UPS Turns to Virtual Reality to Train Drivers
UPS will begin using cutting-edge virtual reality technology to train drivers at UPS Integrad training facilities.
How will the ELD mandate impact pricing?
Spot market prices could surge 20% as ELD rule takes full effect: FTR
Canadian fleets honored by PeopleNet, TMW Systems
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Several Canadian fleets were recognized as innovators by PeopleNet and TMW Systems, at their joint in.sight user conference. PeopleNet recognized Vitesse Transport, which has developed three systems that leverage PeopleNet technology, to improve visibility into asset utilization…
Canadian fleets honored by PeopleNet, TMW Systems
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Several Canadian fleets were recognized as innovators by PeopleNet and TMW Systems, at their joint in.sight user conference. PeopleNet recognized Vitesse Transport, which has developed three systems that leverage PeopleNet technology, to improve visibility into asset utilization…
Time to Face The Future Head-On
Tech gurus are flocking to trucking with new ideas and new technology. The time to prepare for the changes that are coming is now, says Jack Roberts in his Truck Tech blog.
2017 JOC Directory of Trucking Companies
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FedEx Express driver earns Grand Champion award at National Truck Driving Championships
Roland Bloduc competed against more than 420 other truckers to win the award. He also won the Sleeper Berth class. Bolduc has been driving for over 36 years, 23 of which he’s spent with FedEx, and has more than 1.9 million safe driving miles.
American Road and Transportation Builders support ELD exemption, stress 14-hour-rule issues as well
ARTBA’s support for the Pipe Line Contractors’ request for an ELD exemption re-stressed the largely short-haul construction operators’ long support for an exemption from the hours rules entirely for transportation construction companies.
Top Dem in Senate urges FMCSA to ‘reverse course’ on sleep apnea rule
The agency’s rule, which it formally scrapped last week, would have set in place criteria for medical examiners to use to determine which drivers should be referred for sleep apnea tests. The Senate’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer, has called on FMCSA to resume the rulemaking process.
Analysis: Pricing, not weight, hurting trucking profits
For years, the American Trucking Associations has been lobbying Congress to approve heavier trucks on US highways. Any business-minded person would be correct in assuming this must be motivated by the trucking industry’s struggle to attract more drivers, or by the industry’s hopes to capitalize from carrying more weight. Unfortunately,…