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Maintenanceby StaffJuly 10, 2020

Webinar on Automated Trucking, Collision Repair Industry Survey

The HD Repair Forum will host a two-part webinar on Thursday, July 16, providing insight on autonomous technology and results from a recent survey of the collision repair.

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Hair Testing Could Take Nearly 300,000 Truck Drivers Off the Road

New research validates a study that almost 300,000 truck drivers would fail a hair test for drug use today, according to The Alliance for Driver Safety and Security, which did the original study and funded the validating research.

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Equipmentby StaffJuly 10, 2020

Eaton Announces President of eMobility Segment

Eaton recently named Scott Adams as president of its eMobility division, where he will report to João Faria, president of Eaton’s Vehicle Group.

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Truck Freight Outlook Murky: FTR

Improvements in industrial production and housing may help drive a truck freight recovery, but spikes in COVID-19 cases in many parts of the country and questions about what Congress may or may not do leave a lot of uncertainty in the forecast, according to analysts at FTR.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 9, 2020

Survey: 50% Support Mileage Fees, 75% Support Gas Tax Increase

According to the Mineta Transportation Institute’s recently released annual national transportation tax survey, half of respondents supported a “business road-use fee” that would be assessed on the miles that commercial vehicles drive on the job.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffJuly 8, 2020

McLane Deploys Electric Terminal Trucks to Reduce Emissions

The McLane Company Inc. recently deployed Orange EV T-Series electric terminal trucks to its McLane Foodservice distribution center in Riverside, California.

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Driversby StaffJuly 8, 2020

CDL Meals Promotion Celebrates Driver Appreciation Week

CDL Meals, a division of Fresh n’ Lean with meal offerings for truck drivers, announced a special promotion to highlight National Driver Appreciation Week.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffJuly 8, 2020

CVSA Schedules Brake Safety Week for Late August

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) has announced that Brake Safety Week will proceed as scheduled, August 23-29.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJuly 7, 2020

Spot Freight Down Over Holiday Week, Rates Up

Spot market freight levels were down for the Independence Day holiday week, but rates were up, according to DAT and Truckstop.com, two major services tracking spot market data.

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Equipmentby StaffJuly 7, 2020

Volkswagen AG, Traton Announce Corporate Restructuring

Effective July 15, Andreas Renschler is leaving the boards of management for both Volkswagen AG and Traton SE “by best mutual consent,” according to a press release.

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