Lytx opens new Canadian office, R&D lab
MARKHAM, Ont. – DriveCam maker Lytx has announced its move into a new facility in Markham, Ont. The company is moving its local hardware and software development teams into a 13,000 sq.-ft. facility equipped with a research and development lab…
MTO outlines northern Ontario rest areas in need of improvement
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM) recently released a draft strategy to help guide transportation policies and infrastructure in northern Ontario for the next 25 years.…
Don’t ‘drive through the lights’ — and other aftertreatment system PM refreshers, tips
Daniel Mustafa, Assistant Manager of Technical Development for TravelCenters of America, says he still sees otherwise upstanding, wonderful people doing the kinds of things with their trucks that can turn a less-than-$1,000 major nuisance repair into a soul-crushing $11,000 one. When it comes to the aftertreatment systems on trucks with engines of 2007 and later […]
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FMCSA Posts ELD File-Checker Tool Online
One of the bugaboos to the quick adoption by fleets of electronic logging devices compliant to the new rule has been the question of how—or when— users can be certain that the mandated devices will be able to electronically transfer data files of records of duty status for review by law enforcement officials who use portable computers.
OOIDA: Human Trafficking Bill Unfairly Singles Out Truckers
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has come out against the recently proposed No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act, because it believes the bill unfairly singles out truckers.
DAT Releases Load Board for Small Fleets and Owner-Operators
DAT Solutions has launched DAT TruckersEdge Pro, a load board designed for small fleets and owner-operators with access to more than 485,000 load posts per business day.
‘Slime Tsunami’: Truck dumps 8,000 pounds of slime eels on Oregon highway
The driver of the flatbed reportedly was slowing at a construction site, couldn’t stop and the tuck tipped spilling the containers filled with what Smithsonian.com calls, the “most disgusting animals in the ocean, if not on earth.”
DAT’s new TruckersEdge Pro now shows rate averages paid to owner-operators in recent weeks
Loadboard DAT Solutions on Friday announced the availability of TruckersEdge Pro, an updated version of its loadboard that allows owner-operators to see the rate averages in specified lanes paid by brokers over the past 15 days.
CVSA Releases Results from Unannounced Brake Safety Day
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Administration has revealed that results from its unannounced Brake Safety Day inspection event showi that the majority of vehicles (79%) inspected did not have any critical item vehicle violations.