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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 16, 2022

P.A.M. Makes First Acquisition in Nearly 20 Years

Metropolitan Trucking, which has been operating for almost 90 years as a successful family-run business, will continue to operate separately from P.A.M.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 16, 2022

KAG Logistics Buys American PetroLog

KAG Logistics LLC has acquired American PetroLog LLC, a Lafayette, Louisiana-based company providing multi-modal distribution services to the petrochemical industry.

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Equipmentby StaffJune 16, 2022

House Bill Would Repeal Federal Excise Tax

It's not the first time there's been an attempt to repeal the 12% federal excise tax, but today's focus on supply chain problems and emissions brings new urgency.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 16, 2022

TTSI's Vic La Rosa, Sustainability Pioneer, Dies

HDT Truck Fleet Innovator Vic La Rosa, co-founder and CEO of Total Transportation Services Inc., has died after a battle with lung cancer.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffJune 15, 2022

Pilot Diversifying into Industrial CNG, Hydrogen

Pilot Company announced a new compressed natural gas and hydrogen delivery platform as it diversifies its fuel business into industrial applications.

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Initiative to Develop 'Direct Vision' Ratings for Large-Vehicle Blind Spots

Currently, few commercial trucks available in the U.S. provide direct vision, the organization said, “despite estimates that one-quarter of the more than 500 pedestrian and bicyclist deaths each year that involve large trucks traveling at low speeds could be prevented by direct-vision cabs.”

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Thermo King Expands Telematics Offerings

The new data-sharing options include the Thermo King Connect app and new third-party partnerships.

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FMCSA Asks for Input to Clarify Freight Broker Definition

Who's a freight broker? A bona fide agent? Is a dispatch service a broker? Is a load board? FMCSA wants to know.

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Productsby StaffJune 9, 2022

App Allows Drivers to Perform Health Checks

The CDL Health Scanner app allows drivers to measure blood pressure using transdermal optical imaging delivered via a smartphone camera.

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Senators to Hutcheson: What's FMCSA Doing About Driver Shortage?

The new younger-driver pilot program and other steps to address the truck driver shortage were a key topic during Robin Hutcheson’s confirmation hearing on her nomination to be administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

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