No CDL or Medical Card Needed to Operate This Trailer Spotter
TrailerCaddy is battery-electric powered and can move empty and loaded semitrailers weighing up to 70,000 pounds, its maker says. Blog commentary by Tom Berg, Senior Contributing Editor.
TRB Grants Contract to Research Cybersecurity Weakness in Transportation
The Transportation Research Board has awarded a $750,000 contract to the Southwest Research Institute to help state and local agencies assess cybersecurity risks on current and future transportation systems.
Verizon Expanding Telematics Offerings with Acquisitions
Verizon Telematics has become the largest provider of built-in telematics and mobile applications for commercial vehicles and has moved closer to rebranding its product offerings for its customers, CEO Andrés Irlando told an audience gathered at the annual Latitude conference.
FMCSA Seeks Comment on Flexible Sleeper Berth Pilot
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is now seeking public comment on its proposed pilot program to make more flexible the sleeper-berth provision within its hours-of-service rule for truck drivers.
SwiftTech Technician Competition [Photos]
Swift Transportation held its annual SwiftTech technician competition at the company’s headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz., testing the troubleshooting skills of its techs on tractors, trailers, and everything in between. Photos: Steven Martinez
The New Oils: An Update on CK-4 and FA-4
Last December, for the first time, the American Petroleum Institute started licensing two different approved heavy-duty diesel engine oils. CK-4 adoption is going largely as expected, but very few fleets are using FA-4 yet – because very few engine makers so far are recommending it.
‘Logistics insourcing’ leverages tech to cut shipper costs
Some companies want to retain as much control over their supply chain as possible. Photo credit: Shutterstock
Relying on cloud-based technology and two new partnerships, a start-up logistics company hopes to help US shippers build and retai…
Great Dane, Trail King recalling certain trailers with Meritor axles, suspensions
Great Dane is recalling approximately 90 of its model year 2018 Everest reefer trailers using Meritor axles and suspensions, while Trail King has recalled just two of its Fifth-Wheel Live Bottom belt trailers.
ATRI Research Advisory Chair Tapped to Lead OSHA
Scott Mugno, ATRI’s research advisory committee chairman, has been nominated to lead OSHA as an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
Livestock haulers, intermodal fleet petition FMCSA for ELD mandate reprieve
The National Pork Producers Coalition and intermodal fleet Hub Group Trucking have requested exemptions from all or part of the ELD mandate.