If Fleets Want to Retain Drivers, Earn Their Trust
It should come as no surprise that drivers prioritize the best pay possible, but another avenue to keep them could be much cheaper — earn their trust.
It should come as no surprise that drivers prioritize the best pay possible, but another avenue to keep them could be much cheaper — earn their trust.
With much thanks to the booming economy, logistics costs incurred by U.S. businesses jumped 11.4% last year, reaching $1.64 trillion– or 8% of the $20.5 trillion gross domestic product of the entire United States in 2018.
American Trucking Associations’ American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell by 6.1% in May, nearly erasing the 7% gain in April.
The CVSA's Brake Safety Week, an annual brake-focused inspection event when enforcement officials throughout North America will conduct roadside safety inspections on commercial vehicles, has been scheduled for September 15 -22, 2019.
Nashville's M&W Logistics Group, Inc. will deploy the Lytx Driver Safety Program across its entire 145-vehicle fleet.
Volvo's new research agreement with American technology developer Nvidia, is focused on creating a flexible, scalable autonomous driving system to used in future commercial vehicles.
Lanehub, a collaborative transportation network that helps shippers and carriers team up to optimize capacity on recurring freight lanes, is adding incentives to reward shippers that help their current carriers team up with other shippers that need them for a backhaul lane.
Navistar announced a $125 million investment in its Huntsville, Alabama, engine plant as part of a plan to begin producing next-generation big-bore diesel engines developed with its European partner, Traton, in the future.
Autonomous technology developer TuSimple has formed a partnership with Pima Community College in Tuscon, Arizona, to launch what it says is the first autonomous driving certificate program for truck drivers.
By incorporating CSA and motor vehicle reporting data into a single product, SambaSafety says it now provides the trucking industry with a comprehensive driver monitoring solution.
A Kenworth T270 was recognized as the milestone 200,000th medium-duty truck produced at the Paccar plant in Ste-Thérèse, Quebec. Long-time Kenworth customer, Miller Industries, took delivery of the special T270 during a ceremony at the plant.
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency announced the 10 fleets that will participate in its Run on Less Regional real-world fleet operational comparison study this Fall.
Volvo’s Vera autonomous vehicle is now providing autonomous transport between a logistics center and the port terminal in Volvo’s hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Spartan Motors, Inc. announced it has purchased the assets of General Truck Body and will begin operating a production facility located in Montebello, Calif.
GPS Insight announced a partnership with Netradyne to offer Driveri Dash Cams to its customers. The Netradyne artificial intelligence cameras enhance driver safety by capturing and analyzing every driving experience.
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