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A Year of Pandemic: Logistics Companies Adapted as Needed

Logistics companies that diversified, were nimble and leveraged data-driven technologies had the best chance to continue operating throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

March 22, 2021

NHTSA to Investigate Tesla Crash With Tractor-Trailer

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is sending a team to Detroit to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that drove beneath a semitrailer.

March 16, 2021

Carriers Use Pre-Planning to Help Drivers Secure Truck Parking

Trucking companies are addressing the parking shortage in multiple ways, including advance planning, using technology to access real-time information on parking availability, or even embracing paid reservations for parking spaces or hotel rooms to make it easier for drivers to shut down for the night.

March 15, 2021

Biden Executive Order Calls on Agencies to Prioritize 'Environmental Justice'

A sweeping executive order from President Joe Biden calls for a review of all Trump-era environmental regulations with a focus on the issue of “environmental justice,” an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions in low-income and minority communities across the United States that, in many cases, are located near where heavy trucks operate.

March 9, 2021

Ford Telematics Now Available for Non-Ford Commercial Vehicles

Ford Motor Co. is making its telematics system available to all commercial vehicle manufacturers, the company announced.

March 8, 2021

Sen. Ed Markey Pushes Climate-Focused Transportation Bills

A group of Democratic senators recently introduced legislation designed to initiate reductions of greenhouse gas emissions on the nation’s highways.

March 8, 2021

Efficiency Gains Arise From COVID-Induced Contactless Delivery

COVID-19 has driven the need for contactless delivery methods, but a silver lining may be increased efficiency.

March 4, 2021

No Final Hair Testing Rule Yet, but HHS Plans to Add More Drugs to Tests

Ron Flegel, chairman of the federal Drug Testing Advisory Board that developed the controversial proposed mandatory guidelines for federal drug testing using hair samples, was mum at a March 2 meeting on when HHS plans to issue a final hair testing rule.

March 3, 2021

Lightweighting of Trucks Could Become More Prevalent, NACFE Finds

Some truck buyers require lightweighting while most others move toward it slowly, if at all, but the coming of electric trucks may demand more of it, according to an updated confidence report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.

March 3, 2021

COVID-19 Exposes Cold Chain Problems, Solutions

The coronavirus pandemic has presented new challenges and opportunities for innovation in cold chain shipments.

March 2, 2021