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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•January 18, 2022

Fleet Advantage to Help Fleets Achieve ESG Goals

Fleet Advantage announced a plan to focus on helping its clients transition to achieve corporate environmental, social and governance goals.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 18, 2022

XPO Logistics Expands LTL Network, Trailer Manufacturing Capacity

XPO Logistics has opened two new terminals, increased production capacity at its trailer manufacturing facility, and will open four fleet maintenance shops in the first quarter of 2022.

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Drivers•by Staff•January 14, 2022

DOT, DOL Expand Trucking Apprenticeships, Add Driver Boards

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Department of Labor announced next steps on several new initiatives that will support drivers and improve driver retention while expanding access to driving jobs.

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Equipment•by Staff•January 14, 2022

J.B. Hunt Preps to Complete Fully Autonomous Transport in Texas

J.B. Hunt and Waymo Via have expanded their collaboration and pilot of Waymo’s autonomous Class 8 trucking unit powered by the Waymo Driver.

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Equipment•by Staff•January 13, 2022

Trailer Orders Soften in December 2021

The decline in trailer orders is attributed to supply chain disruptions, a labor shortage, and OEMs having to continue to manage backlogs.

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Equipment•by Staff•January 13, 2022

Volvo Trucks Opens Orders for Next Generation VNR Electric

Volvo Trucks North America will begin production of an enhanced VNR Electric model, which features an up to 85% increased range, faster charging, and more configurations for heavy-duty transport.

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Fuel Smarts•by James Menzies, Today's Trucking•January 13, 2022

Kenworth Shows off Electric Trucks

Customers and trucking reporters converged on the Paccar Innovation Center in Silicon Valley this week to experience Kenworth’s battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric commercial trucks.

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Safety & Compliance•by Deborah Lockridge•January 13, 2022

Supreme Court Stays OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

The Supreme Court on Jan. 13 halted enforcement of a controversial emergency rule that would have required business with more than 100 employees to require workers to have COVID-19 vaccines or else undergo weekly testing.

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Equipment•by Staff•January 13, 2022

Embark to Develop Autonomous Truck Tech to Navigate Snow

Embark Trucks will develop and deploy technology that would allow trucks equipped with Embark’s autonomous technology to navigate in snowy conditions by the end of winter 2022.

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Safety & Compliance•by Deborah Lockridge•January 13, 2022

OSHA: Some Truck Drivers Exempt from COVID-19 Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has officially addressed the issue of whether truck drivers are subject to its controversial COVID-19 vaccine-or-test emergency rule.

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