15 DHL Drivers Compete in Safe Driving Competition
DHL’s top 15 couriers competed for the company’s safest driver award in Dallas earlier this month in the second Safe-Driving Rodeo competition, the company announced.
Women In Trucking Partners with TransConnect for Fuel Discounts
Women In Trucking has partnered with discount fuel card company TransConnect Services, offering savings for member companies.
Increased Costs Could Mean Less Favorable Trucking Conditions
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index fell by more than two points in June as a result of increased costs for labor, fuel, and equipment, reflecting less favorable conditions for trucking.
Out-of-Service Violation Rates Jump in CVSA Roadcheck
The rate of out-of-service violations for both vehicles and drivers increased in this year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance International Roadcheck, according to recently released results.
TMW Systems’ Engage.Bid tool can be effective for small carriers engaging large-shipper RFPs
Devliering the ability to “price with conviction” is the goal of the tool, released by TMW last year — it enables carriers to pull shipper RFPs’ lane-by-lane requests for rate bids into a proprietary module and apply analysis tools. Then output bids q…
DHL Adds Electric Ford Transit Vans in Germany
Ford and Deutsche Post Group subsidiary StreetScooter GmbH have presented the first of their jointly produced electric delivery vans, the StreetScooter Work XL.
ATA truck tonnage index rises slightly in July
ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) for-hire truck tonnage index increased slightly (0.1%) in July, after a 4.4% drop during June. In July, the index equaled 138.5 (2000=100), up from 138.4 in June. Compared with July…
NACV Show sells out of exhibition space
ATLANTA, Ga. — The inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show today announced that it has officially sold out its 365,000 square feet of net exhibition space. Forty-two per cent of the shows floor space will be occupied by companies…
Paccar Unveils Automated Transmission
Paccar introduced the new Paccar Automated Transmission, giving it a complete proprietary and integrated powertrain. Developed with Eaton, it’s designed from the ground up to be automated, and the company says it is the lightest heavy-duty transmission on the market for on-highway commercial vehicles.
Test Drive: Paccar’s New Automated Transmission
Paccar is the latest North American truck manufacturer to bring a proprietary automated transmission to market. HDT’s Jim Park got a sneak preview of the new 12-speed Paccar Automated Transmission ahead of its official launch. Here are his driving impressions.