New app gives drivers details about shipper locations
Dock411 helps drivers know what to expect when they deliver loads, providing information such as dock locations, yard entrances, restroom accessibility, wireless availability and availability of unloading equipment. Drivers who download the app can add to Dock411’s database by rating each location as “good, OK or bad” on attributes such as lighting, maneuverability, wait times, […]
Daimler breaks ground on new logistics center
CLEVELAND, N.C. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has broken ground on its new logistics center at the company’s truck manufacturing plant in Cleveland, N.C. Expected to be completed early 2019, the center represents a $27 million investment in Daimler’s…
Q. Are there any vehicle exemptions under the ELD Mandate?
Vehicles with an engine model year before 2000
Q. What information will ELDs be required to collect?
A. ELDs are required to record the following data elements
Photos: Day 2 of Pride & Polish trucks at the Great American Trucking Show
Trucks shine bright for Pride & Polish competition at GATS.
Minimizer introduces aftermarket mattress with lifetime guarantee
Trucking industry supplier Minimizer unveiled Friday a truck mattress line that the company says closes a quality void that exists among stock and other aftermarket mattress offerings. The company introduced the new Long Haul Mattress series at the Great American Trucking Show.
Product Standards for Heavy-Duty Aftermarket in Development
This project was initiated to help independent HD distributors and their supplier community to communicate product and system attributes more effectively to provide a faster, more accurate experience for the end customer. Preliminary development is underway.
More Details Emerge on Tesla Electric Big Rig
Tesla’s soon-to-be-unveiled all-electric truck will be a day cab model with a 200- to 300-mile daily operating range, according to a report by Reuters.
AeroFlow launches referral program that gives drivers $75 toward apnea testing and treatment
AeroFlow’s at-home tests, which are mailed to buyers via fast shipping options, cost $250 — much cheaper than the average $1,350 cost of an in-lab test.
Travel Advisories in Affect as Hurricane Harvey Nears Texas
Meteorologists say the storm could dump up to 30 inches of water on the Texas and Louisiana coast and are urging motorists to stay off of roads.