PeopleNet Debuts Next Generation of Video Side Mirrors
PeopleNet launched its next-generation MirrorCam, a hood-mounted spot mirror with a built-in camera that gives drivers additional perspective into a truck’s blind spots.
US truck shippers adjust to new rate reality
Shippers were surprised by the severity of price increases demanded by US truckers in the first quarter. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com.
ORLANDO, Florida — Shocked by price increases one logistics executive called “ruthless,” shippers are ra…
Velocity Truck Centers Acquires Sierra Freightliner
Velocity Truck Centers, a commercial vehicle dealership group in the Southwest, has acquired Sierra Freightliner Sterling Western Star, extending the company’s reach in Nevada.
How E-Commerce Trends Are Affecting Final Mile Logistics
A bi-annual survey into home delivery and final mile finds that customers want their e-commerce orders faster and faster – and they want them free. But it’s hardly free for the companies doing the delivering, and it’s driving changes in the retail supply chain that may affect even carriers not in the final-mile business.
NY-NJ truck turn time transparency momentum builds
The system would provide the association and other port stakeholders with a key metric that can be used to analyze the performance of terminals over time and compare turn times at different terminals to encourage more-efficient practices. Pho…
Diesel Prices Hit Highest Level Since 2014
The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel in the U.S. hit more than $3.15 last week, and in many parts of the country it is much higher than that.
House passes bill with directives on driver breaks, criteria for brokers/shippers selecting a carrier
Two trucking policy riders made their way into a House bill passed Friday: One to protect carriers from litigation from drivers seeking wages for state-mandated meal and rest breaks, mostly isolated to California currently. The other is a policy provis…
Texas driver gets life in smuggling deaths
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A Texas truck driver will serve life in prison in the deaths of 10 people attempting to illegally immigrate to the United States last July. James Matthew Bradley Jr., 61, was sentenced April 27 to life…
Drivers who speed more of a risk, according to SmartDrive data
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – New data on truck drivers who speed confirms they are a greater danger on the road than those who obey speed limits. Data collected by SmartDrive Systems, a video safety and transportation intelligence company, through its…
Speeding Drivers Can Increase Costs and Risks for Fleets
SmartDrive Systems found that drivers who speed are more likely to engage in unsafe driving behavior and be involved in a collision.