WASHINGTON — Industry groups announced they will launch a free truck parking smartphone app in August, joining several from the private sector already in place.
May 23, 2016BusinessSafetyGovernment
Experts: New Technology Can Reduce Congestion
WASHINGTON — Investing in the integration of advanced technologies in cities and freight corridors would help reduce roadway congestion, transportation officials and experts said here during Infrastructure Week.
May 23, 2016BusinessEquipmentSafety
FedEx Founder Smith Predicts Twin 33s Will Ultimately Win Federal Approval
WASHINGTON — Fred Smith, founder and chairman of FedEx Corp., said he believes nationwide use of 33-foot twin trailers can gain approval during the next presidential administration.
May 23, 2016SafetyBusinessTechnology
Video: Siphiwe Baleka Demos the 'Knee-Crusher' Workout Any Trucker Can Do
No time to exercise? It's not how much time you work out, it's how hard you work out, says driver trainer Siphiwe Baleka of Prime Inc. in this LiveOnWeb Extra.
May 20, 2016GovernmentSafetyBusinessTechnology
Video: Why FMCSA Is Seeking Input on Sleep Apnea
Christine Hydock, chief of the medical programs division for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, talks with TT's Eric Miller in this LiveOnWeb video excerpt about the agency's interest in a possible sleep apnea regulation.
May 20, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafety
FedEx Founder Fred Smith Believes Twin 33s Will Win Approval
WASHINGTON — Fred Smith, founder and chairman of FedEx Corp., said he believes nationwide use of 33-foot twin trailers can gain approval during the next presidential administration.
May 19, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafety
White House Unveils New Overtime Rule
The White House on May 18 unveiled a rule that raises the overtime pay exemption threshold nationwide, a move many businesses and industries have criticized.
May 18, 2016GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety
FedEx Freight CEO Calls on Congress to Allow Twin 33-Foot Trailers
WASHINGTON — Speaking at an Infrastructure Week kickoff event, FedEx Freight CEO Michael Ducker called on Congress to authorize the use of twin 33-foot trailers as a “creative solution†to help the nation’s declining condition of roads and bridges.
May 16, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafetyEquipmentAutonomous
‘Fittest Trucker’ Crusades for Health
SAN ANTONIO — A former world-class swimmer who earned accolades as the “fittest truck driver in America†is on a campaign to improve the poor state of truck dri-ver health.
May 16, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogistics
XPO Rebuffs Meeting Unions on Complaints
The Teamsters union and European labor representatives last week tried, but failed, to force a meeting with XPO Logistics Inc. CEO Bradley Jacobs to discuss union issues.
May 16, 2016