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Equipmentby Jack RobertsMay 25, 2018

April Trailer Sales Beat Industry Estimates

The trailer industry sold just shy of 24,000 units in April of this year.

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Driversby Jack RobertsMay 25, 2018

C.R. England Announces Largest Driver Pay Raise in its History

A new, multi-million-dollar pay raise affecting approximately 60% of the fleets OTR drivers will go into effect on May 31, 2018.

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ELD Provider Shuts Down Without Warning

Electronic logging device provider One20 announced suddenly that it would stop supporting its ELD apps and cease operations on June 18.

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Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkMay 24, 2018

Bosch Technology Slashes NOx Emissions with Little Impact on Fuel Economy

New developments from Bosch could enable vehicle manufacturers to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) so drastically that they already comply with future limits.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffMay 24, 2018

Kenworth to Work with UPS on SuperTruck II Project

Kenworth and UPS are collaborating on the Dept. of Energy's SuperTruck II program, using data from the shipping giant’s typical duty cycles to tune a fuel-efficient prototype truck.

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Equipmentby StaffMay 24, 2018

OOIDA Member Discounts Offered for Freightliner, Western Star Trucks

Current members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association now have access to rebates on certain new Freightliner and Western Star trucks as well as qualifying used trucks at SelecTrucks Centers.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeMay 23, 2018

Spot Market Truckload Rates Move Little from Last Week

While the number of spot market loads on the DAT network of load boards fell last week along with truck posts, rates changed little.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeMay 23, 2018

Good Numbers for Manufacturing, New Home Sales

A first look at the nation’s manufacturing for this month shows business conditions improved just a little from the previous month, remaining strong, while a separate report showed that although new homes sales fell last month, they posted a double-digit gain compared to a year ago.

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Safety & Complianceby David CullenMay 23, 2018

Senators Push FMCSA Chief to Reform Trucker Hours of Service Rule

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators are nudging Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Ray Martinez to act swiftly to reform the hours-of-service rule to “provide needed flexibility for [truck] drivers.”

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Equipmentby StaffMay 23, 2018

Kenworth Offers Lightweight Dana Driveline on T680, T880

Kenworth has added a new lightweight driveline option from Dana for its T680 and T880 truck models used in linehaul and regional-haul applications.

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