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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 7, 2018

ATA's Freight Forecast Projects Growth for Trucking

Over the next ten years, ATA's Freight Forecast projects that tonnage transported will grow from 16 billion tons in 2018 to 21.7 billion tons by 2029.

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Maintenanceby StaffSeptember 6, 2018

Transervice Offers Prospective Technicians Tuition Assistance

Transervice Logistics has established a tax-free educational assistance program for technicians that would include payments for school-related fees and equipment in order to help attract and support new prospective technicians.

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Equipmentby StaffSeptember 6, 2018

RoaDor Rebrands to McLaren Doors

RoaDor has announced that it is rebranding as McLaren Doors in order to represent the company’s change in ownership and show an increased focus on digital marketing.

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Equipmentby StaffSeptember 6, 2018

Class 8 Truck Orders to Hit All-Time Highs

Analysts are projecting another record-breaking month for Class 8 truck orders in August, according to preliminary numbers.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 6, 2018

Navistar Bullish on Truck Market as it Reports Strong Third-Quarter Results

Navistar is bullish on the trucking industry and its own growth, as truck orders appear to show no signs of slowing and the company reports its Class 8 market share is up 2.7 points over a year ago while its 13L heavy engine share more than doubled.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 6, 2018

Backhaul Assist Helps Shippers and Carriers Collaborate on Capacity Utilization

Truck capacity is tight, while many private and dedicated fleets have excess capacity. Lanehub says it has a solution, with a technology that allows shippers that have private fleets or use dedicated contract carriers to market their available or anticipated capacity to other shippers.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffSeptember 5, 2018

Bridgestone Recalls Certain Truck Tires for Endurance Test Noncompliance

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations and Bridgestone Canada have issued a voluntary noncompliance recall of around 2,700 tires for an issue that could lead to exposure and deterioration of steel body cords.

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Driversby StaffSeptember 5, 2018

ATRI Seeks Driver Feedback for Detention Study

The American Transportation Research Institute is looking to study how truck driver detention may have been impacted by the ELD mandate.

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Driversby StaffSeptember 5, 2018

Report: Self-Driving Trucks Could Put Best-Paying Jobs at Risk

Autonomous trucks could have a significant impact on the less-than-truckload sector of trucking and drivers could be left behind unless industry and public policymakers work together to guide the transition.

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Safety & Complianceby Jack RobertsSeptember 5, 2018

Bendix Introduces New Driver Assistance Technologies and Systems

Bendix says its new electronic parking brake system for commercial vehicles will serve as a foundational technology for more advanced autonomous control systems yet to come.

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