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 […]
Most procurement professionals during challenging times would file the procurement procedure book in the round file cabinet and resort to a more “hand-to-mouth” strategy, but your procurement process can not only help you through challenging times, but also create a competitive advantage for your organization. Competitive advantage is your organization’s ability to provide products or services […]
Cargo theft volumes and values in the U.S. increased in 2020 over the previous year and also hit a five-year high, according to cargo theft recording firm Sensitech’s annual report. The firm notes that its data is an indirect representation of the overall cargo theft footprint and not a direct reflection. It uses data from […]
Motor carriers have been voluntarily submitting fuel efficiency and air quality performance data to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since 2004. Being an EPA Smartway Carrier Partner has benefits for competing in shipper contract freight bids, also known as RFPs. In the past few years, G&D Integrated has participated in a number of RFPs that […]
