WASHINGTON 鈥 Volvo Trucks North America unveiled its version of SuperTruck for inspection here by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on Sept. 13, saying its VNL 670 highway tractor demonstrates an 88% gain in freight efficiency and an extra 70% in fuel efficiency.
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Self-Driving Trucks? Truckers Say: Hit the Brakes
SAN FRANCISCO 鈥 Walt Martin spent a decade as a longhaul truck driver, logging as many as 200,000 miles a year on the road.
September 12, 2016Opinion: 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, 2016Editorial: Future Trucks Today
No quiet end to summer this year. Original equipment manufacturer executives have not been lounging poolside.
September 12, 2016When Self-Driving Vehicles Take to the Road, Impact on Jobs is Uncertain
Millions of Americans make a living by driving trucks, delivery vans, taxis and ride-hailing cars. When technology takes the wheel, what will happen to their livelihoods?
September 6, 2016DTNA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, 2016Opinion: 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, 2016Natural-Gas Advocates Claim Victories in Phase 2 GHG Emissions Regulation
The Phase 2 greenhouse-gas emissions final rule gave natural-gas advocates victories in how the alternative fuel is handled and how emissions of methane are regulated, they said, even as the rule forecast little chance of natural gas becoming a major fuel source for heavy-duty trucks in the next decade.
September 5, 2016Large TL Churn at 5-Year Low in Sluggish Market, ATA Says
Driver turnover fell 4 percentage points year-over-year for larger truckload fleets to 83% in the second quarter, dropping to the lowest level since 2011 amid a sluggish freight market, American Trucking Associations reported last week.
September 5, 2016Truck-Involved Crash Deaths Rise; Highest Total Since 鈥08, DOT Says
Fatalities in crashes involving large trucks rose 4.1% from 2014 to 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported Aug. 29.
September 5, 2016