Preco Electronics announced its PreView Side Defender II now provides radar-based blind-spot detection in addition to lane-change detection for trucks.
March 11, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Preco Enhances PreView Side Defender System
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
2019 TMC Photo Gallery
Look back at photos from American Trucking Associations' 2019 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, March 17-21.
March 8, 2019Government, Business, Safety
Railroad Representatives Petition FMCSA for HOS Exemption
Two companies and a trade association representing railroad employees have petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for relief from certain hours-of-service rules.
March 8, 2019Government, Business, Safety
EPW Chairman John Barrasso Calls for Confirmation of FHWA Nominee Nicole Nason
Sen. John Barrasso, chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, pressed his colleagues to support the confirmation of Nicole Nason to lead the Federal Highway Administration.
March 8, 2019Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
First Responders Work With Developers to ‘Teach’ Self-Driving Cars to Pull Over
What happens when police need to stop a driverless car?
March 8, 2019Business, Safety
Fleets on Alert for 'Staged Accidents' as Spotlight Falls on Louisiana Trial
Fender benders on the interstates in and around New Orleans are as common as a homemade bowl of jambalaya for lunch. But an accident on Interstate 10 at Milepost 238 on Nov. 17, 2017, seemed a little strange, as truck driver Robert Runnels recalls it.
March 7, 2019Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel
Sen. Tom Carper Pushes for Climate Provisions in Transportation Bill
An infrastructure bill would struggle to improve the country’s transportation network if it lacks language to address threats from severe weather events, the top Democrat on the Senate’s surface transportation panel said March 6.
March 7, 2019Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Washington State Transport Package Sets Aside $450 Million for New I-5 Bridge
The Washington state Senate Transportation Committee passed a $15 billion transportation package March 6 that includes $450 million for a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River.
March 7, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Opinion: The Maintenance Shop’s Role in Fleet Optimization
Making the best use of your fleet should include considering the role of the maintenance shop. No company wants to continually rely on always having spare trucks available should a unit go down. That makes an efficient shop a vital component of your fleet’s overall performance.
March 6, 2019Government, Business, Safety
ATA Touts Introduction of Interstate Driving Legislation
American Trucking Associations has strongly praised the introduction in the 116th Congress of a bill designed to facilitate interstate driving for truckers younger than 21.
March 1, 2019