A sharp decline in registrations of new trucks is taking the air out of what has been a remarkably robust period of growth in the size of the nation’s Class 8 fleet.
November 28, 2016Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
October Tonnage Dips 0.9% From 2015
Truck tonnage sagged 0.9% in October versus a year ago, the second consecutive decline in American Trucking Associations’ monthly index, despite other positive economic numbers in the retail, manufacturing and industrial sectors.
November 28, 2016Perspective, Business, Autonomous
Opinion: Addition by Subtraction
In a time of business growth, trucking companies may find themselves trying to keep up with increasing demands, including fleet management needs. Regardless of whether the business grows organically or through a merger or acquisition, you need to find a way to manage the needs of your business and customers. However, simply adding more vehicles to your fleet isn’t always the right answer. Sometimes, it comes down to “addition by subtraction.â€
November 28, 2016Business, Fuel, Government, Equipment, Autonomous
Big Drop in Class 8 Registrations Signals End of Truck-Buying Spree
Business, Equipment, Autonomous
Borne Back Ceaselessly Into the Past, Truck OEMs Return to Medium Duty
The reintroduction of medium-duty models from three manufacturers will reconfigure that segment of the commercial truck industry, especially in the lighter weight classes.
November 28, 2016Business, Autonomous
J.B. Hunt Settles Discrimination Case With Sikh Applicants Over Hair Testing
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and four East Indian Sikh truck driver applicants agreed to a settlement — with the company paying more than a quarter million dollars — that would no longer force job applicants to submit to hair drug testing if it violated their religious beliefs.
November 28, 2016Government, Business, Safety, Technology, Autonomous
That Truck You See on Ohio Roads This Week Might Be Driving Itself
Just weeks after making what it called the world's first shipment by a self-driving truck, Otto plans to travel a 35-mile stretch of U.S. Route 33 in Ohio in another test of its autonomous technology.
November 27, 2016Government, Business, Autonomous
Michigan House OKs Truck Platooning
Two months and three days after Michigan’s Senate unanimously passed a bill allowing truck platooning in the state, the House followed suit Nov. 10.
November 14, 2016Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
Trump Touts Infrastructure
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s win, trucking and transportation industry executives saw the president-elect’s bullish interest in modernizing the country’s infrastructure as a glass-half-full.
November 14, 2016Business, Government, Autonomous
Intermodal Drops 4.6% as Trucking Gains Loads
Intermodal volumes declined in the third quarter because truck prices are lower than a year ago and that has diverted business away from railroads, the Intermodal Association of North America reported.
November 14, 2016Business, Safety, Autonomous
Cargo Thieves Feast on Thanksgiving Week; More Than $8.2 Million Stolen Since 2012
Thanksgiving traditionally is a time to spend with family, but it’s also a holiday when cargo thefts spike as criminals resort to sophisticated and coordinated strikes against the trucking and warehouse industry, experts say.
November 14, 2016