Dana Inc. named Christophe Dominiak its new chief technology officer, it said.
September 22, 2017BusinessEquipment
Link Manufacturing Announces Leadership Transition
Suspensions supplier Link Manufacturing announced President and CEO Denny Michels will retire on Dec. 31. Chief Operating Officer Jim Huls will succeed him as president beginning Jan. 1, it said.
September 22, 2017BusinessEquipment
FleetPride Adds Third Location in Louisiana
Aftermarket distributor FleetPride Inc. opened a branch in New Orleans.
September 22, 2017BusinessEquipment
Shell Adds to Lineup of CK-4, FA-4 Engine Oils
Shell Lubricants introduced two new engine oils to its lineup that meet, respectively, the CK-4 and FA-4 performance categories, which became industry standards on Dec. 1, 2016.
September 22, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyEditorial
Editorial: King Sisyphus, Driver Manager
A parallel can be drawn between Greek mythology and the predicament trucking managers face in recruiting and retaining drivers.
September 21, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
Uber Unveils Second Generation Self-Driving Car in Pittsburgh
Uber is taking the co-driver out of its self-driving cars in Pittsburgh as the company rolls out the second generation of its autonomous Volvo SUVs.
September 21, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
'Smart Car' Technology May Make Roads Safer, but Some Fear Data Hacks
Autonomous vehicles are the wave of a rapidly approaching future that is already bringing increasing amounts of 鈥渟mart鈥 technology to cars and trucks, and could eventually make passengers of everyone in a vehicle.
September 21, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous
Best Self-Driving Vehicle Tech Going Nowhere as Rules Stall Under Trump
The technology that gives cars superpowers to see around corners and through walls won鈥檛 be on the first self-driving rides hitting the road in the next few years.
September 21, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipment
Intermodal Could Gain From Trickle Down of ELD Mandate, Execs Say
LONG BEACH, Calif. 鈥 Truckload executives predict business conditions in 2018 will be robust due to the electronic logging device mandate and that intermodal could benefit from a trickle-down effect, they said during the annual Intermodal Association of North America鈥檚 Intermodal Expo here.
September 21, 2017GovernmentEquipment
FMCSA Plans to Reduce Annual Carrier Registration Fees
FMCSA has announced a proposed rule to reduce annual motor carrier, broker, freight forwarder and leasing company registration fees by 9.10% in 2018, and by 4.55% in 2019, below current levels.
September 20, 2017