Transportation companies â including trucking groups â can improve safety by promoting accountability at the individual, executive and peer levels, according to industry representatives.
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Editorial: Keeping Up With the âHandsâ of Time
The notion of being a âhands-onâ worker still carries weight in professional circles. Increasingly, though, some of the things that once were decidedly âhands-onâ are becoming much more âhands-offâ thanks to the march of technological innovation.
April 11, 2019Prognostics Takes Shape as the Future of Truck Repair
Condition-based maintenance is coming to commercial vehicles, and bringing with it transformative possibilities to expand real-time operational insights, foster an improved warranty process and, perhaps, accelerate sales of replacement parts, experts said.
April 11, 2019Digital Dashboard Cameras Gaining Truckers' Acceptance
As digital technology in trucking grows, so, too, do the ways it can be combined.
April 10, 2019FMCSA to Drivers: Donât Overthink Personal Conveyance Time
LOUISVILLE, Ky. â Some truck drivers still are grappling with the definition of personal conveyance time. They shouldnât be, according to a top executive for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
April 4, 201920-Year-Old Technician Ryan Meppelink Prepares for International Competition
Ryan Meppelink, a 20-year-old student from Zeeland, Mich., has been fascinated with all things mechanical since he was 14.
April 2, 2019NHTSA Probing Hyundai, Kia for Cars That Catch Fire
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating some 3 million U.S. vehicles made by Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. after thousands of complaints that the vehicles went up in flames even without being involved in a crash.
April 2, 2019Senate Appropriators Raise Livestock Industryâs ELD Concerns
Federal policymakers continue to share livestock haulers' concerns over the ELD mandate. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 1, 2019Transportation Safety & Compliance Management
Your Safety department has a significant influence on your profitability. Carriers have made considerable investments in safety and compliance systems, the data from which is used to manage and respond to adverse behavior. Learn how to use the data from your current safety investments to prevent loss and improve profitability.
April 25, 2019BFGoodrich Unveils Two New Truck Tires at MATS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Ââ BFGoodrich unveiled two new trucking tires at the 48th Mid-America Trucking Show, one for the steering axle and one for the trailer axle, designed to enhance longhaul, tanker, refrigerated and dry van models.
March 29, 2019