Keeping roadways free of snow and ice is critical for safety, but the de-icing products states use — mainly chlorides — are notorious for causing truck corrosion, creating a significant risk to equipment.
January 29, 2021Trucking Business News
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Keeping a Solid ADAS Foundation
Braswell: Despite the clear safety benefits and demonstrated reduction in freÂquency, severity and injuries in accident statistics, resistance remains to retiring older equipment because of reluctance or resistance to advanced driver assistance systems technologies.
January 29, 2021State DOTs Find Alternative Solutions to Clearing Roads
States are working to decrease the amount of product needed to clear winter roads, implementing brine technology and adding corrosion inhibitors
January 29, 2021Trucking Is the Line Between Other Industries
Michael Freeze reflects on a recent podcast conversation about the trucking industry and logistics.
January 29, 2021Caterpillar Sees Housing Boom Leading 2021 Sales Recovery
Caterpillar Inc. fourth-quarter earnings beat analysts’ expectations as reopening economies stoked demand for its signature yellow machines. The company said it expects stronger year-over-year sales this quarter, led by construction industries.
January 29, 2021Congestion Worsens at Southern California Ports
Ship congestion around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach hit an unprecedented level, worsening the bottleneck at the busiest gateway for U.S. imports.
January 29, 2021Landstar Reports Record-Setting Q4 Revenue
Landstar System Inc. on Jan. 27 reported record-setting fourth-quarter revenue that helped lift the company’s profits for the period.
January 28, 2021Freight Transportation Undergoing Uneven Recovery, Panel Says
Trucking has already returned to pre-pandemic norms in many ways but there are still issues — including capacity — that are lagging behind, according to panelists at the SMC³ Jump Start 2021 conference on Jan. 27.
January 28, 2021GM Sets Goal of Going Largely Electric by 2035
General Motors Co. has set a goal of making the vast majority of the vehicles it produces electric by 2035, and the entire company carbon neutral, including operations, five years after that.
January 28, 2021Norfolk Southern Reports Decline in Q4 Earnings
Norfolk Southern Corp. saw its fourth-quarter revenue fall by 4% as freight volume fell in most of the commodities it moves.
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