As we close the door on the 2015 calendar year, we look back at our 10 favorite trucking cartoons of the year. Is your favorite among them?
December 30, 2015Business, Autonomous
2015 in Review: Top 10 Cartoons
Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous
Highway Law, Acquisitions, Technology Highlight a Historic Year in Trucking
Historians may look back at 2015 as the most important year for the U.S. trucking industry since deregulation in 1980.
December 30, 2015Business, Autonomous
Illinois Trucker on One-Man Mission for 11 MPG
A truck driver from East Dundee, Illinois, is on a one-man mission to one day roll along on North America's highways in a rig that gets at least 11 mpg.
December 28, 2015Government, Business, Autonomous
FMCSA to Lower Random Drug Testing Level to 25% in 2016
The trucking industry will be able to randomly test 25% of its drivers for drug use during 2016, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced on Dec. 21.
December 21, 2015Business, Fuel, Safety, Government, Autonomous
NACFE Report Urges Fleets to View Maintenance as Fuel-Economy Measure
Proper maintenance saves fuel. That was the key finding in the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s latest Trucking Efficiency Confidence Report covering maintenance, the group said in releasing the report.
December 16, 2015Business, Autonomous
Mack Trucks to Lay Off 400 at Lehigh Valley Plant
Mack Trucks said Dec. 15 it will lay off about one-fifth of its Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania ,employees in late January, one of the largest local-job announcements from the heavy-duty truck manufacturer since it decided to move its headquarters from Allentown to North Carolina six years ago.
December 15, 2015Government, Business, Equipment, Autonomous
Class 8 Fleet Nears 4 Million; New Registrations Up 11%
The nation’s fleet of Class 8 trucks in operation climbed 5% during the first nine months of the year to a record 3.93 million, IHS Automotive reported, driven in part by an 11% jump in registrations of new trucks in the third quarter.
December 14, 2015Business, Equipment, Autonomous
Class 8 Sales Decline 12.6%
U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks declined on a year-over-year basis in October for the first time in 26 months as a softer economy sent mixed signals to the industry.
November 23, 2015Business, Autonomous
More Tech Firms Target Trucking With Uber-like Shipping Model
Ventures to develop mobile freight-movement applications continue to increase in the trucking industry as competitors seek to capitalize on technology that matches carriers and shippers faster and at lower costs.
November 23, 2015Business, Fuel, Equipment, Autonomous
Early Tests Show Promise for Propane as Alternate Fuel for Heavy Trucks
Can diesel and propane fuels operate in harmony under the hood of a Class 8 truck?Charles “Shorty” Whittington thinks so.
November 23, 2015