RALEIGH, N.C. — Fleets saw their roadside breakdowns increase by 21% in the first quarter this year compared with the fourth quarter of 2017, according to the Truckload Vertical Benchmarking Study from American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and FleetNet America.
June 7, 2018Business, Technology, Safety
Website Not Encrypted? Google Soon Will Add Warnings That Could Turn Visitors Away
Come July, Google Chrome will add stark security warnings that could turn business away from your website if it’s unencrypted. Specifically, Google will brand your site as “not secure” in the address bar of its popular web browser if it senses you’re operating without encryption. “Users presented with this warning will be less likely to interact with these sites or trust their content,” so it’s “imperative” that site operators get their websites encrypted, said Patrick Donahue, security engineering product lead at Cloudflare, a web services provider.
June 8, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Roadside Repairs by Fleets Rose 21% in 1Q, Study Says
Business, Safety
Carriers Should Be Involved in Drivers’ Decisions in Bad Weather, Attorneys Say
INDIANAPOLIS — While the truck driver is by regulation the person to decide when to slow down or pull off to the side of the road in bad weather, it still is a good idea for motor carriers to assist drivers in making those decisions.
June 7, 2018Government, Safety, Logistics, TCA
Roadcheck Focuses on Fatigued Truck Drivers
BRANDON, Iowa — Officer Chris Wicklund with the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement Agency peered into the red Kenworth’s engine, slid under the semitrailer on a mechanic’s creeper and checked the driver’s log book.
June 7, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Safety, Insurance Costs Cited in Study as Reasons to Consider Autonomous Vehicles
As autonomous vehicles become more commonplace on our highways and roads, drivers of both trucks and passenger cars are likely to become more accepting of the technology, a survey of U.S. consumers by the market research firm J.D. Power found.
June 6, 2018Government, Safety
INFRA Grants Address Congestion, Corridor Expansion
The most recent spate of Infrastructure For Rebuilding America grants will support some major mobility and capacity projects throughout the country.
June 6, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Safety
White House Reduces Trucking Rules, but Doesn't Ease Enforcement, Attorneys Say
INDIANAPOLIS — The deregulatory nature of the Trump administration threatens delay or elimination of several Obama-era trucking-related regulations, but those that remain on the books will continue to be aggressively enforced, panelists said at a law seminar here.
June 6, 2018Business, Safety
FedEx Freight’s Cirrincione Dominates in Lone Star State
The top trucker out of the Lone Star state this year is Michael Cirrincione of FedEx Freight.
June 5, 2018Government, Safety, Fuel, Logistics
TRIP Report Shows Georgia’s Infrastructure Funding Will Need Boost Despite Transportation Bill
Although Georgia’s most recent transportation funding bill has generated enough to finance some major future projects, it will not be able to keep pace with the state’s growing infrastructure and capacity needs, according to a recent report from The Road Information Program.
June 5, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Safety
Senate Funding Bill Tasks DOT With Reviewing Ag Haulers’ ELD Concerns
Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) indicated he may propose a provision aimed at assisting livestock haulers struggling with electronic logging device requirements when the Appropriations Committee considers a fiscal 2019 transportation funding bill June 7.
June 5, 2018