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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2020

TMC, ESmartt to Evaluate Smart Trailer Technology

A study to evaluate trailer owners’ adoption of intelligence products and services will be conducted by eSmartt and presented at the ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting in April.

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Newsby StaffNovember 24, 2020

ATRI: Trucking Costs Dropped in 2019

In 2019, the costs of trucking contracted significantly, from $1.82 to $1.65 per mile – a drop of 9%, according to the American Transportation Research Institute's annual survey.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2020

Auburn University to Build Autonomous Research Facility

Researchers at Auburn University's GPS and Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory (GAVLAB) will no longer have to prep autonomous vehicles outside with the addition of its new autonomous vehicle research facility at Auburn's National Center for Asphalt Technology test track.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJuly 10, 2020

Hair Testing Could Take Nearly 300,000 Truck Drivers Off the Road

New research validates a study that almost 300,000 truck drivers would fail a hair test for drug use today, according to The Alliance for Driver Safety and Security, which did the original study and funded the validating research.

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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2020

Industry Focus Group: Industry Sentiment Lowest Since 2009-2010

A recent CK Commercial Vehicle Research (CKCVR) focus group report shows both for-hire and private fleets are not feeling extremely confident in the current state of the commercial trucking industry.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 4, 2020

Survey Offers Snapshot of Fleet Effects of COVID-19

Fewer fleets reported an increase in business for April than they did a month earlier for March, according to HDT’s May COVID-19 fleet survey, which also revealed month-over-month changes in the main ways fleets were protecting the health and safety of their employees.

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2020

HDT Survey: How is the Country’s ‘Reopening’ Affecting Your Fleet?

Now that states are beginning to relax COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and allowing some businesses to reopen, HDT wants to hear how this is affecting your fleet.

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2020

ATRI Invites Fleets to Participate in Annual Operational Costs Report

The American Transportation Research Institute is calling for motor carriers to contribute to its annual Operational Costs of Trucking report, now in its 12th year.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2020

ATA Study: Average Driver Pay Increases

The American Trucking Associations’ latest version of its Driver Compensation Study reports that average driver pay, including bonuses, increased close to $6,000 since the last study in 2017.

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Newsby StaffMay 20, 2020

NACFE Updates Tire Pressure Systems Report, Looks to Further Updates

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency revised and updated its Tire Pressure Systems Confidence Report, originally published in 2013.

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