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Bendix is now making its advanced safety systems available for retrofit for models where it was not factory-installed. Plus, U.S. finds little support for postal rate changes, detention time increasing and air cargo boom may be over.
Read More10-year old lawsuit is win for contractors but driver classification issue remains largely unsettled.
Read MoreMarket expert Dean Croke writes about the impact of Daylight Saving Time (DST) on drivers (particularly truckers) and the pros and cons of the energy saving rationale behind DST.
Read MoreWith diabetes rates for truckers running 50 percent higher than the national average, industry and health advocacy groups are working to raise awareness about how drivers can manage the disease and ensure a high level of public safety.
Read MoreIt is time to spring forward into Daylight Saving Time. Read about the controversies caused by both Daylight Saving Time and Standard Time in this Flashback Friday Extra!
Read MoreSmaller fleets see best growth in driver capacity, but shippers only tap them once in a while, creating more volatility.
Read MoreFMCSA estimates over 11,000 Class B truck drivers will save time and money using the new process.
Read MoreSentiment could be growing for lowering the driver age, but questions linger over safety and wages.
Read MoreCompliance issues can result in large fines for companies, which is why some companies find outsourcing compliance programs to experts can be a financial win.
Read MoreThe Motiv EPIC all-electric chassis will be installed on Ford F-59 glider chassis at a Detroit Custom Chassis plant. Also, Colorado passes bill lowering the commercial truck driving age and the Port of Long Beach sees near-record volumes.
Read MoreAt least 40 percent of drivers are still using AOBRDs, and nearly 80 percent of those don’t plan to switch to ELDs until the second half of 2019, just ahead of the deadline.
Read MoreManual transmissions have almost disappeared from cars and light-duty trucks. But that isn’t the case in heavy-duty trucks. Read the pros and cons of manual and automatic transmissions in Class 8 trucks.
Read MoreFraudulent medical certifications that can put carriers and drivers at risk of more accidents.are under scrutiny.
Read MoreWhen Daimler Trucks North America introduced its 2020 model year Freightliner New Cascadia. all attention was focused on the eye-opening headline: it is a Level 2 autonomous truck. While that is the sexy part of the truck, an even sexier headline for fleets should be the advances in fuel efficiency in the new model.
Read MoreWhile the popularity of CBs has declined dramatically since the era of disco and bell bottom jeans, a dedicated group of CB users and enthusiasts is still keeping the dream alive.
Read MoreThe 2020 model year Freightliner New Cascadia features technologies that qualify it as a Level 2 autonomous, but drivers shouldn’t be scared off by that.
Read MoreCalifornia and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have filed petitions with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit challenging the preemption of the state’s meal and rest break rules for interstate truck drivers.
Read MoreAn intersection in New Jersey has been deemed the worst for truck bottlenecks, plus Nikola Motor may be adding a purely electric truck; GM and Tesla are working together, and FedEx Express signs on to a new cargo terminal.
Read MoreRecruiting and keeping drivers remains a difficult task for carriers, but several experts said that a strong social media approach improves both tasks.
Read MoreTrucking was highly regulated by the ICC. Read about life under the ICC - and after deregulation!
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