Rest area parking system to help reduce trucker fatigue
A new system designed to monitor available rest area parking spaces for trucks and communicate that information on highway signs is operational in Wisconsin. The Truck Parking Information Management Systems is functioning at four rest areas along Inter…
Amazon is secretly building an ‘Uber for trucking’ app, setting its…
Amazon is building an app that matches truck drivers with shippers, a new service that would deepen its presence in the massive $800 billion trucking industry, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Business Insider. The app, scheduled to la…
Amazon Moving to Create Uber-Like Service for Trucking Industry
Amazon is building an app to match truck drivers with shippers in a new Uber-like service to cater to the $800 billion trucking industry, Business Insider reported . The news outlet, citing an unnamed source, said the app will let truckers find shipper…
Economic Watch: Fed Hikes Interest Rates for Only Second Time in a Decade
Policymakers at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced an increase in interest rates for the first time this year– and for only the second time since the depths of the Great Recession. And there are expected to be at least some repercussions for t…
America’s Road Team Captains take on the 10 Pound Challenge
ARLINGTON, Va. – Five America’s Road Team Captains have been chosen for the Healthy Fleet 10 Pound Challenge. “America’s Road Team Captains are the public face of trucking’s 7.3 million professional truck drivers and the team has a strong platform for…
Kenworth Makes 52-inch Mid-Roof Option Available for T680 Advantage
Kenworth’s more fuel efficient 52-inch mid-roof sleeper Advantage Package for regional haul and less-than-truckload applications is available for order The 52-inch mid-roof sleeper configuration of the T680 with Advantage Package offers new aerodynamic elements including a front air dam, flared-out fairing, lower sleeper fairing extenders and FlowBelow wheel covers that enhance fuel economy by effectively redirecting airflow around the chassis, sleeper and trailer., said teh OEM. The latest T680 Advantage configuration features an optimized powertrain with either a Paccar MX-13 or MX-11 engine, Eaton Fuller Advantage series 10-speed automated transmission and the Paccar Axle tandem drive axle.
Pricing Index jumps in November: ACT Research
COLUMBUS, Ind. – According to ACT Research’s latest for-hire trucking index, improvements seen in the last few months have continued in November. The pricing index reached its highest reported number in the past twelve months, with a reading of…
TransCore’s Canadian freight volumes increase in November
TORONTO, Ont. – TransCore Link Logistics volumes for Canadian and cross-border loads increased 6% from October to November. In addition, year-over-year volumes jumped 24% compared to November 2015. TransCore says this is a positive sign for November’s freight activity, as this is…
Trucking Helps For-Hire Freight Movements Bounce Back
The amount of for-hire freight moved in the U.S. increased following two months of declines, according to new Transportation Department figures. Its Freight Transportation Services Index rose 1% in October from September, the third largest hike since N…
Arconic Signs $450 Million in Supply Deals for its Alcoa Wheels
Manufacturing company Arconic has signed more than $450 million in long-term agreements, including a major deal with Paccar, to supply its forged aluminum Alcoa wheels to makers of commercial vehicles serving global markets. The deals were made through…