Motor carriers have largely benefitted from using social media platforms to stay connected with a remote driver workforce, as well as with current and prospective customers. A hard-fought image can be tarnished instantly, however, with a commentator who shares grievances or negative opinions. Like most companies, motor carriers are generally cautious about information they share […]
Navistar recalls 1,400 trucks for two brakes issues Two separate recalls involving brakes from Navistar affect more than 1,400 International trucks, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents. One recall includes approximately 845 model year 2021 International HV, LT, MV and RH trucks equipped with Bendix pressure switches. According to the recall, a retainer […]
ATRI seeks insurance data to study impact of rising costs The American Transportation Research Institute is in the process of collecting data to better understand the rising costs of trucking insurance and how those costs are ultimately impacting the industry’s overall operational costs. This research was identified as a top priority for the group in […]
Isuzu North America Corporation and B2B middle-mile logistics startup Gatik announced Tuesday a collaboration to develop and evaluate fully autonomous medium-duty trucks. The effort – an industry first in the medium-duty segment – will integrate Gatik’s autonomous driving technology into several Isuzu medium-duty N-Series trucks to produce SAE Level 4 delivery vehicles with redundant systems. The first vehicles […]
Another Calif. court opinion goes in favor of A.B. 5 applying to trucking While the trucking industry’s larger case against California’s A.B. 5 law on motor carriers and owner-operators is still unfolding in a federal district court, a second state court in California has ruled that federal law does not preempt a law that would […]
Another Calif. court opinion goes in favor of A.B. 5 applying to trucking While the trucking industry’s larger case against California’s A.B. 5 law on motor carriers and owner-operators is still unfolding in a federal district court, a second state court in California has ruled that federal law does not preempt a law that would […]
Kenworth hit a record 11.7% retail sales market share last year for medium duty vehicles in the U.S. and Canada. That number could grow quickly from events that began five years ago when Kenworth started the process of redesigning its Class 5-7 vehicle lineup. On Wednesday, April 1, Kenworth rolled out production versions of an […]
Slips, trips and falls make up the majority of general industry accidents, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, and more than a quarter of all truck and transportation workplace injuries, and are the leading cause for worker compensation claims. Nearly a decade ago, a driver for a contracted carrier fell off a flatbed trailer at […]
FMCSA shuts down Nevada-based trucker following two DUI arrests Julio Perea Ayala, a Nevada-licensed truck driver, has been effectively shut down by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration after being arrested by the Nevada Highway Patrol for driving under the influence of alcohol while driving a commercial vehicle on two separate occasions 12 days apart […]
