Iowa college using FMCSA grant to help military vets obtain CDLs
Des Moines Area Community College received the $88,460 grant through FMCSA’s Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grant program to help military veterans to obtain a CDL.
Are driver monitoring systems destined to upend hours of service regulations?
Fatigue-monitoring technology promises to drastically narrow the often vast gap between the government’s formula for alertness and the reality of frequent fatigue. Such systems applied to individual drivers could theoretically replace the clock-based system that attempts to cover all drivers.
Hydrogen-electric truck maker Nikola starts rollout of hydrogen fueling network
Nikola Motor Company has tapped Nel ASA as equipment supplier to help the truck OEM to create the largest hydrogen fueling network in the world, covering more than 2,000 miles and 16 stations. Nikola has already kicked off two of the 16 stations with 1…
Ep 8 | 2017 Purchasing Used
Can buying used trucks be a viable strategy for your business?
Daimler Introduces Pair of Mexico-Specific Cabover Trucks
The rollout of two new market-specific cabover trucks in Mexico exemplifies Daimler Trucks overarching strategy of acting globally but thinking locally.
Mack Anthem Makes Mexican Debut
Mack’s newest on-highway model, the Anthem, was introduced to Mexican truckers and journalists yesterday at the 2107 ExpoTransporte show here in Guadalajara.
Slideshow: Top takeaways from JOC Inland Distribution Conference
The JOC Inland Distribution Conference in Atlanta Nov. 6-8 brought together nearly 300 shippers, carriers, logistics providers and technology suppliers at a time of critical change across the North American transportation landscape. Rising rates,…
BYD Delivers First All-Electric Side Loader Refuse Truck
The first all-electric automated side loader refuse truck from BYD was presented to the City of Palo Alto Calif., and GreenWaste, the city’s waste hauler service provider.
No points against CSA score for ELD violation during phase-in period
Drivers who receive a violation for having no ELD between Dec. 18 and April 1 will not have points recorded against them in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability carrier scoring system, safety officials said today at a public hearing in Birmingham, Ala.
Mack brings Anthem to Mexican market
GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Mack Trucks is strengthening its presence in the Mexican market, by bringing its new Anthem highway model here and focusing on expanding its dealer network. Mack has had a presence in the Mexican truck market for 117…