It鈥檚 a dire warning for a truck driver who has taken a wrong turn 鈥 a banner hanging over the roadway reading, 鈥淚f you hit this sign you will hit that bridge.鈥
September 16, 2016BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Bendix Spicer Offering Air Disc Brake Engineered for Trailers
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake said its first air disc brake engineered specifically for trailers is now available in the commercial vehicle market.
September 16, 2016TechnologyBusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelEquipment
Tech Firms Prepared for IFTA Changes, See Benefits for Fleets
Technology firms that develop or support onboard fleet-management and telematics systems say they are prepared for upcoming changes to the International Fuel Tax Agreement鈥檚 auditing procedures and see benefits for their fleet customers.
September 16, 2016BusinessSafety
In Ohio, Large Trucks Get the Blame, but Car Drivers Cause Majority of Wrecks
Nationwide, fatal crashes involving large trucks and buses have dropped for decades. But with more trucks and more small cars on the road, the number of truck-involved crashes on Ohio roads has been rising in recent years.
September 13, 2016PerspectiveBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Opinion: It鈥檚 Always Time to Appreciate Our Truck Drivers
One thing we鈥檒l start to hear more about in the coming months is the next administration鈥檚 first 100 days in the Oval Office. It鈥檚 an opportunity to articulate a vision and begin executing new goals. As ATA鈥檚 new president and CEO, I鈥檓 nearing the end of my first hundred days in office and it has been an exciting time for me and our leadership team. There have been meetings to take and calls to make and all that goes into starting a new job, but we鈥檝e hit the ground running to start securing victories for the trucking industry.
September 12, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafety
Rail Customer Group Plans to Lobby Congress About Rail Competition
The Rail Customer Coalition, which includes 48 trade groups representing shippers, plans a lobbying effort on Capitol Hill to dramatize its view that a Surface Transportation Board regulatory proceeding evaluating increased rail competition needs to be finalized.
September 9, 2016GovernmentSafety
FMCSA Seeking Comment on Medical Review Board's Diabetes Recommendations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on a slate of guidelines recommended by the agency鈥檚 medical experts for drivers with diabetes to operate commercial motor vehicles.
September 8, 2016BusinessSafetyGovernmentFuelTechnologyAutonomous
DTNA鈥檚 Daum Cautious on Speed Limiters, Autonomous Expectations
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. 鈥 The growing importance of fleets being able to regulate the speed of individual trucks through remote, over-the-air engine updates should be taken into account as the federal government considers a mandate requiring heavy-duty vehicles to utilize speed limiters, the president of Daimler Trucks North America said.
September 6, 2016PerspectiveBusinessGovernmentEquipmentSafetyLogisticsAutonomous
Opinion: Jake Brakes Keep Drivers Safe on Steep Roads
You can鈥檛 work in the trucking industry for long without realizing the interconnectedness of the trucking world 鈥 goods with communities, roads with ports, airports and railways, regulations across international and provincial borders and municipal boundaries, you name it. Another connection may not be immediately apparent: Canada鈥檚 National Trucking Week and 鈥淛ake鈥 brakes.
September 5, 2016EditorialBusinessSafetyGovernment
Editorial: A Welcome Proposal
After 10 years of deliberation, two agencies of the Department of Transportation have finally published a proposal that would limit the maximum speed of the largest commercial vehicles to a rate yet to be determined.
September 5, 2016