Navistar executives predict 2018 will be a strong year for the Springfield, Ohio manufacturer. The company reported a profit of $30 million in 2017 — its first annual profit in six years — a result company officials called a breakthrough year for the truckmaker.
January 8, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
Can Bridges Handle Weight of Platooning Trucks? Engineering Firm Wants to Know
WASHINGTON — While truck-to-truck communication, driver training and safety have advanced the effort to hasten platooning to market, another critical aspect is looming and just may cause momentum to pull back some: the impact on infrastructure.
January 7, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentTCA
Faster Page Loads Deliver Truckloads of New Drivers for U.S. Xpress
Traffic jams and speed limits may prevent truckers from driving any faster, but America’s largest independent truckload carrier has found a way to speed its internet connections with drivers across the country to help address its truck driver shortage.
January 5, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyFuelEditorial
Editorial: Cold Outside, but Transportation’s a Hot Topic
It's cold outside, but trucking issues will heat up with the Transportation Research Board's annual meeting just around the corner.
January 4, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics
XPO, DHL Back Tesla Semi
Logistics firms are joining trucking companies in checking out the potential for the Tesla Semi, with at least two testing prototypes of the electric truck.
January 4, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
Peloton Pledges Commercial Platooning in 2018
2018 could bring commercial applications of truck platooning after successful demonstrations of the driver-assisted technology last month in Florida and Michigan by platooning developer Peloton Technology.
January 4, 2018GovernmentBusinessEquipment
FMCSA Reduces Registration Fees for Commercial Vehicles in 2018
FMCSA has finalized plans to reduce commercial vehicle registration fees by 9.10% in 2018, and by 4.55% in 2019.
January 4, 2018BusinessEquipmentLogistics
Airfreight Prices From Europe Skyrocket in December
Airfreight rates between Europe and the United States surged in the final two months of 2017, hitting unprecedented levels in advance of the traditional volume spike from Asia that precedes the Chinese New Year in mid-February.
January 3, 2018BusinessEquipmentLogistics
Glass Hauler Belmont Joins Smokey Point Distributing
Specialized glass hauler Belmont Enterprises has joined Smokey Point Distributing, a flatbed and heavy specialized carrier that is part of the Daseke Inc. group of companies.
January 3, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous
Rollout of Active Steering in Trucking Draws Near
Active steering is steadily moving beyond the prototype stage and is expected to become available in commercial trucks within the next couple of years.
January 2, 2018