The video and data captured by onboard cameras are enabling fleets to identify operational goals and measure progress.
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Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.
Watchdog Faults Rushed EPA Rulemaking on Glider Trucks
WASHINGTON The Trump administration rushed to exempt glider trucks from clean air rules without conducting a federally mandated study on how it would impact public health, the Environmental Protection Agencys inspector general said Dec. 5.
December 6, 2019The 2010s: A Decade of Ups and Downs in Trucking
As we close 2019, we are also wrapping up a decade. While we normally look back at the year that was, it also seems like a good time to review the past 10 years.
December 20, 2019Toyota Having Trouble Keeping Hybrid Car Models in Stock
Toyota Motor Corp. has a problem with selling its hybrids it cant get enough of them.
December 5, 2019No 'Soft Enforcement' After AOBRD ELD Exemption Ends Dec. 16
Commercial vehicle inspectors will not offer a soft enforcement grace period for truckers who have not migrated to electronic logging devices from grandfathered automatic onboard recording devices by Dec. 17, the date that full enforcement of the federal ELD rule takes effect.
December 5, 2019GM to Build $2.3 Billion Battery Plant in Lordstown, Ohio
General Motors Co. and its battery partner, South Koreas LG Chem Ltd., will jointly invest $2.3 billion in a new electric vehicle battery plant to be built in Lordstown, Ohio, the same city where the automaker controversially idled and then sold a 53-year-old compact-car factory.
December 5, 2019Hair Drug-Testing Rule Could Become Public in Early 2020, Official Says
ROCKVILLE, Md. A proposed federal rule that would allow motor carriers to drug test their drivers and prospective employees using hair samples continues to wind its way slowly through the bureaucracy, but could be made public as soon as early next year.
December 5, 2019California Cuts Electric Car Rebates, Drops Luxury Models
Californias rebate program to coax more drivers to buy electric vehicles just got less generous, especially for those looking to spend on a luxury model.
December 4, 20192019 Top 10 Stories Reflect a Mixed Year for the Industry
Here are the 10 most-read stories on the Transport Topics website in 2019, based on Google Analytics.
December 20, 2019Hankook Tire Looks to AI to Improve Production
Hankook Tire, whose commercial products are on U.S. fleets, announced the predictive model it is developing using artificial intelligence could slash in half the time it takes to develop tire compounds.
December 4, 2019