LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Specialty, flatbed and heavy-hauler trailer manufacturers exhibiting at the Mid-America Trucking Show wanted to talk about an exceptionally good start to the year, plus greenhouse-gas emissions regulations, aluminum, manufacturing discipline and a shortage of welders.
April 3, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, Editorial
Editorial: How Will Trucks Be Marketed?
Big truck shows are always a good way to learn about what’s going on in the world of trucking equipment and technology. You also get to catch up with friends and acquaintances, compare notes about industry trends and, well, gossip.
April 3, 2017Business, Safety, Autonomous, Government, Technology, Equipment
TL Turnover Sinks to 71%
Driver turnover for large truckload carriers dropped 31 percentage points to 71% in the fourth quarter of 2016 versus the same period in 2015, the lowest level in six years according to American Trucking Associations.
April 3, 2017Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous
ELDs Hot Topic at MATS as December Mandate Looms
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Truck makers returned to the Mid-America Trucking Show, to varying degrees, and while many things seemed familiar, the specter of new competition also loomed over North America’s largest annual truck show.
April 3, 2017Business, Autonomous, Government, Logistics, Technology
Execs Offer Mixed Assessment of Freight Market Since January
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — At the end of the first quarter, there are signs of optimism in the economy but also caution about the sustainability of the momentum, according to economic analysts and trucking executives at the 2017 Truckload Carriers Association conference.
April 3, 2017Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous
Flatbed, Specialty Trailer Makers Tout Strong 1Q Orders, Sales
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous
NTSB Encourages Fleets to Root Out Bad Drivers
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A top National Transportation Safety Board official called on motor carriers to do a better job of identifying drivers in their employ with bad driving habits.
April 3, 2017Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous, Logistics
Bipartisan Support for Road Funds, Tax Reform Likely, ATA Exec Says
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Advancing an infrastructure funding measure alongside a tax reform package in the coming weeks is likely to garner bipartisan backing from policymakers and support from the freight industry, officials representing trucking executives and states’ transportation directors said last week.
April 3, 2017Business, Autonomous, Government, Logistics
Trucking Executives Discuss How Millennials Are Shifting Industry’s Workforce Dynamics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As baby boomers retire, more companies are hiring millennials to be truck drivers, presenting new challenges to address the differences between the generations in how they view life and work.
April 3, 2017Business, Technology, Autonomous
Uber Crash Shows Human Traits in Self-Driving Software
A recent crash involving an Uber Technologies Inc. driverless car suggests autonomous software sometimes takes the same risks as the humans it may one day replace.
March 30, 2017Business, Technology, Autonomous
Online Freight Firm Freightos Raises $25 Million in Funding
Freightos, an online marketplace for international shipping, said on March 29 that it raised $25 million in funding led by GE Ventures, bringing the company's total funding to date to $50 million.
March 29, 2017