Navistar, Meritor announce branding agreement for Fleetrite parts
LISLE, Ill. – Navistar and Meritor have agreed to co-brand premium brake shoe kits offered through the Fleetrite brand. About 50 parts number are covered under the branding agreement. Meritor will manufacture the parts. “This agreement demonstrates our continued partnership…
Schneider to go public
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Schneider National has announced it plans to pursue an initial public offering next year. “The objectives of the planned transaction are to facilitate continuity of controlling ownership of Schneider by the future generations of the Schneider…
UPS’ South Holland boot camp for truck trainers an intense 3 weeks
Welton Hudson, 47, left, of Jackson, Miss., keeps score as Karina Shaffer, 42, of Parsippany, N.J., performs a pre-trip checklist during UPS’ boot camp for truck driver trainers in South Holland on Sept. 21, 2016.
Truckers go on strike, but no major disruptions reported
Unionized cargo truck drivers started a general strike midnight Monday, joining rail workers in their strike, but no major disruptions were reported as of early afternoon due to lower than expected participation. Local authorities and the industry are …
Transport minister labels truckers’ strike illegal, vows stern punishment
South Korea’s transportation minister on Monday vowed stern measures against what he called an illegal strike by unionized cargo truck drivers while pledging to take available means to minimize the fallout on the local economy. The warning came hours after some 7,000 truckers began staging a walkout while demanding the withdrawal of a recent government plan on modernizing the country’s shipping industry.
ATA Again Questions How Rhode Island Will Police Truck-Toll Dodgers
Continuing to battle Rhode Island’s truck-only tolling plan, the American Trucking Associations is again questioning how the Ocean State will restrict trucks from avoiding its planned new automated tolls. The R.I. Dept.
New York to Automate Tolling to Cut Congestion
Governor Cuomo announced a transformational plan to reimagine New York City-area crossings for the 21st century.
Truck Hauling Takata Airbags Explodes, FMCSA Orders Fleet to Cease Operations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered Georgia-based trucking company Industrial Transit to cease all interstate and intrastate operations after a truck hauling Takata airbag components exploded, killing a person and leveling a hom…
Economic Watch: Trucking Employment Sinks, Manufacturing Gains
Trucking employment in the U.S. slipped in September despite overall non-farm job growth moving higher for the 72nd straight month, according to a new Labor Department report. But other reports indicate manufacturing in the country is regaining some st…
Self-Driving Tech Could Make Truckers Obsolete
Self-driving technology will likely have many benefits. The most obvious is saving the thousands of lives lost each year to car accidents.