Pana-Pacific Partners With Lytx on Video Telematics
Pana-Pacific has chosen Lytx as its sole video telematics partner, selling and installing Lytx DriveCam program through the company’s heavy-duty truck dealerships. Pana-Pacific supplies audio and electronics for all heavy-duty truck manufacturers as well as the manufacturers of construction, school bus, emergency, vocational and transit vehicles.
California Launches Study to Look at Mileage-Based Tax
The California Department of Transportation has launched a nine-month pilot program to test a pay-by-the-mile financing model to possibly replace the gas tax in the state. The Road Charge Pilot Program currently has 5,000 volunteers taking part in the …
Proposed crash preventability demonstration program applauded
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will be launching a pilot program to allow carriers to have non-preventable crashes removed from their record, a move praised by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). “Since FMCSA began using…
Cervus Peterbilt hosts open house at new Barrie, Ont. location
BARRIE, Ont. — Cervus Peterbilt held an open house at its new Barrie, Ont. location today. The day included a supplier fair, a free BBQ lunch and a number of door prizes including a draw to win a Napoleon barbecue.…
Charges Dropped Against Fleet in Fatal Georgia Crash
Criminal charges have been dropped against Total Transportation of Mississippi in relation to a fatal accident involving one of its drivers that killed five people in April 2015 . Five Georgia Southern University nursing students were killed in the sev…
Paccar Parts’ new distribution center serves 91 western Canadian and US dealerships
RENTON, Wash. – Paccar Parts opened its new $32-million, 160,000-square-foot distribution center in Renton, Wash. to the applause of more than 500 attendees, including company CEO Ron Armstrong, general operations manager Tom Floyd and general manager David Danforth. “The historic…
Adaptive Cruise Control a ” Downhill with a 15-Ton Trailer! a ” Among…
All-new 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty can automatically accelerate and slow to keep pace with traffic – thanks to class-exclusive adaptive cruise control technology – even while towing a trailer weighing more than 31,500 pounds Adaptive steering makes …
Innova Acquires Telematics Provider
Innova Electronics Corporation has acquired Aftermarket Telematics Technologies, LLC. Aftermarket Telematics Technologies is a provider of Web-based automotive telematics software and services for the automotive aftermarket, making it easy to manage co…
Spot Truckload Freight Rates Post Weekly, Monthly Gains
Rates on the spot truckload freight market either moved higher or remained the same for the week ending June 2. The number of loads jumped 10% while shippers rushed to move freight before the end of the quarter and the start of the July 4 weekend, acco…
Department of Commerce Recommends Tariffs on Chinese Tires
Commercial truck and bus tires imported from China are benefitting from subsidies from the Chinese government, and as a result the U.S. Department of Commerce says those tires should be subject to tariffs up to 23.38%. The DOC issued its preliminary de…