UPS is Latest to Join Blockchain Group
UPS has joined the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance, stating that it sees a need to create industry standards and protocols to enable blockchain platforms to operate together with established technologies.
E-log antipathy ‘not all about the money’: Readers respond ‘around the dunk tank’ to Wes Memphis’ latest
The pseudonymous Memphis noted his Friday positing of the possibility of a “new golden age of trucking” — if imposed ELDs actually limit available hours in a fashion they aren’t already limited post-December 18 toward substantially better rates, income (hardly a certainty) — was “getting some good comments around the dunk tank.” …
Brake Safety Day inspection blitz resulted in nearly 1,700 trucks placed out-of-service
In total, inspectors in the U.S. and Canada inspected 7,698 commercial vehicles during the one-day event, and 22 percent were placed out-of-service for violations. Fourteen percent (or 1,064) of the 7,698 inspected vehicles had brake-related violations.
7 go to trial in Pilot Flying J diesel rebate fraud case
Some of Pilot Flying J’s former top executives have gone to trial in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where a jury will weigh the criminal charges brought against them in the widespread fuel rebate fraud scheme uncovered in 2013.
Brake Safety Day brake inspections put 14% out of service
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fourteen per cent of vehicles inspected in the U.S. and Canada during Brake Safety Day were placed out of service for brake-related violations, according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. A total of 7,698 commercial vehicle inspections…
China’s JAC Motors Launches Electric Truck Line
China’s JAC Motors recently launched a JAC Electric Trucks operation.
Brake Safety Day Placed Over 1,000 Vehicles Out of Service
The results from September’s Brake Safety Day inspection event, organized by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, show that 1,064 vehicles were placed out of service due to brake-related violations.
Stoneridge EZ-ELD available at Love’s
In-cab, the BYOD (“bring your own device”) style EZ-ELD pairs a smartphone application with an ECM plugin that communicates with the application. It’s packaged with three interchangeable options to connect to the OBD port to the ECM.
Michigan roadside drug test pilot program begins this week
Officers can require a driver to submit to an oral fluid test with a mouth swab at roadside to detect the presence of a controlled substance. The test can determine the presence of Schedule 1-5 controlled substances, much like a breathalyzer detects al…
60 percent of small fleets still need ELDs, survey finds
In sum, 1,982 carriers were surveyed, with most of the survey respondents running 40 trucks or fewer. Of the 156 carriers operating between 1 and 5 trucks, 93 (60 percent) have yet to adopt ELDs.