Truckers line up to help cops keep man from suicide
Happened on I-696 this morning
FMC investigating canceled door deliveries as dray capacity tightens
Ocean carriers have been restricting door deliveries and implementing surcharges on door deliveries, in which they are responsible for the end-to-end transportation, because of the rising costs on inland transportation. (Above: trucks pi…
Startup testing highly autonomous system in retrofitted Peterbilts in Arizona
TuSimple, a 30-month-old San Diego-based autonomous truck startup, says it is currently testing three Level 4 autonomous Peterbilt trucks in Arizona. Level 4 autonomy (on a scale of 1 to 5) doesn’t require any action by a human driver and is widely con…
Truck tonnage decreases, but remains strong
ARLINGTON, Va. – For-hire truck tonnage in the U.S. decreased 1.1% in March, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). The February decline was revised down from 2.6%, to 0.8%. Year-over-year, tonnage was up 6.3%, and for all of 2017…
Lose sleep over this health condition
Do you often still feel tired after a full night’s sleep? Do you snore so loudly that you regularly wake yourself up with a sudden snort, gasp, or choke? Does your family complain that your snoring keeps everyone awake? If…
Dealing with the messiness of the human condition
As a truck driver, you may wake some mornings to blinding sunshine under brilliant blue skies but you may end the day in a blinding snowstorm unable to see more than a few truck lengths in front of you. On…
The 40,000-kilometer question
Interest growing in gas-powered medium-duty trucks
Earnings Watch: Volvo, Paccar Increase 1st Quarter Profits Amid Higher Sales
Volvo and Paccar both reported that profits moved higher in the first quarter of the year as sales also improved, increasing their predictions for the Class 8 truck market for 2018.
Stop using term ‘autonomous vehicle,’ panel urges
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — If he had his way, Mike Millian would never hear the term “autonomous truck” again. “The more we keep telling people autonomous trucks are going to hit the road in the next few years with no drivers…
A bright idea, too long coming
Ghost vehicles must disappear from our roads