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Driversby StaffSeptember 3, 2020

Barr-Nunn Transportation’s New Driver Pay Options

Barr-Nunn Transportation recently created two new solo and one new team pay offerings, which the carrier has named Shift Load Pay.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffSeptember 3, 2020

IIHS: Front Crash Prevention Works for Large Trucks

A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that trucks equipped with forward collision warning had 22% fewer crashes and trucks with AEB had 12% fewer crashes than those without either technology.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 3, 2020

Torc’s Fleming: Retrofitting Trucks for Autonomy 'Not Commercially Viable'

Unlike their competitors, Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics won’t give a definitive timeline to deployment for driverless trucks — and say that in their development, they must be built from the ground up.

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Safety & Complianceby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 2, 2020

Critic Says HHS Hair-Testing Rule Development 'Fatally Flawed'

Did the Department of Health and Human Services fail to consult its own drug-testing advisory board when developing new hair-testing guidelines that are expected to be published imminently?

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Equipmentby StaffSeptember 2, 2020

ACT Research, FTR: Truck Orders See High

According to both ACT Research and FTR, preliminary North American Class 8 net orders for August increased, climbing to 19,500 and 20,500 units, respectively.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffSeptember 2, 2020

CVSA Releases 2020 Operation Safe Driver Week Results

During this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week, which took place July 12-18, law enforcement found 29,921 truck drivers engaging in unsafe driver behaviors.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffSeptember 2, 2020

PrePass Adds 36 Pre-Clearance, Bypass Locations

In the past six months, PrePass Safety Alliance equipped an additional 30 agricultural inspection sites, as well as weigh stations in Texas, Louisiana, and Montana, for pre-clearance and bypass services.

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Driversby StaffAugust 31, 2020

LinkeDrive Releases New App for Drivers, Fleet Managers

LinkeDrive Inc. has released its LinkeDriveR App, which provides improved communication of organizational goals and driver performance through a mobile app.

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Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkAugust 31, 2020

Lion Electric Gets 50-Truck Order From CN Rail

The announcement of the CN purchase of 50 Class 8 trucks is the first time Lion Electric has presented a tractor configuration.

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Driversby StaffAugust 31, 2020

Convoy Honors First Woman Voter

The American Trucking Associations has partnered with the Louisa Swain Foundation and the Wyoming Office of Tourism to honor the first female voter with the Louisa Swain Convoy, a week-long, cross-country journey.

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