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'Smart Car' Technology May Make Roads Safer, but Some Fear Data Hacks

Autonomous vehicles are the wave of a rapidly approaching future that is already bringing increasing amounts of ā€œsmartā€ technology to cars and trucks, and could eventually make passengers of everyone in a vehicle.

September 21, 2017

Best Self-Driving Vehicle Tech Going Nowhere as Rules Stall Under Trump

The technology that gives cars superpowers to see around corners and through walls won’t be on the first self-driving rides hitting the road in the next few years.

September 21, 2017

Intermodal Could Gain From Trickle Down of ELD Mandate, Execs Say

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Truckload executives predict business conditions in 2018 will be robust due to the electronic logging device mandate and that intermodal could benefit from a trickle-down effect, they said during the annual Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Expo here.

September 21, 2017

FMCSA Plans to Reduce Annual Carrier Registration Fees

FMCSA has announced a proposed rule to reduce annual motor carrier, broker, freight forwarder and leasing company registration fees by 9.10% in 2018, and by 4.55% in 2019, below current levels.

September 20, 2017

Daimler Trucks Backs StoreDot Fast-Charging Battery Startup

Daimler AG’s truck division is investing in Israeli battery-technology startup StoreDot Ltd., tapping into a supplier that seeks to enable electric vehicles to recharge as quickly as combustion-powered models can refuel.

September 20, 2017

US Trailer Orders Flat in August; Inventory Rising as GHG 2 Nears

August trailer orders were flat year-over-year at 15,600, but several industry issues are clearly heating up.

September 20, 2017

Boston’s Self-Driving Vehicle Startups Fed Up With Regulations

Top automakers and tech companies are warning state officials the current regulations for testing self-driving cars may be too burdensome and could make it too hard or even impossible to test in Massachusetts, a move experts say would delay the economic and safety benefits expected from autonomous vehicles.

September 20, 2017

ELDs, ā€˜Internet of Trucks’ Featured at NACV

Federal regulators and experts continue to update carriers and drivers on requisite steps moving forward prior to the mandate for electronic logging devices.

September 20, 2017

Focusing on 'Simple Things' Best Defense Against Cyberattacks

ATLANTA — Defending against cyberattacks is often a matter of returning to the basics, according to Justin Turner, director of the counterthreat unit special operations team at SecureWorks.

September 20, 2017

Floodwaters Bring Warnings of Damaged Truck Components

Brakes, diesel particulate filters, electronics and wheel-ends are some of the key components that fleets should inspect on their vehicles as they recover from flooding brought on by hurricanes Harvey and Irma, experts said, adding that without remediation safety component failures are likely to surface in a matter of months.

September 20, 2017