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Safety & Complianceby StaffJune 13, 2018

FMCSA to Offer Public Forum on Automated Tech Regulation and Integration

A public listening session will be held for the government to get information on issues related to the design, development, testing, and integration of automated commercial vehicles on the nation's highways.

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Aftermarketby StaffJune 13, 2018

Retread Interest Group to Lobby Washington Against Chinese Tires

Retread Instead is taking its message of the economic benefits of retreading over buying cheap Chinese tires to Washington DC at the Tire Industry Association sponsored lobby day on June 20.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffJune 13, 2018

BlackBerry Partners With Insurance Company to Integrate Asset Tracking Data

BlackBerry has partnered with DMC Insurance to develop insurance solutions that use vehicle data to help trucking companies improve operations, increase safety, and manage the cost of risk.

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Maintenanceby StaffJune 12, 2018

Allison to Offer Transmission Health Data Through Telematics Providers

Allison Transmissions has partnered with multiple telematics service providers to offer transmission health information to fleets by the end of the year.

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University of Tulsa to Develop Truck Cybersecurity Device

A group of vehicle cyber security organizations is developing a hardware device that will prevent the hacking of heavy trucks through ELDs.

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Equipmentby StaffJune 11, 2018

Trailer Orders Impressive For May Despite Decrease

Early trailer order numbers from FTR Intelligence reflect an impressive showing for the month of May, despite an expected seasonal decline.

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On-Call J.J. Keller Compliance Experts Help Truckers Pass Roadcheck Inspections

J.J. Keller & Associates reported that 90% of drivers using the company’s electronic logging device solutions were able to successfully transfer eLog data to inspectors during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck.

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Fleet Managementby Steven MartinezJune 11, 2018

Rhode Island’s Truck Tolls Remain Unpopular with Trucking Groups

National and local trucking and infrastructure interest groups have roundly rejected Rhode Island's system of interstate tolling that specifically targets commercial vehicle traffic.

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Fuel Smartsby Deborah LockridgeJune 11, 2018

Daimler Trucks Demonstrates Truck Platooning

Daimler Trucks North America demonstrated “pairing” of two trucks, what is commonly known as two-truck platooning, at the Capital Market and Technology Day June 6. This fuel-saving technology is also a step on the path to more highly automated vehicles.

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Fleet Managementby David CullenJune 8, 2018

Senate Advances DOT Funding Bill with No Trucking Riders

The Senate version of the THUD bill does not contain any of the riders that trucking interests have been flogging on Capitol Hill, such as provisions for waivers of the electronic logging device rule or to prevent states from pre-empting federal law on meal and rest breaks for truckers

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