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Fleets Move Toward Predictive Maintenance to Prevent Breakdowns, Reduce Expenses

Predictive maintenance is still in its early stages, and questions about warranties and other issues must be answered before a widespread shift in industry practices can occur.

March 9, 2020

Parsing Data to Better Understand Risk

Dozens of data sets go into using predictive analytics to determine a truck driver’s risk of being in an accident.

March 6, 2020

Fleets Turn to Predictive Analytics to Prevent Crashes, Reduce Driver Turnover

A trucking company’s success and reputation depend directly on its drivers’ safety performance, but it’s not so easy to determine which drivers are most likely to be involved in a crash or incur a safety infraction.

March 6, 2020

TuSimple Expands Autonomous Trucking Program With UPS

Autonomous-driving technology company TuSimple is expanding its freight-hauling pilot program with UPS to 20 trips a week and adding another route.

March 5, 2020

Maine Panel Recommends Hiking Road Funding

AUGUSTA, Maine — A commission tasked with solving Maine’s transportation funding shortfall will recommend an immediate infusion of between $20 million and $60 million while punting a range of possible solutions to the next Legislature.

March 4, 2020

Exxon Outlines Steps to Reduce Harmful Methane Emissions

NEW YORK — ExxonMobil on March 3 outlined how it is reducing the methane its operations release into the atmosphere, detailing its efforts as governments around the globe write new rules to regulate the harmful greenhouse gas.

March 3, 2020

FMCSA Announces Plans for March 19 Safety Summit

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is planning a Safety Summit on March 19 for motor carriers, drivers, safety technology developers and users, federal and state partners, and safety advocate groups to share ideas on improving truck safety.

March 2, 2020

Improving Driver Safety with In-Cab Hazard-Based Warnings

Hundreds of thousands of commercial vehicles travel across the United States each and every day, operated by drivers who are focused on continuously changing road conditions and other driving tasks, all of which may cause them to miss critical road sign warnings about such hazards as steep grades, high rollover locations, and low bridges.

March 12, 2020

Einride to Hire Autonomous Truck Operators in Sweden, US

Swedish technology company Einride on Feb. 27 announced plans to hire two autonomous truck operators over the next year.

February 27, 2020

California OKs Passengers for GM’s Cruise Autonomous Vehicle Test

Cruise, the autonomous-vehicle unit of General Motors Co., has been cleared to carry passengers in California.

February 27, 2020