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Equipmentby StaffAugust 23, 2018

12-Liter Natural Gas Engine Made Optional on 3 Kenworth Trucks

The Kenworth T680 on-highway flagship truck and T880 and T880S vocational trucks are now available for order with the Cummins Westport ISX12N near zero NOx emissions natural gas engine.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 23, 2018

Bestpass Offers Solution for Trailer Rental and Leasing Companies

Bestpass has announced a trailer pay-by-plate solution to help trailer renting and leasing companies avoid violations and better manage toll costs.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 23, 2018

Uber Freight Extends Platform to Shippers

Uber Freight has opened up its freight-matching platform to shippers, allowing them to tender a load and track it in real time.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffAugust 23, 2018

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Could Benefit From Ammonia Breakthrough

In what could be good news for the growth and adoption of hydrogen-fuel-cell-vehicles, an Australian agency says it has developed a way to create hydrogen from ammonia – and ammonia is far easier to store and transport than hydrogen. In fact, Ammonia stores almost twice as much energy as liquid hydrogen.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 22, 2018

J.B. Hunt Launches Reward Program for Owner-Operators, Carriers

J.B. Hunt created a rewards program designed to help its third-party carriers, owner-operators, and the drivers working for those carriers to save money, teaming up with Pilot Flying J, Goodyear, and SiriusXM.

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Fleet Managementby John G. Smith, Today's TruckingAugust 22, 2018

Mack's New Top Dog Addresses Company Successes and Challenges

The economy boom has helped sales, but also increased supply and logistics costs, says Martin Weissburg, the new head of Mack Trucks.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 21, 2018

Spot Rates Return to Pre-Summer Levels

The spot market continues to cool a bit, with fewer loads posted and lower national average spot truckload rates, according to DAT.

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FMCSA Launches Potential Hours of Service Rule Reform

The FMCSA announced has begun a rulemaking process that potentially could reform four specific areas of current hours-of-service regulations, which limit the operating hours of commercial truck drivers.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 21, 2018

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Remains 'Very Strong'

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.9% in July and was up 8.6% over last year.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 20, 2018

FTR: Trucking Capacity Remaining ‘Very Tight’

The FTR Trucking Conditions Index for June came in “basically unchanged” from May-- which the research group said reflects that trucking capacity “remains very tight.”

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