Downward pressure on truckload rates and a weak freight market this year have almost eliminated driver pay increases that were widespread as recently as early 2015, according to an industry official who tracks compensation trends.
June 6, 2016BusinessTechnology
GPS Reliance Gets Trucks Stuck, and Vermont is Fed Up
Starting July 1, truckers who get stuck in Smugglers Notch — a scenic, narrow, winding road in Vermont — will be subject to fines of up to $2,000 for a first offense.
June 6, 2016BusinessTechnology
Spireon Names Kevin Weiss New CEO
Technology provider Spireon announced the appointment of Kevin Weiss as CEO, and said that it reached the milestone of 3 million active subscribers for its telematics services.
June 6, 2016BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Bendix Parent to Acquire Steering Supplier, Expand Autonomous Driving Capabilities
Knorr-Bremse Group, a global manufacturer of braking systems and parent company of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, has agreed to acquire a steering technology company that will expand its capabilities in the field of autonomous driving in commercial vehicles.
June 1, 2016BusinessTechnology
Omnitracs Upgrades Roadnet Anywhere Software
Omnitracs said it released version 4.1 of its SaaS vehicle routing, tracking, mobile workforce, telematics and fleet management platform, Roadnet Anywhere.
May 31, 2016GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 23: House Showdown Ahead
Trucking regulations are poised to dominate parts of a May 24 House Appropriations Committee hearing on a fiscal 2017 transportation funding bill, but Democrats are threatening to undo parts of the legislation having to do with hours of service, meal and rest breaks, and a proposed safety fitness determination rule. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
May 23, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafetyTechnologyAutonomous
Industry Groups Unite to Develop New App Aimed at Making Truck Parking Easier to Find
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, 2016BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Kenworth Boosts Automation at Manufacturing Facility
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Gridiron rises on the roof of Kenworth Truck Co.’s assembly plant here as a new structure takes shape to automate the storage and retrieval of painted truck cabs, sleepers and hoods awaiting trim, while down below the company continues building trucks — but at a reduced rate since last year.
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, 2016BusinessTechnology
Video: Ralph Garcia Demos Trucker Exercise Routine
Troubled by back pain behind the wheel? Professional driver Ralph Garcia demonstrates for TT's Neil Abt how stretching ahead of time can alleviate that problem, and walks through the exercise routine he conducts in this LiveOnWeb Extra.
May 20, 2016