Hanjin Woes Boost West Coast Spot Market Truck Freight, Rates
As the West Coast feels ripple effects from the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping Co., nationally the number of load on the spot truckload freight market fell 5% during the week ending Sept. 24 compared to the week before as truck capacity increased 3%, ac…
CTA’s Bradley gives American conference a snapshot of trucking in Canada
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Though they may be neighbors, Canada the US aren’t exactly in line when it comes to trucking matters. David Bradley, president and CEO of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, gave a brief presentation to attendees at the joint…
Treatment could lower crash risk for truckers with sleep apnea
Commercial truck drivers who get treatment for obstructive sleep apnea for two years may reduce their crash risk to the level of drivers without apnea, a study from Italy suggests. For professional drivers, the screening, treatment and management of sl…
FastFrate names Adams vice-president of logistics and commercial development
WOODBRIDGE, Ont. – Consolidated FastFrate has named Michael Adams as its new vice-president of logistics and commercial development. Working out of the FastFrate head office in Woodbridge, Ont., Adams brings more than 22 years of experience with Canadian Pacific in…
Two-truck platoons can reduce fuel consumption by 4%: NACFE
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Two-truck platoons have the potential to reduce fuel consumption by about 4%, averaged across both vehicles. That’s the finding from the latest North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) confidence report, published today. “Two-truck platooning, an…
UPS Drone Delivers Medicine to Remote Location in Test
UPS has begun testing the use of drones to make commercial deliveries of packages to remote or difficult-to-access locations, working with drone-maker CyPhy Works. The companies staged a mock delivery of urgently needed medicine from Beverly, Mass., to Children’s Island, which is about 3 miles off the Atlantic coast.
Navistar SuperTruck doubles freight efficiency
LISLE, Ill. – Navistar announced today its SuperTruck demonstration vehicle, dubbed CatalIST, improved freight efficiency by 104%. That’s more than double what the US Department of Energy (DOE), which funded the project, had called for. The control vehicle was a…
Chinese Truck Maker Teams With Daimler, Cummins to Launch Global Super Truck Line
Chinese truck manufacturer Foton Motor has launched three fuel-efficient trucks under the Super Truck line in collaboration with Daimler, Cummins and German manufacturers ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Continental AG and other members of the Super Truck Global…
Exclusive: Uber to move freight, target trucking for the long haul
An Autonomous trucking start-up Otto vehicle is shown during an announcing event in Concord, California, U.S. August 4, 2016. With its recent acquisition of self-driving truck startup Otto, Uber Technologies Inc.[UBER.UL]is plotting its entry into the …
Start – em young
I WAS talking to a fellow auto-hack at a car launch last week and he told me of his plans to open a driving school for truck drivers – a bold attempt to produce better trained truckers on our busy roads. A great idea and I wish him well.