles engine lawsuit for $60M to ACERT owners
The $60 million settlement offers payments to current and former owners and lessees of trucks with the engines. Settlement payments can range from $500 to $10,000.
June 28, 2016
Test Drives
Test drive: Volvo’s new 14 speed I-Shift AMT with crawler gears
The company believes so heavily in the future of shiftless driving that it is targeting growth opportunity in heavy haul and vocational segments by including optional crawler gears in 13 and 14 speed I-Shifts.
June 28, 2016
Business
Lower viscosity engine oils improve fuel savings, NACFE says
Fleets that switch to lower viscosity engine oils can increase fuel savings by as much as 1.5 percent, according to a new Confidence Report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency and Carbon War Room.
June 28, 2016
Business
Military vets with driving experience get full year to waive CDL skills test
Military veterans looking to transition into commercial driving after their service now have up to a year after leaving the military to waive the CDL skills test.
June 28, 2016
Business
Technicians at TravelCenters trained to install, service fuel-saving PedalCoach mobile app
TA Truck Service technicians at TA and Petro locations will be trained on the installation and servicing of LinkeDrive’s PedalCoach mobile application.
June 28, 2016
Business
Panama’s Big Bet, Part 3: A game changer for U.S. trucking?
This is the third part of a three-part series on the Panama Canal’s expansion. Click here to see Part 1, and click here to see Part 2. When the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers completed construction of the Panama Canal in 1914, it ushered in a new age of world trade. The canal connected the Pacific […]
June 28, 2016
Business
FMCSA adjusts fines for violations based on inflation
Some fines are higher than previous years, and some are lower, as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made the adjustments.
June 27, 2016
Business
Fuel prices stay even during last week
Slight changes up and down in different regions resulted in no change to the nationwide average.
June 27, 2016
Business
McLeod releases latest LoadMaster, PowerBroker versions; adds new BI tool
A new data warehouse and business intelligence product, McLeod IQ, is designed to take advantage of current Microsoft tools such as PowerBI.
June 27, 2016
Business
Panama’s Big Bet, Part 2: Can Panama’s economic growth continue?
If Panama is to continue its own golden age, the pressure on the ACP and the Panama Canal to capture an increasing share of a shrinking market and deliver on its potential takes on an even greater role than Panamanians might have imagined when the project began.
June 26, 2016
Business
Panama’s Big Bet, Part 1: Canal expansion details
In terms of container ship dimensions, ship size was limited to 965 feet long and 106 feet wide. With the completion of the new locks, the Panama Canal now can accommodate ships as much as 1,200 feet long and 160 feet wide to transit the 102-year-old waterway. That equates to a nearly three-fold increase in volume.
June 25, 2016
Business
Driver shut down by DOT after deadly crash
In addition to traveling 25 mph over the speed limit, trucker Randall Weddle allegedly had been drinking at the time of the accident. Two were killed in the crash, in which Weddle’s load of lumber was spilled onto the highway and into other vehicles.
June 24, 2016
Business
CCJ survey reveals strategies to reduce early driver turnover
To reduce early driver turnover, fleets are using technology to manage job expectations and help adapt drivers to their culture.
June 24, 2016
Business
Used truck sales, prices continue free fall
The average price of used Class 8 trucks remained flat month-over-month, while average age climbed in May and mileage improved, dropping month-over-month, year-over-year, and year-to-date.
June 24, 2016
Business
ELD lawsuit sees a wave of action as ATA, others file briefs in support of mandate
ATA says OOIDA’s fears of regulators and carriers using the devices to track drivers in real-time is an “illogical extreme.” Furthermore, the rule takes measures to prevent such a scenario, ATA argues. The briefs filed by ATA and the Alliance are simply amicus briefs and do not bring them into the lawsuit as ongoing participants.
June 24, 2016
Business
Vetting of ELDs: questions arise from ‘self-certification’ process
Experts say the registration process for FMCSA’s online registry of ELDs is missing an important test
June 23, 2016
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