Daimler updates Express WriteUp app
PORTLAND, Ore. — Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced enhancements to its Express WriteUp mobile application. Express WriteUp allows service advisors at Freightliner and Western Star dealerships to create repair orders with a mobile device. When a vehicle arrives…
NRCan updates SmartDriver for Highway Trucking
OTTAWA, Ont. – Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has updated its popular SmartDriver for Highway Trucking program, to help commercial truck drivers achieve better fuel economy. The program was developed in consultation with the trucking industry, NRCan reported, providing drivers will…
OOIDA leader passes away
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – Jim Johnston, president and CEO of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), has passed away after a battle with lung cancer. Johnston led the U.S.-based OOIDA since 1974. “The trucking industry has lost a visionary and…
CVSA’s Cordova Joins Zonar Compliance Team
Fleet management technology company Zonar has announced that Ron Cordova, former law enforcement officer and Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance president, would be joining its compliance team.
OOIDA’s Jim Johnston Passes Away at 78
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association announced today that Jim Johnston, its long serving leader, has passed away at the age of 78 after more than a year-long battle with lung cancer.
Los Angeles Sues 3 Port Companies for Driver Misclassification
The City of Los Angeles filed lawsuits against three port trucking companies, alleging that each avoided paying drivers proper wages and benefits by intentionally misclassifying hundreds of truckers as independent contractors.
Zonar hires former CVSA president as its compliance manager
SEATTLE, Wash. – Former Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) president Ron Cordova has joined Zonar Systems’ compliance team. As compliance manager, Cordova will work with a group that is dedicated to ensuring Zonar and its customers adhere to the Department…
Zonar hires former CVSA president as its compliance manager
SEATTLE, Wash. – Former Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) president Ron Cordova has joined Zonar Systems’ compliance team. As compliance manager, Cordova will work with a group that is dedicated to ensuring Zonar and its customers adhere to the Department…
Canada maps truck ELD plan as US mandate takes hold
As in the US, Canadian trucking companies already using some type of electronic log would have additional time to fully comply with the proposed rule. Photo credit: Shutterstock.
As the electronic logging device (ELD) era gets under way in the United …
Environmental Group Urges EPA to Maintain Glider Kit Standards
Environmental advocates, state attorneys general and others are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain the previous administration’s ruling on glider kits under the Greenhouse Gas Phase 2 rules, calling the current efforts to reverse the rule at odds with the Clean Air Act.