Volvo ABās North American truck deliveries jumped 47% in October over the previous year, the company said Nov. 20.
November 20, 2013Business, Government, Autonomous
Truck Toll Discounts to End Early on Texas Highway
Discounts for truckers on a well-known Texas toll road, StateĀ Highway 130, are ending Dec. 1, earlier than planned.
November 22, 2013Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous
Carriers That Use Driver Screening Program See Lower Crash Rates, FMCSA Says
Trucking companies using the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationās Pre-Employment Screening Program reduced their crash rates by 15%, with midsize carriers seeing even greater improvements, according to a recent FMCSA study.
November 20, 2013Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous
Volvoās Oct. North American Deliveries Jump 47%
Business, Autonomous
University of Michigan to Create Fleet of Driverless Vehicles by 2021
The University of Michigan announced a partnership with the Ann Arbor government to create a fleet of networked driverless vehicles by 2021.
November 12, 2013Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Safety Systems Shown to Reduce Rollovers, Other Accidents, FMCSA Study Declares
A new study has found trucks using lane-departure warning and roll-stability control systems are less likely to be involved in an accident than those not using the system.
November 11, 2013Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
Knight Says USA Truck Shows āLimited Improvementā
Knight Transportation Inc. said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that takeover target USA Truck Inc.ās ārecent financial results demonstrate only limited improvement and that its recent share price surge is unsupported by either industry or company specific fundamentals.ā
November 4, 2013Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Trimbleās Profit Increases in 3Q
Trimble Navigation Ltd. reported higher third-quarter profit than a year ago and said earnings nearly doubled at its segment that includes trucking technology providers PeopleNet Communications Corp., TMW Systems Inc. and ALK Technologies Inc.
October 31, 2013Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous
Truck Drivers Halt Work at Port of Oakland
Some truck drivers at the Port of Oakland stopped working Oct. 21 to protest what they called unsafe working conditions and unfair labor practices, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
October 22, 2013Business, Autonomous
Volvo to Restructure Truck Manufacturing in Europe
Volvo Group said it is planning to restructure its truck manufacturing operations in Europe in a move to improve efficiency.
October 16, 2013Government, Business, Equipment, Autonomous
OOIDA Challenges New York Decal Fee
New York stateās registration and decal fee for out-of-state trucks are āunconstitutional highway taxes,ā the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association alleged in a class-action lawsuit filed with the stateās supreme court last week.
October 15, 2013