Mack’s MD Series is a rebirth of sorts for a company whose mantra is “Born Ready.” Mack exited the medium-duty segment almost 20 years ago with the retirement of the Freedom, which was mostly a rebadged Americanized Renault. The Freedom concluded Mack’s 20-plus year run with its medium-duty Mid-Liner. The MD entered production just 13 months ago at […]
A distinguished veteran with 22 years of combined service in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves received the annual “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence” award during a special ceremony held at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation in Washington, D.C. For the sixth consecutive year, Kenworth teamed with the Fastport Trucking Track Mentoring Program and […]
Nikola Corporation will pay $125 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in five installments over two years, bringing an end to a legal tussle that saw the company accused of misleading investors about its products, capabilities, technology readiness and prospective customers. Under the terms of the resolution, Nikola neither admitted nor denied the SEC’s findings. The company said it […]
President Joe Biden’s plan to shore up the trucking industry‘s spotty record with recruitment and retention drew mixed reviews from industry trade groups American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA). ATA’s Vice President of Advocacy Bill Sullivan said his group was encouraged that the Biden Administration not only recognized the importance of adding […]
The trucking industry is always looking for ways to attract the next generation to the industry, whether it’s truck drivers, dock workers or other personnel. There are school programs and other initiatives to help draw young people’s attention to the industry, but one logistics professional is taking a different approach to drive interest in logistics. […]
A second solution from Trimble Transportation – its PeopleNet Connected Gateway device, when paired with its eDriver Logs ELD – has now been certified as compliant with the Canadian ELD mandate. Trimble’s PeopleNet Mobile Gateway device was certified in October, making Trimble the first major telematics provider certified to comply with the mandate, and one of […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is now home to the North American Fatigue Management Program (NAFMP), a comprehensive educational and training program aimed at preventing fatigue-related risks and crashes and cultivating a corporate safety culture that proactively works to eliminate driver fatigue. As an organization comprised of law enforcement jurisdictions, motor carriers, trucking organizations, […]
Fourteen U.S. Senators on Dec. 10 penned a letter to President Joe Biden asking the administration to work with Canada to exempt truck drivers from cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandates that are set to take effect in both countries in January. The compliance date for American drivers entering Canada is January 15, 2022. The expected compliance date for Canadian drivers […]
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) measure for October fell to a reading of 7.75 – the weakest reading since July 2020 – because of a surge in diesel prices. Had fuel prices been a neutral factor, FTR says, the change in the index from September’s 11.79 reading would have been negligible. Freight rates remain the […]
