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Truck orders continue record-setting pace
Class 8 truck orders reached over 52,000 units in August, another all-time high, according to FTR data. Get more details here on Commercial Carrier Journal.
September 6, 2018
Business
Report says self-driving tech could impact best-paying driver jobs
A research study from the U.C. Berkley says self-driving truck technology could eliminate almost 300K truck driving jobs. More details on the research on CCJ.
September 6, 2018
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Teamwork PM: Using technology to your advantage
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September 6, 2018
Class 3-6
Mercedes-Benz Vans receives Amazon order for 20,000 new Sprinters at plant opening ceremony
After a $500 million investment and two years since breaking ground, Mercedes-Benz Vans officially opened its first North American Sprinter van production facility in North Charleston, S.C.. The new plant coincides with the launch of its all-new 2019 Mercedes- and Freightliner-branded models and currently employs 900 people. Company officials said that number will grow to […]
September 5, 2018
Trucks
EPA to probe alleged improper conduct by EPA staffers on glider kit emissions study
The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it will investigate questions surrounding a 2017 study used to justify regulations that cap annual production of glider kit trucks. The move is a response to a non-binding request from a group of lawmakers in the U.S. House. The investigation, taken up by EPA’s Office of Inspector General, centers on a November […]
September 5, 2018
Trucks
USPS contracted truck driver killed in train collision
The driver of a mail truck contracted with the U.S. Postal Service was killed after his vehicle was hit by a train this morning in Eau Claire, Wisc. USPS reported in a statement that the truck was struck around 6:15 a.m. at a non-controlled railroad crossing at the intersection of Business 53 and Hogarth Street. […]
September 5, 2018
Business
Mercedes-Benz Vans receives Amazon order for 20,000 new Sprinters at plant opening ceremony
Following a $500 million investment, Mercedes-Benz Vans officially opens its first Sprinter van facility in North America. Amazon makes big order. Details here.
September 5, 2018
Business
Bendix electronic parking brake control moving into fleet trials
Bendix Commercial Vehicle System's electronic parking brake control will officially move into fleet trials with an expected launch in 2019. More details on CCJ.
September 5, 2018
Business
Bendix updating its Wingman Fusion platform, upgrades BlindSpotter
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems introduced its next generation advanced driver assistance system as its added several new features. Get more information here.
September 5, 2018
Business
EPA to probe alleged improper conduct by staffers on glider kit emissions study
The EPA will investigate questions surrounding a study regarding glider kits following a non-binding request from lawmakers in the U.S. House. Get more details.
September 5, 2018
Trucks
NTSB investigating fatal head-on crash between truck, bus; steer tire blowout could be to blame
A crash involving a tractor-trailer and a Greyhound bus in New Mexico last week that left eight people dead appears to have been caused by a steer tire blowout on the truck. According to a press release from New Mexico State Police, the truck “suffered driver side front tire failure when the tire tread separated […]
September 4, 2018
Trucks
$2.9M in drugs hidden among load of oil filters at U.S.-Mexico border
A tractor-trailer carrying a load of oil filters at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas was also hauling $2.9 million in methamphetamine, heroin and Fentanyl, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The 2011 International was referred to an imaging system inspection on Friday at the World Trade Bridge border station where with the help […]
September 4, 2018
Trucks
Autonomous truck breakthrough: Chinese start-up unveils 1,000-meter vehicle detection system
Chinese autonomous truck start-up TuSimple says it has developed breakthrough technology that allows self-driving tractors to detect and analyze other vehicles on the road up to nearly two-thirds of a mile away. In a video posted on YouTube, TuSimple states that its “perception system at 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) can comprehend the vehicle’s speed, distance, […]
September 3, 2018
Trucks
UPS driver has run-in with bear in Asheville, N.C.
Delivery driving in Asheville, N.C. can be challenging enough with its older, narrow streets packed with curious tourists. Then there are the hillside roads that twist and turn and the occasional bear–yes, bears. If there was ever an excuse not to make a delivery, a UPS driver certainly had one in this historic and charming […]
September 3, 2018
Trucks
Trailer’s explosive Axe Body Spray fire damages I-35 in Texas
A trailer full of Axe Body Spray ignited and set off cans flying in all directions early Friday on Interstate 35 in Belton, Texas. No injuries were reported, but the Texas Department of Transportation closed the northbound lanes near exit 294 and said the highway would have to be inspected for possible resurfacing following road […]
September 2, 2018
Trucks
No trailer?! Tesla Semi apparently traveling light during cross-country trips
Prototypes of Tesla’s all-electric Semi are beginning to make stops across the U.S., including layovers at some of the company’s key would-be customers. Lowell, Ark.-based J.B. Hunt played host recently to the tractor, which Tesla CEO Elon Musk says “was driven across the country alone (no escort or any accompanying vehicles), using the existing Tesla […]
September 2, 2018
Vocational
Knapheide President W. “Knap” Knapheide III, 72, remembered as dedicated family man, patriot
W. “Knap” Knapheide III, President of The Knapheide Manufacturing Company of Quincy, Ill. died at the age of 72 on Tuesday, August 28 at 6:55 pm in his home. Knap was born August 29, 1945 in Quincy the son of H. W. “Bud” Knapheide, Jr. and Mary MacDill Knapheide. He married Ann Winters on June […]
August 30, 2018
Trucks
Engine study: UC Riverside, California energy officials have high praise for Cummins-Westport near-zero ISX12N
The Cummins Westport ISX12N earned high marks from the University of California, Riverside following a new study on ultra-low emission natural gas heavy-duty engines. UCR’s College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced that the ISX12 N near-zero engine achieved California’s lowest smog-forming emissions standard and maintained those emissions […]
August 30, 2018
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