Deploying a mix of asset tracking, door sensors, cameras, cargo sensing systems, tire pressure monitoring systems and other technologies can help optimize trailer/container utilization, protect valuable cargo, and increase profitability.
Roll back 40 years. Qualcomm had not yet pioneered in-cab satellite communications and interstate drivers had to contact dispatchers, shippers, and receivers the old-fashioned way — by payphone.
Progressive Insurance is offering heavy truck roadside assistance as optional coverage to its commercial auto customers.
Five bills recently advanced by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee would affect trucking, including truck parking and driver licensing. Two trucking groups have mixed responses.
American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 1.7% in April after decreasing 2.8% in March. In April, the index equaled 112.7 (2015=100) compared with 114.7 in March.
Find out why Thurman Register, senior fleet manager, Ferguson Enterprises, was named a 2023 HDT Truck Fleet Innovator.
If you’d like to submit a seminar topic or speaker proposal, abstracts are due by June 6.
ACT Research reports the supply and demand dynamics in the freight market are beginning to recover. Its recent data suggests demand fundamentals improving and capacity starting to tighten may signal the industry is approaching the bottom of the freight cycle.
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.
How HDT Truck Fleet Innovator Brent Hickman uses what he learned in years working in racing to make the Pilot Company trucking fleet as efficient as possible.
Eric Fuller, the president and CEO of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Chattanooga, Tennessee, will soon be leaving the company, following its recent sale to Knight-Swift.
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.
The State of Connected Operations 2023 surveyed 1,500 global operations leaders on how they are navigating the latest technology advances.
Mexico’s Economy Department called on Texas to stop the stepped-up truck inspections at the Brownsville-Matamoros crossings, claiming some shipments have been delayed as long as 27 hours.
This year, two new fleets, TransPro Freight Systems and Garner Trucking, were added to the Best Fleets Hall of Fame, which now includes 10 fleets. How do they do it?
C.H. Robinson has updated its carrier loyalty program, including changes in how carriers are scored and the benefits they can earn. Top-performing carriers are rewarded with the best freight, payment terms, and fuel discounts.
See some of the highlights of the Technology & Maintenance Council's 2023 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition.
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