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The number of large trucks involved in fatal crashes decreased in 2014 by 5%, to 3,744 from 3,921 in 2013, according to a report released April 15 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Companies from Canada and Germany said they will launch a new event focused on the commercial fleet and heavy-duty truck market in Atlanta in late September of 2017.

Many in the trucking industry say the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed entry-level driver training rule requirement that students log at least 30 hours of behind-the-wheel training time could exacerbate the nation’s driver shortage.

An automaker trade association warned April 8 that U.S. auto safety regulators' timetable for unveiling guidance on the deployment of self-driving cars may be too aggressive.

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Small- and medium-size trucking fleets continue to wrestle with the federal electronic logging mandate, with some finding pleasant surprises and others making operational changes as a result of the transition away from paper, executives said at an industry conference.

Trucking industry executives and stakeholders will offer viewpoints about motor carrier provisions under a 2015 highway law during a roundtable panel hosted by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on April 13.

Volvo Trucks North America said it has delivered its 100,000th truck using the company’s I-Shift automated manual transmission, a key component in VTNA’s vertically integrated powertrain strategy. 

North Dakota native Marlo Anderson and the Central North Trade Corridor Association are working on a plan that would create a highway for driverless vehicles.