NTSB Faults both Trucker and Motorist in Fatal Tesla Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that a truck driver’s failure to yield the right of way and a car driver’s “inattention due to overreliance on vehicle automation” are the probable cause of the May 7, 2016, collision of a tractor-trailer and a Tesla S sedan operating in autonomous mode.
C.H. Robinson Offers Transflo Telematics to Carrier Network
Third-party logistics provider C.H. Robinson has entered into an agreement with telematics company Transflo to supply telematics for its carrier network.
How to Achieve Diversity Within Your Fleet
Caroline Blais of Kriska Holdings explains the right way to achieve diversity within your company.
Finger on the ELD mandate — good marketing or well over the line?
A reefer trailer advertising an ELD product with a quite actual giant middle finger to the regulation brought a question from a longtime operator about overall driver image. Whatever you think aboout the ELD mandate, are such ads over the line or all i…
Oliver Rubber Launches Wide-Base Retread for Line Haul
Oliver Rubber has launched the Oliver Ultra Low Profile Vantage Drive, a new SmartWay-verified, wide-base drive-axle position retread for line haul and regional applications.
XPO Plans to Double Last-Mile Network
XPO Logistics has announced plans to nearly double its current last-mile footprint to 85 service hubs by late 2018.
Five Apps for That: Driving after hours with simulation games
Trucking simulator apps are meant to mimic the real deal. They can incorporate realistic elements such as fuel consumption, damage and the ability to customize your rig.
Celadon driver earns Highway Angel status for saving fellow driver
The incident occurred at a Pilot Travel Center in Kingston Springs, Tennessee. Miller saw the other driver collapse, and when they were unresponsive Miller started CPR and continued until emergency medical services made it to the scene.
Ice Road Truckers stars lend helping hands to other motorists in latest episode
Lisa Kelly, Art Burke and Alex Debogorski all stopped to help others, even though unseasonably warm temperatures were causing the ice roads to fall apart, according to Hollis.
Tory Jacobson’s 2003 Peterbilt 379
All the lights on the truck and trailer have been switched out for the Trux Dual Revolution lights that can be switched to blue, and all the aluminum on the truck has been wrapped with stainless steel.