Driver’s dascham catches icy truck crash, rollover
Icy conditions caused a straight truck driver to spin out of control — directly into the path of a tractor-trailer driver, whose truck then itself lost control and landed on its side. The tractor-trailer driver caught the whole incident on his dashcam.
Kenworth Continues Government Sales Program
Kenworth Truck Company is offering a program with the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) that expands sales opportunities for new Kenworth Class 6-8 chassis to more than 50,000 NJPA members throughout the United States and Canada.
Trucking sector eyes another exciting, challenging year
The freight industry hsa changed rapidly in the last few years, pushed by increasing consumer and corporate demand, technological advancements, and a number of improving economic factors. Keeping up with the trends is essential for every transportatio…
The Quest for Lighter Trailers
Trailers need to be as light, strong, cheap and durable as possible, creating a never-ending race for an always-lighter design.
Panic or Profit? Truck Fleets Need to be Ready for Technology Changes
How fast are autonomous and electric trucks coming? That may be up for debate. But Jack Roberts says in his Truck Tech blog, it’s the fleets that are already tracking new technology and considering its potential that will be the ones riding trucking’s coming technology wave.
ERoad Offers Paperless DVIR
ERoad has introduced ERoad Inspect, a paperless, in-vehicle Driver Vehicle Inspection Report reporting tool.
Grassroots efforts continue around ELD mandate, hours of service flexibility
Wednesday, January 17, a group of truckers took a meeting with United States Senator Ted Cruz in order to press concerns over the Department of Transportation’s electronic logging device mandate and the current hours of service rule.
Truck-Lite Adds LED Fog Lights to Heavy Duty Aftermarket
Truck-Lite has added SAE-compliant LED fog light kits and an LED auxiliary driving light kit to its Truck-Lite by Rigid product offering.
FMCSA Grants ELD Waiver for Rental Trucks
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published in the Federal Register the waiver TRALA had requested for short-term rental trucks. This 90-day waiver from the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Mandate runs from January 19, 2018 until April 19, 2018.
FMCSA Publishes ELD Waiver for Rental Trucks
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published in the Federal Register the waiver the Truck Renting and Leasing Association requested for short-term rental trucks.