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Understanding the Benefits of AI in Fleet Safety Platforms

AI is becoming pervasive across the industry and transforming the way fleets do business. In this webinar we’ll cover how AI has transformed the category of video safety systems, how AI works with other technologies to deliver value, and how fleets can benefit in the long run from implementing AI based technology. 

February 20, 2020

FMCSA Announces Two-Year Delay of Its Entry Level Driver Training Rule

The so-called Entry Level Driver Training rule — originally set to go into effect Feb. 7 — is delayed until Feb. 7, 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Jan. 29 in an interim final rule.

January 29, 2020

$135 Million Settlement Approved in Navistar MaxxForce Engines Lawsuit

A federal judge in Chicago has granted final approval of a $135 million settlement between a court-certified class of an estimated 45,000 plaintiffs and Navistar Inc. in connection with the truck maker’s troubled model year 2011-2014 MaxxForce engines.

January 28, 2020

Chassis Provider FlexiVan to Merge With American Intermodal Management

I Squared Capital acquired a majority stake in FlexiVan Leasing Inc., the private equity firm said. As a result, the company said it is merging FlexiVan with American Intermodal Management.

January 28, 2020

FHWA Grant Will Support Autonomous Crash Truck in North Dakota

The North Dakota Department of Transportation will use a recently awarded federal grant to deploy an autonomous attenuator truck.

January 24, 2020

Secretary Elaine Chao Touts Proposed Update to Environmental Review Process

The Trump administration’s aim of further streamlining the environmental review process would help advance certain infrastructure projects, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Jan. 22.

January 24, 2020

While Self-Driving Car Hype Decelerates, Automated Trucks Grab Attention at CES

LAS VEGAS — Even as automated vehicle developers tamped down inflated expectations for fully self-driving passenger cars at CES 2020, several companies continued to tout the market potential for highly automated commercial vehicles.

January 24, 2020

LEDs Represent Future of Truck Headlamps

The LED is the alternative to the long-established halogen-enhanced incandescent bulb and the more recent high-intensity discharge (HID) bulbs that have seen some uptake by truck manufacturers.

January 24, 2020

Electronic Braking Systems Expected to Gain Traction

After two decades of use in Europe, electronic braking systems will make significant inroads in the North American commercial vehicle market in the coming years to support the development of driver-assist technology and electric trucks, some industry experts said.

January 24, 2020

Democrats Urge Extension of Public Comment Period on NEPA Update

The Trump administration’s proposal to streamline the environmental permitting process for infrastructure projects deserves a comment period of at least half a year, more than 100 congressional Democrats insisted in a recent letter to the Council on Environmental Quality.

January 23, 2020