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Equipment•by Jim Park•June 13, 2019

ZF Develops Dual Lens Camera for ADAS, Autonomous Systems

Beginning next year, ZF will use a two-lens camera system to improve the performance and functionality of various advanced driver safety features. A second lens enables redundancy for Level2+ autonomous functions and offers wide-angle field of view for pedestrian detection.

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Fleet Management•by Steven Martinez•June 12, 2019

Trucking Groups Take Their Priorities to House Transportation Committee

Testifying before a House subcommittee, several trucking stakeholder groups made a case for the importance of trucking to the U.S. economy and offered plans on how to improve it, from infrastructure funding to safety regulations.

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Maintenance•by Jack Roberts•June 12, 2019

Milwaukee Tool Moves into New Markets

A traditional tool maker has decided to modernize its products and expand into new vocations and markets. And it has its eye firmly fixed on the transportation industry.

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Drivers•by Staff•June 12, 2019

Trucking Alliance: Driver Drug Use a Top Trucking Safety Issue

A safety-focused group of trucking and logistics companies has released the results of what it calls a first-of-its-kind study showing “compelling evidence that thousands of habitual drug users are skirting a system designed to prohibit drug use in transportation.”

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 11, 2019

June a 'Pivotal Month' for Spot Market, Says DAT Solutions

With spot truckload freight volumes failing to meet expectations in May, DAT Solutions is looking to June to see if volumes from May were simply delayed.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 11, 2019

Boxbot Deal Explores Automated Last-Mile Deliveries on Customer's Schedule

Boxbot and OnTrac say their new partnership will test an automated parcel delivery system that reimagines the way e-commerce packages and other shipments are delivered.

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Equipment•by Staff•June 11, 2019

Autocar's New Conventional Truck to Get Bodies on Assembly Line

Autocar said its Power of One integration body installation processes shows a substantial improvement in uptime and reliability for refuse fleets in the first 90 days of truck ownership.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 10, 2019

Scania Debuts Reconfigurable Urban Utility Vehicle Concept

Scania's new NXT electric, self-driving concept vehicle can be quickly reconfigured to meet changing fleet needs in the course of a single work day. It can be a commuter bus in the morning and evening, for example, and a refuse truck overnight.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 7, 2019

Dupré Logistics Names New President

Dupré Logistics has appointed Mike Weindel as president of the company effective June 1, with Reggie Dupré continuing on as CEO.

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Drivers•by Staff•June 7, 2019

ATBS: Tax Reform Was a Good Thing for Owner-Operators

Analysis of over 3,000 owner-operator tax returns has shown an overall positive impact on owner-operators, according to American Truck Business Services, a tax, consulting and bookkeeping firm for the transportation industry.

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