The inventories-to-sales ratio traditionally has been a key indicator for assessing near-term transportation demand. Right now they're very lean, which usually is good news for trucking – but there's a catch.
April 30, 2021
Al Cohn, a well-known figure in the commercial tire industry, passed away April 28 following complications in a long battle with cancer.
April 29, 2021
If you were hoping to get a more paperless experience with commercial driver medical certification requirements this summer, you're out of luck. Find out why rules to digitally integrate medical examiner registry data with licensing offices may be postponed.
April 22, 2021
The Diesel Decoder plugs into the truck's diagnostics port and transmits detailed information to the user's smartphone.
April 19, 2021
The trucking industry, and the supply chain as a whole, are in an upcycle, but analysts suspect that the industry has reached its peak.
April 15, 2021
Betts Co. has acquired Rite-Way Axles and Suspension, which offers driveline capabilities and will be an area of product expansion for Betts in Southern California.
April 12, 2021
Fleet managers need to continually remind drivers to refrain from the behavior, which can be triggered by everything from heavy traffic to running late.
April 12, 2021
The average volume and value of the cargo thefts in 2020 were the highest recorded in the last five years.
April 9, 2021
United Road launched a sister company, National Vehicle Transporters Alliance, to serve as a business resource for United Road and Team DriveAway’s independent carriers.
April 8, 2021
This increase is based on increasing logistics, raw material cost, and other market factors that have affected internal costs.
April 1, 2021
Of Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan, $174 billion would be for building electric vehicle charging infrastructure and $115 billion for repairing highways and bridges.
April 1, 2021
Now, brokers can cost-effectively cover loads in 40 seconds and accelerate shipper claims from an industry average of 120 days to just a few days—even minutes.
March 26, 2021
TravelCenters of America announced plans to add over 50 new vehicles this year to provide maintenance and repair to commercial truck drivers.
March 25, 2021
Ed Peper, head of General Motors Fleet and Michelle Calloway of OnStar will sit down for a fireside chat on “The Future of Connected Vehicles and a Data-Driven Fleet.” Data-Driven Fleet Experience, a new virtual event from Bobit Business Media, convenes April 19-23.
March 24, 2021
Peterbilt has added an EV Operating Cost Calculator to its website to help prospective electric vehicle customers compare electric trucks to conventional models.
March 22, 2021