Waymo hits Atlanta-area roadways with autonomous truck tests
The tests “will let us further develop our technology and integrate it into the operations of shippers and carriers,” the company said in a blog post Friday. “As our self-driving trucks hit the highways in the region, we’ll have highly trained drivers …
Alabama flatbed company boosts driver pay
Incentives raised for new drivers
Texas-based FFE Transportation raises pay
New rates April 2
Least-Traveled Roads Named in Each State
Alaska’s Dalton Highway (State Route 11) has been named the most scenic and quiet route in the U.S., according to a new analysis from Geotab.
WEX Inc. Introduces Fuel Card for Mixed Fleets
WEX Inc. has introduced WEX Cross Roads, a one-card solution for fleets requiring unleaded and diesel fueling options at truck stops and convenience stores, the payment provider announced.
U.S. spot rates dip
PORTLAND, Ore. — Spot truckload freight volumes and rates took a seasonal dip in February, typically a year’s slowest month for freight, reports DAT Solutions, which runs a North American load board. While February spot market rates for van…
Campaign launched to expedite ELDs
TORONTO, Ont. — The Canadian Trucking Alliance has launched a letter-writing campaign to call on all provinces to mandate electronic logging devices (ELDs) by the end of 2019. The link to the e-letter campaign, reaching out to Canada’s tran…
Senators, Former EPA Chiefs Urge Agency to Drop Glider Reg Repeal
Two Democratic senators who oversee environmental issues sent a letter on March 12 to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, urging him to reverse his November 2017 proposal to repeal air emission standards for glider kits.
Woman driver risks her life to avert major accident
A woman driver in England is being credited with saving the life of a fellow truck driver and averting what could have been a major pileup on a busy motorway in the southern part of the country. Dawn Leonard, 52, and a driver for DHL, March 8 used her …
Journey to health leads trucker to create line of food
Owner-operator Shannon Blom knows how hard it can be for truckers to find a good, nutritional meal while on the road. So she’s manufacturing a new line of dehydrated meals. Five years ago, Shannon was pushing 345 pounds. She was on a regimen of medicat…