Higher driver pay drove carriers’ costs higher in 2016
Carrier costs on the whole climbed 1.5 cents a mile last year, per the report, with increases in spending on driver wages and benefits outpacing savings from lower fuel expenditures.
‘Real reciprocity’ is what Canadian trucking execs want from NAFTA talks
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Reciprocity is what most are looking for on this side of the U.S.-Canada border when it comes to NAFTA discussions. That’s according to some of the trucking industry’s most prominent players who gathered at special Canada-based Truckload…
Illinois DOT looking for feedback on rest areas
The survey asks drivers how and why they currently use the rest areas, their level of satisfaction with the rest areas, how important certain features are and more.
Driver reportedly run over, killed by own truck
When the truck began moving, the driver reportedly attempted to stop it and was run over and killed.
2017 GATS Best of Show, Limited Mileage Combo: Striking look for viper red KW
The custom interior features shag carpeting and a mini-disco ball hanging in the large studio sleeper. Also inside are more than 800 buttons in the upholstery, each of which had to be sanded, primed, painted and clear-coated viper red to match the rest…
New ELD with no monthly fee
The Switchboard company has released its free mobile application, which with a onetime $250 investment in an ECM connecting device allows truck drivers to comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic logging device mandate.
Landi Renzo to Offer Natural Gas 2018 Ford Trucks by April
Landi Renzo is expecting certification from the California Air Resource Board (CARB) to sell natural gas-powered models of several 2018 Ford vehicles, including the E-350 and F-250/F-350 by April 1.
Driver wages and benefits outpace lower fuel costs in 2016: ATRI
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Transportation Research Institute released the findings of its 2017 report An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking, and found that driver costs represent a higher percentage of overall costs than fuel does. According to…
Ford Recalls 1.3M Trucks for Door Latches
The recall affects more than 1.3 million 2015-2017 trucks in North America, including 1.1 million in the U.S.