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Articlesby Jim ParkFebruary 4, 2020

Keep your Diesel Fuel from Freezing this Winter

Preventing fuel freeze-ups in heavy-duty diesel trucks is much easier than fixing the problem after it happens. Stay on top of your fuel tank maintenance and pay close attention to what you put into the tank; these are the only sure-fire solutions for preventing cold-weather failures.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeNovember 15, 2019

Why Nussbaum Is Excited About Smart Trailers

Nussbaum Transportation has never shied away from innovation, but until recently, trailer tracking was limited to certain groups of trailers for particular customer accounts.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2019

UPS Drone Makes First Delivery to CVS Customers

UPS achieved a significant milestone for its drone delivery service by successfully delivering prescription medication to two CVS pharmacy customers in North Carolina.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2019

FedEx Claims First-Ever Residential Drone Delivery in U.S.

Amazon may have started it, but the race to put the first viable package delivery drones into regular operation seems to have evolved into a competition between FedEx and UPS.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2019

UPS Claims First-Ever Federally Approved Drone Package Delivery

A new UPS subsidiary, UPS Flight Forward, said it will eventually routinely fly package-delivery drones beyond an operator’s visual line of sight.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2019

UPS Invests in Autonomous Truck Startup TuSimple

UPS announced it has invested in the tech startup TuSimple and will work with the company to better understand the capabilities and potential of autonomous trucks in UPS' network.

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Newsby StaffJuly 25, 2019

Trucking Groups Support Federal Excise Tax Repeal

Groups like ATA, NPTC, MEMA and others signed a letter sent to Congress that argues for repeal of the Federal Excise Tax on the sale of new heavy-duty trucks and trailers.

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Newsby StaffJuly 25, 2019

UPS to Add Sunday Delivery Service

UPS has announced that on Jan. 1, 2020, it will begin offering customers pick-up and delivery services seven days a week.

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Trailer Talkby Tom BergJuly 23, 2019

Long Trailers and ‘Pups’ Haul Payloads for Silver Streak

Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg thinks Northwest-style trailers and "pups" are worth writing about.

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Newsby David CullenJuly 10, 2019

Speed-Limiter Bill Garners Support of Trucking Groups

Solid support is growing from trucking lobbies in favor of a new bipartisan Senate bill that would require all new Class 7 and Class 8 trucks to be equipped with speed-limiting devices set to a maximum speed of 65 mph.

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