Proper maintenance saves fuel. That was the key finding in the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s latest Trucking Efficiency Confidence Report covering maintenance, the group said in releasing the report.
December 16, 2015BusinessAutonomous
Mack Trucks to Lay Off 400 at Lehigh Valley Plant
Mack Trucks said Dec. 15 it will lay off about one-fifth of its Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania ,employees in late January, one of the largest local-job announcements from the heavy-duty truck manufacturer since it decided to move its headquarters from Allentown to North Carolina six years ago.
December 15, 2015GovernmentBusinessEquipmentAutonomous
Class 8 Fleet Nears 4 Million; New Registrations Up 11%
The nation’s fleet of Class 8 trucks in operation climbed 5% during the first nine months of the year to a record 3.93 million, IHS Automotive reported, driven in part by an 11% jump in registrations of new trucks in the third quarter.
December 14, 2015BusinessEquipmentAutonomous
Class 8 Sales Decline 12.6%
U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks declined on a year-over-year basis in October for the first time in 26 months as a softer economy sent mixed signals to the industry.
November 23, 2015BusinessAutonomous
More Tech Firms Target Trucking With Uber-like Shipping Model
Ventures to develop mobile freight-movement applications continue to increase in the trucking industry as competitors seek to capitalize on technology that matches carriers and shippers faster and at lower costs.
November 23, 2015BusinessFuelEquipmentAutonomous
Early Tests Show Promise for Propane as Alternate Fuel for Heavy Trucks
Can diesel and propane fuels operate in harmony under the hood of a Class 8 truck?Charles “Shorty” Whittington thinks so.
November 23, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Atlanta Interchange Tops ATRI List of Worst Truck Bottlenecks in US
The nation’s worst truck bottleneck is located in Atlanta, where a five-level stack interchange known as “Spaghetti Junction” joins Interstate 285 and I-85 north, according to a new American Transportation Research Institute truck congestion survey.
November 23, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
HOS Restart Suspension May Stay Through February
The hours-of-service restart rules for truck drivers likely will remain suspended through February, a few months longer than expected.
November 23, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
FMCSA Shuts Down Ohio Trucking Company
Garfield Trucking of Jefferson, Ohio, has been shut down, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Nov. 19.
November 19, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Atlanta Tops ATRI List of Worst Truck Choke Points
The nation’s worst truck bottleneck is located in Atlanta, where a five-level stack interchange known as “Spaghetti Junction” joins Interstates 285 and 85 north, according to a new American Transportation Research Institute truck congestion survey.
November 18, 2015