FMCSA's Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is taking drivers caught using drugs off the roads. However, several thousand remain in prohibited driving status after failing their drug tests.
October 11, 2023Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
Truck Drivers Who Fail Drug Tests: Where Are They Going?
Business, Equipment
Canadian Auto Workers End Strike After Tentative Deal With GM
TORONTO — General Motors and the union representing Canadian auto workers reached a tentative contract agreement Oct. 10, ending a strike that began just after midnight.
October 10, 2023Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
Volvo Trucks Says SuperTruck II Exceeds Efficiency Goals
Volvo Trucks North America said that its fuel efficient SuperTruck II significantly outperformed freight and fuel efficiency goals.
October 10, 2023Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, Perspective
Perspective: The Past Year Has Proven the Value of Trucking
Four decades in trucking have shown me how much opportunity this industry creates.
October 10, 2023Business, Technology, Equipment
The Future of Electric Vehicles Looms Over UAW Strike
WAYNE, Mich. — On the picket lines at a Ford factory west of Detroit, many striking workers don’t think the electric vehicle revolution is coming for their jobs — at least not in the near future.
October 10, 2023Business, Equipment, Safety
Eight Weeks On, Victory Still Fresh for de la Cruz
Two months removed from his NTDC step van championship, FedEx Express driver Jerome de la Cruz of Alaska still savors that magical moment in Columbus, Ohio.Â
October 10, 2023Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire, Private
Mercedes Unveils Longhaul Electric Truck
Mercedes-Benz Trucks revealed a heavy-duty electric truck to take on Tesla Inc.’s battery-powered Semi, the latest move in the intensifying race to decarbonize road logistics.
October 10, 2023Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Tesla’s Price Cuts Make It Competitive With Gas-Powered Cars
Tesla Inc.’s top-selling electric vehicles now compete directly with gasoline cars on price after the latest round of price reductions, but that could cost the company $1.2 billion a year.
October 9, 2023Business, Equipment
Workers at Mack Trucks Go on Strike After Rejecting Deal
Union workers at Mack Trucks went on strike Oct. 9 after voting down a tentative five-year contract agreement that negotiators had reached with the company.
October 9, 2023Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
West Virginia Community College Gets CDL Training Simulators
A West Virginia community and technical college can now enhance its commercial driver license training with a pair of sophisticated driving simulators courtesy of the state.
October 6, 2023