Autonomous Peterbilt, hydrogen-powered Kenworth on display at CES next week
The Kenworth T680 daycab is a prototype zero-emission truck part of Paccar’s Zero Emission Cargo Transport Demonstration project. A Peterbilt 579 autonomous truck will also be on display at the Paccar Innovations booth at the show.
DOT surveying truckers on personal vehicle commute times
FMCSA has announced intentions to survey drivers about the time they spend commuting in their personal vehicles, seeking to determine how often truckers’ commutes to their driving jobs exceed 2 and a half hours. The agency also says it intends to study the ramifications of “excessive commuting on safety and driver fatigue” after the survey’s completion.
Don’t go toward the light, Carol Ann
“If it has taken 30 years of hemorrhaging drivers to snap into the realization the eternal well is drying up for real — the very fleets who have participated in the practice of paying their executives well while drivers are once again forgotten are ab…
Storms, surging volume reshape US truck spot market
There was plenty of spot freight in markets across the US last year. Photo credit: Shutterstock.
Supply chain disruption caused by back-to-back hurricanes helped shift the top markets for spot and contract truck freight in the US last…
The alternative route to success
Rob Piccioni is a contrarian. He doesn’t like to do what others are doing. He likes to take the road less traveled, and march to the beat of his own drum. It’s partly why he decided to start his own…
Economic Watch: Employment, Factory Activity, and a Possible Drag on GDP
The number of overall job additions in the U.S. slowed in December as the trucking industry shed some positions, while separate reports show a bit of softening in the factory sector, amid a new concern about the overall economic performance in the final part of 2017.
The Chain’s in Command – Part 1
Mark stopped overnight at the Flying J Travel Plaza in Shuniah – just outside of Thunder Bay – in preparation for his trip across Hwy. 17 into Manitoba. He had a heavy load of auto parts headed for a warehouse…
Trump to sign human trafficking bills that institute CDL ban, education for truckers
The two-bill package institutes a lifetime CDL ban for those convicted of human trafficking violations, as well as boosts funding for education and reporting efforts by FMCSA.
Truck orders reach three-year high
Preliminary Class 8 truck orders in December reached levels not seen since December 2014, according to industry analysts. ACT Research reported preliminary Class 8 orders of 37,500 units. “The last month of 2017 was the best monthly order intake since…
UPDATED: Music to truck by — Overdrive’s curated playlist
Our updated playlists, headed by trucker-songwriter Will Beeley among others with this update, features music from emerging talents among drivers, great driving music, live tracks, podcast interviews with established artists and more.