Avoiding ‘false alerts’: Primer on the driver-assist systems increasingly common in Class 8s
Bendix’s Fred Andersky presented on what to expect from driver-assistance systems, including crash-mitigation features, as they develop. That includes perhaps the biggest issue drivers have with such systems at present: false, and annoying, alerts.
Stoneridge Launches 24/7 Tech Support for ELD Solution
Electronic logging device provider Stoneridge has launched 24/7 technical support for the Stoneridge EZ-ELD, the company announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky.
Ezlogz ELD app adds blockchain functionality to secure ELD data
Smartphone- and tablet-based electronic logging device provider Ezlogz has added Ethereum blockchain functionality to its app, the company says, which allows owner-operators to securely and transparently handle certain transactions via the app and ensu…
Canadian driver wins Highway Hero Award
AKRON, Ohio – A Canadian truck driver has won the 35th Goodyear Highway Hero Award. Frank Vieira of Ancaster, Ont. won the award for administering first aid to a motorist who had been pierced through the neck by a broken steering…
Trucker who saved motorist after grisly accident named 35th Goodyear Highway Hero
When an SUV ran into the back of a parked roll-off truck, Frank Vieira stopped his truck to help and found SUV driver’s neck had been pierced by a piece of broken steering wheel. He applied pressure to the wound, called 911 and was able to save the dri…
Congress passes spending bill exempting livestock haulers from ELDs until October; Trump threatens veto
Both chambers of Congress on Thursday passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill that allows livestock haulers to run without electronic logging devices through the end of September. The bill has now been sent to the White House for President Trump’s signatu…
Congress passes spending bill exempting livestock haulers from ELDs until October; Trump threatens veto
Both chambers of Congress on Thursday passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill that allows livestock haulers to run without electronic logging devices through the end of September. The bill has now been sent to the White House for President Trump’s signatu…
Cooper introduces premium tire lines
Cooper Tire & Rubber is introducing premium radial tires for long haul, regional and severe duty applications.
Introducing the Parkers’ Coronado — and rat — retooled; and more scenes from MATS
George and Wendy Parker’s 2004 Freightliner Coronado debuts after 4 State Trucks’ treatment, scenes from the active Pavilion, outtakes from seminars on trucking for profit, music and more scenes from MATS 2018.
FMCSA: Ag-exemption, personal conveyance guidance change expected before June end
By June 18: When FMCSA expects proposed hours of service guidance changes (related to the ag exemption and personal conveyance) to be finalized — and more from the agency presentation around ELD/hours-related issues at the Mid-America Trucking Show.