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Detroit Engines: Trusted Performance, Built for What's Next

The Detroit® Gen 6 engine platform proves that real progress doesn’t require a complete redesign. Built on 20 years of trusted technology, these engines are designed for efficiency, stronger performance, and greater reliability than before. And they do it all while complying with 2027 EPA standards on every mile.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2020

Carrier Admits to Falsifying Fatal Crash Records

The owner of a Woonsocket, Rhode Island, commercial trucking company recently admitted to altering thousands of ELD entries to hide the actual drive time and “on-duty” status of his drivers.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2020

Brake Safety Week Places More than 5,000 Trucks Out of Service

According to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, this year’s Brake Safety Week saw 12% of the 43,565 commercial motor vehicles inspected placed out of service for brake-related violations.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2020

Lytx Adds Driver-Powered Approach to In-Cab Training

Lytx recently added several new features to DriveCam that will quickly, comprehensively, and accurately identify risky driver behavior, according to the company.

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NewsOctober 26, 2020

Transport Canada Names First ELD Certification Body

While the U.S. has allowed suppliers to self-certify that their equipment meets certain technical standards, Transport Canada requires third-party certification to help ensure the devices are not prone to tampering, with FPInnovations to the first body to certify ELDs as Canada prepares to mandate the technology.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 23, 2020

Truck Driver in Minnesota Protest Incident Charged Months Later

A truck driver who garnered national attention for driving into a crowd of protesters in the wake of the George Floyd’s death at the hands of police has been charged with a felony months after the fact.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 23, 2020

FMCSA Pushes Ahead with Initatives on Younger Drivers, Autonomous Trucks, and More

COVID-19 does not seem to have slowed down the staff at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which is juggling multiple rulemakings and research projects as it approaches the last months of the current administration’s term, from younger drivers to additional hours-of-service flexibility.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockOctober 22, 2020

How HR Needs to Approach COVID-19

In a session packed with information for HR professionals, Katharine Weber, a principal with law firm Jackson Lewis, offered a breakdown of how to plan and brace for COVID-19's continuing effect on the trucking industry’s human resources departments.

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ArticlesOctober 22, 2020

‘Hard Market’ for Insurance Leads to Search for Creative Solutions

These are hard times. To be precise, it’s a “hard market” when it comes to sourcing insurance coverage in the trucking industry.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2020

J. J. Keller’s Free HoS Guide, Checklist Reduce Risk

With the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hours-of-service update recently taking effect, J. J. Keller is now offering a free step-by-step guide to ensure that your fleet is in compliance with the new and previous HOS regulations, as well as a new checklist.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockOctober 17, 2020

Waymo: Lessons from Light-Duty Shaping Class 8 Autonomous Project

Before the industry began eyeing the possibility of driverless semis, there was a little car secretly driving around the country with no one at the wheel. This has now evolved into a new project, Waymo Via, which is looking to make autonomous trucking and local delivery a reality.

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