U.S. Xpress reached a deal to spend more than $200 million to buy 1,400 International LT semi-tractor sleeper trucks and 265 day cabs from Navistar International Corp.
October 23, 2017Business, Technology, TCA
U.S. Xpress Sees Good Times Ahead
Government, Business, Technology
‘Time to Move Forward’ on ELD Mandate, ATA's Spear Says
ORLANDO, Fla. — With the electronic logging device mandate fast approaching, the leader of American Trucking Associations emphasized that a delay will not occur, cementing the industry’s long-held view on the rule during his annual state of the industry address.
October 23, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
Volkswagen and Daimler Inspected by EU as Cartel Probe Widens
Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG were inspected by European Union antitrust investigators as the EU stepped up a probe into allegations the German car industry colluded on technology for decades.
October 23, 2017Business, Technology
MCE Panel Lays Out Trucking’s Triumphs, Challenges
ORLANDO, Fla. — The North American Free Trade Agreement needs updating, but the process appears frozen in adversarial positions, even as truckload freight has grown 4% over the past five month, panelists here said.
October 23, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Human-Machine Interaction, Computing Power Key to Development of Autonomous Trucks
ORLANDO, Fla. — To pave the way for autonomous trucks, technology developers will need to refine the interaction between the human and the machine, and add more advanced sensors and greater computing power to the vehicle, experts said.
October 23, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment
Navistar Announces Price Increases, New Services
ORLANDO, Fla. — Navistar International Corp. announced price increases of up to 2% for its model-year 2019 vehicles, citing rising commodity prices. The price increases may affect all product lines and classes of trucks and don’t single out Class 8 trucks.
October 23, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Driver Shortage Returns to Top of ATRI’s Survey of Critical Industry Issues
ORLANDO, Fla. — The driver shortage has regained its status as the trucking industry’s most pressing concern for the first time since 2006, American Transportation Research Institute reported.
October 23, 2017Business, Technology, Autonomous
Autonomy Could Transform Trucking’s Future, Former GM Exec Says
ORLANDO, Fla. — Autonomous trucks could give rise to a future in which 90% of crashes are eliminated and transportation becomes dramatically more productive and cost effective, technology expert Larry Burns told industry executives here.
October 22, 2017Business, Technology
Help Launches ELD and Weigh Station Apps
ORLANDO, Fla. — Help Inc. announced two new apps — one in the crowded electronic logging device field, and another as a mobile weigh station bypass app.
October 22, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment
Lytx Upgrades Rair to Meet ELD Mandate
ORLANDO, Fla. — Lytx has upgraded its Rair Compliance Services program so clients can better meet the looming electronic logging device mandate, the video-based safety services vendor announced Oct. 22 at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 22, 2017