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Driversby StaffJuly 24, 2020

NATSO Encourages Travel Plazas, Truckstops to Require Masks

NATSO is now encouraging all truckstops and travel plazas to adopt a policy requiring customers to wear some type of face covering to protect the health and safety of both employees and customers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Driversby StaffJuly 24, 2020

Canada Offers ArriveCan App for Digital Contact Tracing

Cross-border truck drivers can now transmit required personal contact information to Canadian Customs and Health officials securely through the ArriveCan app.

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Equipmentby StaffJuly 24, 2020

Wabash National, eNow Deliver Zero-Emission Refrigerated Trailers

Wabash National, in combination with technologies from eNow and Carrier Transicold, now offers zero-emission composite refrigerated trailers.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 23, 2020

ACT Research: For-Hire Trucking Index Keeps Rebounding in June

ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index for June data is showing continued improvement, rising to 70.4 in June. This is a huge improvement from April’s 19.3 and even the jump to 50.2 a month earlier in May.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffJuly 23, 2020

Penske, EnerSys Deploy More Battery Electric Trucks

Penske Truck Leasing's electric vehicle program continues to roll out battery electric Freightliner eM2s into service, this time to EnerSys, which will use the new truck throughout Southern California.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffJuly 23, 2020

Nikola Brings New Facility, Jobs to Arizona

Nikola Corporation recently broke ground on a 1-million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona, that is expected to create more than 1,800 jobs in the area.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffJuly 23, 2020

FMCSA Declares Ohio Driver Imminent Hazard Following Fatal Crash

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared an Ohio-licensed commercial driver an imminent hazard to public safety following a fatal crash that killed four children involving drugs and driver distraction.

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Equipmentby StaffJuly 22, 2020

Trailer Orders See Sequential Improvement in June, Year Over Year

According to ACT Research, U.S. trailer orders in June totaled 13,441 units, a more than 300% jump from May’s total of a little more than 3,100 trailers and 112% higher than June 2019’s level of around 6,200 units.

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Equipmentby StaffJuly 21, 2020

Plus.ai to Test Self-Driving Trucks with Multi-Vehicle Approach

Self-driving truck developer Plus.ai recently made an agreement with the Transportation Research Center (TRC) to conduct capability tests of Plus.ai’s self-driving system using a multi-vehicle approach.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffJuly 21, 2020

2020 YTD Class 8 Natural Gas Truck Sales Drop 22% Through May

According to ACT Research, both U.S. and Canadian Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales for the first five months of 2020 dropped 22% year-to-date over 2019, as published in its quarterly report, Alternative Fuels Quarterly.

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