The operational impacts across the supply chain from last year’s changes to the hours-of-service rules propelled HOS to No. 1 on the American Transportation Research Institute’s list of the top 10 critical issues facing the North American trucking industry.
The upcoming rule to increase the minimum amount of liability insurance that carriers and brokers must carry will have an additional step that allows fleets and owner-operators another chance to offer formal comment on the rule.
Mack announced a major expansion package to its GuardDog Connect fleet telematics system Sept. 29. The company’s new Mack Fleet Management Services is a suite of software and technology offerings made possible by an initial partnership with Telogis.
I was attending Western Star’s launch of its eye-catching 5700XE aerodynamic truck in Las Vegas the other day, when an offhand remark by Ann Demitruk, the company’s director of marketing caught my attention.
Wal-Mart and its Wal-Mart Transportation have denied negligence allegations brought in a recent lawsuit by Tracy Morgan and others involved in a June 7 crash that left comedian James McNair dead and Morgan and others critically injured.
In manufacturing circles, “lean†is a familiar concept. It has been adopted widely in the North American manufacturing industry starting about 15 years ago – though the concept is much older – and most modern production plants around the world employ some or all of its core principles.  One of the main principles in lean […]
The average cost per mile for fleets rose 5 cents a mile in 2013 to $1.68, according to a report released this week by the American Transportation Research Institute. Â The jump was the fourth consecutive year-to-year increase and was driven primarily by big increases in equipment and labor costs,
In today’s world, a carrier needs transportation management software (TMS) and onboard computers to grow beyond 50 trucks. Once it exceeds 100 trucks, its people need distinct roles and additional technologies to weed out
Today’s truck designs are vastly different than those of 15 years ago. OEMs have introduced major advancements in aerodynamics, integrated safety systems and new engine and powertrain options that make the squared-off, long-nose offerings of years past look like dinosaurs. But those design changes largely have been incremental over the years.
