S.C. World’s Largest Truck Convoy set for Sept. 30
The South Carolina edition of the series of “World’s Largest Truck Convoys” benefiting Special Olympics is set for September 30, organizers say, anchored at the SC Farmer’s Market in West Columbia.
PeopleNet, TMW Recognize Innovative Fleets at User Conference
PeopleNet and TMW Systems announced the winners of their 2017 Innovator of the Year awards, recognizing companies that have best leveraged technology to innovate.
Trucker shut down following fatal crash, ‘egregious’ hours-of-service violations
Virginia State Police found in their investigation that Carlos Alberto Garcia had been on-duty and driving for more than 103 hours over the previous eight days at the time of the crash, with only one 10-hour off-duty period taken.
DOTs warn truckers about driving during eclipse, implement truck restrictions
The eclipse will be visible in every state of the contiguous U.S., but at least portions of 14 states will see a total eclipse, where the moon will fully block out the sun for nearly three minutes in the middle of the day.
Nearly 6,000 Peterbilt, Kenworth trucks with optional spotlights recalled
Paccar is recalling approximately 5,731 trucks because the optional spotlight circuit on the affected trucks “may not be adequately protected in the event of a short,” increasing the risk of fire at the fuse block.
Logging in the ELD environment: Annotations/notes section is driver’s friend when ‘weird situations’ arise, FMCSA says
ELD exemption questions, personal conveyance circumstances, yard moves, more: In “any weird situation,” said FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo, “annotate it in the driver’s record [so that the situation] would be clear if somebody asked you for it.”
Data Fuels TMW’s Predictive Maintenance Software
TMT’s new Predict.Fault Code is a maintenance application designed to predict engine and aftertreatment component failures up to three days in advance. HDT’s Jim Beach digs deeper with this report from the TMW/PeopleNet user conference.
FourKites Recognized by Frost & Sullivan
Helping to plug the holes in freight visibility for shippers and 3PLs earned FourKites, Chicago, the 2017 North American Dynamic Supply Chain Tracking Solutions Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan.
Trump Executive Order Aims to Speed Infrastructure Projects
According to the White House, regulatory red tape routinely holds up major infrastructure projects for years at significant cost to the economy.
Pushing the Technology Envelope in Trucking
Mark Botticelli, executive vice president, Technology, PeopleNet, described how some wearable devices such as virtual reality goggles or a smart arm band could aid drivers.