When Robert Roy was helping to create the world’s first self-driving construction truck, he traveled across the country and talked to people in the construction industry. One of the people he spoke with, the president of a company in Louisiana, told him the story of how one of his employees almost died while working on a highway.
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Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
Details Added to ELD Workshops at GATS on Aug. 24, 26
Federal trucking regulators will be in Dallas Aug. 24-26 to hear from drivers about concerns they may have regarding the Dec. 18 implementation of electronic logging devices.
August 21, 2017Best Practices for Fleet Safety – The Experts Speak
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August 17, 2017EPA Will Revisit Phase 2 Trailer, Glider Rules
In a move to respond to concerns by the trailer and glider industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it plans to “revisit” its Phase 2 provisions on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency for medium- and heavy-duty engines.
August 18, 2017Net Neutrality Threatened
Your competitor may soon be able to pay to have its website download faster than yours if a Federal Communications Commission proposal becomes law.
August 21, 2017ELDs: A New Era in Trucking
The Dec. 18 implementation date for the federal electronic logging device mandate will mark the beginning of a new era in trucking. Electronic logs are nothing new, of course — many fleets have been using them voluntarily for years or even decades. But moving nearly the entire longhaul trucking business onto ELDs will enhance adherence to driver hours-of-service limits across the industry and put all carriers on equal footing.
August 21, 2017Maven Introduces ELD, Fleet Management System
Maven Machines, provider of the Maven Co-Pilot headset for driver safety, has launched its own electronic logging device and has expanded its product line into a full fleet management system.
August 21, 2017ELD Suppliers Offer Various Pricing Models, Levels of Service
The cost of an electronic logging device is difrficult to gauge, partly because vendors use different pricing models.
August 21, 2017Training Can Ease Transition to ELDs
It may be impossible for fleets to entirely avoid upheaval as they make the move to ELD compliance, but the right planning and training can make a world of difference, technology suppliers said.
August 21, 2017ELDs: Now or Later?
While first-time adopters will need to install ELDs in their trucks by Dec. 18, fleets using e-log systems categorized as automatic onboard recording devices, or AOBRDs, get a two-year extension. But if you can wait, why change now?
August 21, 2017