Jack Van Steenburg, a former top career official at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, shared insights on safety ratings, speed limiters, the slow pace of rulemakiing, and more at Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange.
Almost four years in the making, a study group led by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has issued a set of best practices to help guide the widespread adoption of autonomous trucks in North America.
The 17th edition of the annual Best Fleets to Drive For survey and contest seeks best employers in North American trucking industry.
A new study conducted by the American Trucking Associations has found that median truckload driver salaries have increased by 10% over the past two years.
Volvo has announced that its new FH Electric models in Europe can now go 600 km on a single battery charge.
It’s too easy for motor carriers and truck drivers to cheat on electronic logging devices, says the National Transportation Safety Board, resulting in dangerous driver fatigue — a major factor in a fatal 2022 crash between a semi-truck and a bus.
When paired with the Paccar TX-12 automated manual transmission, the PX-9 diesel engine PX-9 engine produces up to 1,250 lbs.-ft. of torque with a maximum gross combination weight rating (GCWR) of 66,000 pounds for pickup and delivery and other tractor applications.
The Biden-Harris administration has approved more than $3 million in grant money to help train new truck drivers.