LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rand McNally debuted a low-cost electronic logging device designed to help drivers and small fleets easily comply with the federal ELD mandate.
March 31, 2016Special Coverage, Business, Technology
Rand McNally Debuts Low-Cost, Plug-in ELD
Special Coverage, Government, Business
FMCSA's Darling Returns to MATS to Hear From Drivers, Vendors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The country’s top trucking regulator joined the opening day crowds at the Mid-America Trucking Show here on March 31 because he said he wanted to hear from drivers and vendors.
March 31, 2016Special Coverage, Business, Equipment
Wabco Adds Video Analytics to Lane-Departure System
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Wabco introduced the next generation of its lane-departure warning system and pointed to air disc brakes as a key component for the emergence of autonomous driving technologies.
March 31, 2016Special Coverage, Business
TMAF Reaches Trailer-Wrap Goal, Touts Growing Success of Image Movement
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Officials with the Trucking Moves America Forward image movement said they have surpassed their goal of getting 100 specially designed trailer wraps on the road.
March 31, 2016Special Coverage, Business
Expect GHG Rules to Spark Another Pre-Buy Truck Splurge Before 2021, Experts Say
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions could increase the cost of a tractor-trailer combination by about $14,250 through 2027 and cause another pre-buy cycle of trucks similar to 2006-2007, participants at an industry conference said here.
March 31, 2016Special Coverage, Business
Analysts See No Evidence of Looming Recession
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The well-established, yet not-at-all-dramatic U.S. economic recovery will probably avoid recession and instead keep chugging along at about 2% annual growth, said a trio of economic analysts.
March 31, 2016Special Coverage, Business
Mid-America Trucking Show Enters a New Era
A very different Mid-America Trucking Show runs this week, one that will not feature displays by any heavy-duty truck or engine manufacturers.
March 31, 2016Special Coverage, Business
National Carrier Exchange Launches Free Online Logistics Platform
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Software provider National Carrier Exchange Inc. announced a free online logistics platform for freight carriers that allows real-time tracking and live mapping of its trucks at all times.
March 31, 2016Special Coverage, Business
Live Blog: The 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show
Make this your one-stop shop for live coverage of the 2016 Mid-America Trucking Show from the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky March 31-April 2. Get social media coverage as well as links to Transport Topics stories and photos throughout the event.
March 31, 2016Special Coverage, Business
TransConnect EFS Fuel Card Expected to Launch in 2Q
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — TransConnect Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Apex Capital Corp., said it expects to launch the TransConnect EFS fuel card in the second quarter.
March 29, 2016