As OEMs and suppliers continue a rapid pace of new technology adoption into tractors, these truly are exciting times in the trucking industry. Â Perhaps the excitement was never more palpable than last month, when Daimler Trucks
As OEMs and suppliers continue a rapid pace of new technology adoption into tractors, these truly are exciting times in the trucking industry. Â Perhaps the excitement was never more palpable than last month, when Daimler Trucks
Echoing trucking industry concerns since the program’s inception in 2010, one of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator’s top officials this week said the agency knows that penalizing carriers for crashes that were not their fault is “not fair†to carriers or the trucking industry as a whole
The U.S. House’s Appropriations Committee this week passed 30-21 a 2016 DOT funding bill that would, if passed keep in place the current hours-of-service suspension until the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration can justify the HOS rule
Freightliner showcased to industry press this week the $80 million SuperTruck it previewed at the Mid-America Trucking Show. And I was able to take a short circuit behind the wheel of this futuristic truck, skirting the perimeter of the wind-swept Las Vegas Motor Speedway today.
Remember when drivers streamed into your office and congested your 1-800 number to apply for jobs? Recruiting was never that easy, but it might seem so compared to the present situation, and the future doesn’t look any better.
The National Transportation Safety Board recently released a report pushing the benefits of onboard video systems for commercial trucks and made recommendations to several organizations to improve the use of the systems.
Fleet owners and executives expect a lot from their information systems and the people responsible for keeping them up to date.
For a nationwide bulk liquid carrier serving some of North America’s largest petrochemical companies, safety is paramount. When an accident occurs, not only are the goods being hauled often flammable
To learn more contact Mike Staines of Bill Fralic Insurance Services (mstaines@fralic.com, 770-640-1800) or Bob Perew, Vice President of Risk Management and Safety Services, at bperew@wrberkley.com or 904-891-8708.  The intent of the program is to make veterans available as car haul drivers by waiving the two years of experience requirement.