In a short period of time, AHAA has established itself as an important association for the vehicle logistics industry in North America, representing the heart of this industry: the small and medium-sized companies. The finished vehicle logistics industry has been through some tough times, but now there is a lot more positivity, with the […]
More than 320 delegates gathered in California this year to discuss an industry that is growing and investing once again in equipment and systems. But with many changes still to come, especially growth in Mexico, there is uncertainty over infrastructure and services across the outbound chain. Christopher Ludwig and Marcus Williams report from Newport Beach
Carmakers are concerned about finding and repairing damage, but to prevent repeat errors it is necessary to have visibility of damage across the supply chain, and to listen to the story behind each and every incident.
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces guidance concerning the implementation of certain provisions of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) concerning persons acting as a broker or a freight forwarder. Section 32915 of MAP-21 requires anyone acting as a broker or a freight forwarder and subject to FMCSA jurisdiction, including motor carriers, to […]
Prior to the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Program, in a number of States and the District of Columbia, any person licensed to drive an automobile could also legally drive a tractor-trailer. Even in many of the states that did have a classified licensing system, a person was not skills tested in a representative vehicle. […]
Fifty-one representatives from the U.S. House have sent Secretary  of Transportation Anthony Foxx a letter to “express [their] continued deep concern†about the hours-of-service rule that went into effect July 1, pointing to the 34-hour restart provision within the rule as restrictive and not studied sufficiently.
Though there will be an uptake in alternative fuel sources in the next few decades, conventional fuels — like diesel —  and the internal combustion engine will continue to power the world’s vehicles for some time, said Shell’s Richard Tucker, general manager of technology for the company’s commercial fuels and lubricants division.
Kaufman Trailers of NC, Inc. and Kaufman Trailers of NE, Inc. (Kaufman) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 gooseneck auto transport trailers and equipment trailers manufactured June 26, through August 6, 2013. These trailers are equipped with kingpins attached to square bottom plates which may crack over time, causing the button to separate from the […]
Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 VAH, VHD, VNL, and VNM trucks manufactured February 1, 2010, through September 30, 2010 and June 1, 2011, through November 30, 2011. The windshield wiper motor may fail.
