Freight levels have dropped from last year, but panelists at the ACT Research conference this week said they have simply returned to more normal levels.
It’s been about 50 years since a truck maker has successfully entered the Class 8 market in North America and lasted, said Dominik Beckman, director of marketing and dealer operations for Hino Trucks. So what makes Hino think it can do that now?
A fold-down ramp is just one of the innovations Morgan Corp. has introduced recently at it looks to build truck bodies to match the growing demands of e-commerce last-mile operations.
Navistar’s Steve Gilligan discussed several technological opportunities for truck makers, including autonomous and electric trucks, during this week’s ACT Research conference.
(SOURCE: SHUTTERSTOCK) By TCA Vice President of Government Affairs Dave Heller & TCA Manager of Government Affairs Kathryn Sanner As March comes to a close, the timeline for Congress to produce a viable infrastructure plan is getting shorter. Realistically, if a proposal is to pass through both the House and the Senate, then make its […]
On a call with freight procurement intelligence company, Beroe, Inc., the firm discusses its outlook for global road freight growth of 4 to 5 percent.
Trucks designed to haul freight on highways are becoming much more sophisticated in China. Thanks to standardization, trucks now have the ability to do drop and hook, according to Perkins. Trucks are also being upgraded to more modern emissions systems.
Noatum to dramatically increase global footprint.
Volkswagen partners with Amazon Web Services, to streamline data coming from its different manufacturing and logistics processes, and create actionable information to improve production flexibility and increase vehicle quality.
Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a commercial fleet management company, announced the appointment of Scott T. Parker as executive vice president (EVP) and chief financial officer (CFO) to succeed Art Garcia, who announced his retirement in September 2018.
India-based logistics startup Delhivery has secured $413 million in new funding with Japan’s SoftBank leading the round.
Several logistics and transportation software providers claim to have machine learning capabilities, but in many cases, the results don’t match the hype.
ACT Research is forecasting 335,000 truck orders in 2019, but a sharp dropoff in 2020.
Rate increases are slowing and could even turn negative later this year, although fleet profits should remain strong for much of the year.
Ashley Coker (SOURCE: SHUTTERSTOCK) With less than nine months to go before the ELD mandate’s full compliance phase kicks in, TCA Vice President of Government Affairs Dave Heller is urging fleets still utilizing AOBRDs to start making the transition sooner rather than later. During phase two of ELD mandate enforcement, fleets that installed AOBRDs before […]
Cross-border drivers like new wage structure, carrier executive says.
Service first FAA-sanctioned drone flight for routine, contractual deliveries.
The debate over how many crew members should operate a freight train is back in the spotlight again as federal and state officials push to mandate crew size for the freight railroads.
There are plenty of conflicting data points on the direction of the economy, which might suggest that everything may be just fine in the near term.
Flip a switch. Seems easy enough, but for those fleets that think that’s all they have to do with their ELD come December 16, 2019, they may quickly find their truck driver sitting idle, which is why now is the time to start the transition from a legacy AOBRD.
