In recent years, insurers have begun tapping into technology to better understand broad risk profiles of the trucking industry as well as risk associated with their insured fleets. For fleets, insurtech now can lead to reductions in insurance costs.
Rather than focusing on finding and hiring technicians in a competitive environment, Cox Automotive Mobility creates its own by recruiting them, then training them at one of two FleeTec Academy locations.
Some of the most talented technicians from Cox Automotive Mobility converged on Indianapolis, Indiana, to compete in the company’s annual skills challenge event, Top Tech.
With longtime trucking giant Yellow shutting down and reported to be planning to file for bankruptcy, what is the impact on the trucking industry, in particular LTL?
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute will take a big rig on site at about 100 schools in the coming year as its Sharing the Road with Trucks program teaches young drivers about the dangers of driving in a trucker’s blind spots. Soon, a restored 1994 Peterbilt 379 will enter service to turn heads and draw attention to the safety message.
The Department of Transportation, through the Advance Research Projects Agency-Infrastructure, is seeking comments on research and development projects that could improve transportation infrastructure.
The Mack Trucks Historical Museum, located inside the Mack Experience Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is home to a fleet of Mack vehicles from the early 1900s and forward.
In Georgia, weigh stations serve as a base of operation not just for truck weight inspectors but also for patrol officers who conduct roadside safety inspections. HDT spent a day on the scene during Roadcheck.
When commercial vehicle drivers are instructed to pull into a weigh station, what should they expect? These photos take you inside a Georgia weigh station. Learn how weight inspectors and officers work together to make trucking safer.
What can shifting patterns of port use and the related impact on intermodal, the spot market reaching bottom, and orders for Class 8 tractors and trailers tell us about the health of the trucking industry? Find out what FTR said in its State of Freight webinar.
Mack Trucks reopened its 160,000-square-foot Mack Experience Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, following renovation. The upgrades feature a reconfigured floor plan, facility enhancements, and additional road obstacles at the onsite test track.
Take a look inside the 160,000-square-foot Mack Experience Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, that reopened following renovations.
As Department of Transportation leaders discussed roadway safety Thursday, a key topic was mandating automated emergency braking systems — mostly related to passenger vehicles but also possibly to commercial vehicles.
While the Mexican government recently appeared to be pointing a finger at the governor of Texas for slowing trade, delays during periods of increased inspections at border crossings are a part of doing business for the state’s trucking industry.
The Truckload Carriers Association is providing a new opportunity for small carriers to learn more about operations, maintenance, and safety performance through a 12-month educational program, Small Carrier University.