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In-Cab Monitoring Uses Machine Vision to Detect Fatigued, Distracted Driving

In-cab monitoring systems can help fleets keep drivers out of danger, but technology should be just one part of the broader culture of safety within a company.

December 6, 2019

Analysis of Onboard Video Can Yield Operational Insights

The video and data captured by onboard cameras are enabling fleets to identify operational goals and measure progress.

December 6, 2019

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 Agency’s inspector general said Dec. 5.

December 6, 2019

The 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, 2019

Toyota Having Trouble Keeping Hybrid Car Models in Stock

Toyota Motor Corp. has a problem with selling its hybrids — it can’t get enough of them.

December 5, 2019

No '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, 2019

GM to Build $2.3 Billion Battery Plant in Lordstown, Ohio

General Motors Co. and its battery partner, South Korea’s 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, 2019

Hair 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, 2019

California Cuts Electric Car Rebates, Drops Luxury Models

California’s 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, 2019

2019 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, 2019