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Equipmentby StaffFebruary 24, 2021

Report: Lightweighting Trends Shift as Tractor Weights Increase

Trucking fleets can save 2,000 pounds by investing to a limited degree in lightweighting and as much as 4,000 pounds with an aggressive investment, according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 24, 2021

Lytx Adds Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Management Service

The Lytx Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse Service manages the FMCSA-mandated process of conducting required annual queries an online drug and alcohol testing violation database.

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Maintenanceby StaffFebruary 24, 2021

Noregon Launches Remote Tech Assistance service

Noregon's JPro Technician as a Service program allows fleets to call experienced technicians to help them resolve problems during difficult diagnosis or repair jobs.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 23, 2021

TCA Reschedules Truckload 2021 for September

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has rescheduled Truckload 2021: Las Vegas to Sept. 25-28.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 23, 2021

Yellow Starts Nationwide Recruiting Drive

Yellow Corp. is looking to fill 1,500 commercial driver positions, and has identified 12 locations across the U.S. to train drivers.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 23, 2021

Truck Tonnage Rises in January, Continues to Climb

American Trucking Associations logged an advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increase of 1.4% in January after rising 1.2% in December 2020.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffFebruary 23, 2021

Shell Rotella to Make Select Engine Oils Carbon Neutral

Shell will compensate for the carbon emissions produced by the Shell Rotella T6 Full Synthetic and T5 Synthetic Blend engine oils through the buying and selling of carbon credits.

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Fuel Smartsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 23, 2021

Nikola to Start Building Fuel-Cell Cabover Prototypes

Nikola said it will start building prototypes of its fuel-cell-electric cabover truck in the second quarter. When will it – and the FCEV sleeper-truck Nikola Two – hit the road?

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Equipmentby StaffFebruary 23, 2021

Daimler Turns to Cummins for Medium-Duty Engines

Cummins will take over the development, production and delivery of medium-duty engines for Daimler Trucks and Buses around the world by the second half of the decade.

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Driversby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 22, 2021

Biden Administration Withdraws Letter on Sleeper Berth Pay

Do fleets have to pay drivers for more than eight hours in the sleeper? The answer just got murkier.

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