SpecFinder Narrows Down Search for Tractor Wheels
Arconic’s SpecFinder online tool for Alcoa aluminum truck wheels is designed to streamline the lightweight, aluminum wheel-shopping process for fleets, OEMs, and owner-operators.
Top Fleet Employers Gala Awards Dinner
In addition to celebrating and recognizing all our 2017 honourees, awards at the Gala Event will include: ·HR Leader of the Year Award ·Top Awards including: Top small, medium, large, and private fleets ·Achievements of Excellence Awards including: Workplace Culture,…
Celadon Adds Independent Director to Board
Amid a financial restructuring and an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Celadon Group has announced the appointment of a new independent director to its board.
Portions of I-10, I-19 in Arizona, I-15 in Vegas closed this weekend
I-10 West at 59th Avenue west of Phoenix will close between 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, and 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15. I-15 North in North Las Vegas will close at the exit to the 215 Northern Beltway from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, through Tuesday, Oc…
Millennials will bring value to trucking: Panel
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – It’s no secret the trucking industry is in dire need of millennials. Truck drivers are getting older, and a great portion of them are due to retire soon. Ideally, fleets would love for them to be replaced…
Blue Dot Integrates ALK Maps into Drive App
Using ALK Maps, Blue Dot’s MilesAhead Drive App provides drivers with commercial vehicle routes and map visualization.
Fleets’ private eyes, platform No. 3: Lytx’s ActiveVision add-on to the DriveCam service
From Overdrive’s exploration of driver fatigue monitoring systems: Lytx is perhaps the biggest dual-camera-system purveyor, with its DriveCam system equipped in 400,000 trucks. Its new ActiveVision system adds machine-vision technology to the road-fac…
Trucking rap sheet: Trucker leads police on chase, med examiner sentenced for fraud
A trucker led police on a two-state chase, an Atlanta doctor was sentenced for falsifying DOT medical exams, a South Georgia nurse pleaded guilty to falsifying medical exams and a Canadian fleet was ordered to pay $350,000 in back wages to temporary fo…
FMCSA shuts down trucking company tied to deadly smuggling operation
Pyle Transportation was placed out-of-service Monday by the FMCSA following a compliance review that found hours-of-service and driver fitness violations, FMCSA spokesperson Duane DeBruyne confirmed to Overdrive Thursday.
September productivity highest since March 2011
COLUMBUS, Ind. – ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index indicates that September’s productivity reading advanced at the highest level since March 2011. “Seasonally adjusted, the productivity reading of 63 was up from 61.6 in August and the 57.3 year-to-date average,” said Tim…