Trucker being charged in crash that killed NC mental health head
The head of North Carolina’s mental health division has been killed after his bicycle collided with a tractor trailer in Raleigh.
What Happened to Biodiesel?
Amidst all the brouhaha about natural gas, the biodiesel option appears to have gone quiet. It still has a near-cult-like following in some quarters, but in the freight-transportation mainstream, biodiesel is a very small player at this point.
Electricity Gives Trucking Industry a Power Boost
As truck owners look for ways to deal with $4 to $5 diesel, some fleets are finding that electricity is helping them plug into savings, through all-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, idle reduction or electric refrigeration units.
What happened to brotherhood?
It’s not enough that drivers need to watch out for downright lousy car drivers, overly enthusiastic creeper-cops and dispatchers that don’t know the meaning of ‘tomorrow,’ they also need to be on guard for the sins of their brothers and sisters.
UPDATED: Navistar to combine advanced EGR with SCR in 2013
LISLE, Ill. — Navistar announced this morning it is working with the EPA and CARB to transition to a combination of advanced exhaust gas recirculation (A-EGR) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR).
Speed Limiters: Is the cure worse than the disease?
Drivers hate them. Fleets love them. I’m talking about truck speed limiters, which to my mind are a blunt solution to a technically delicate problem: how to manage truck speed and efficiency without rendering the things undriveable.
Researchers Identify Common Factors in Truck-Related Crashes
Two Kansas State University civil engineers are working to make Kansas roads and highways safer by reducing the number and severity of vehicular crashes that involve large, cargo-carrying trucks.
Right to Repair Submits Final Signatures for Ballot Initiative
The Right to Repair Coalition today submitted 16,000 signatures to the Massachusetts secretary of state to secure the initiative’s place on the November ballot.
Enforcer Seal Guard Lock to Prevent Tampering
Transport Security, Waconia, Minn., introduced the Enforcer Seal Guard Lock hasp and trailer seal protector.
Nine New Task Forces to Meet at TMC Meeting
The American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council has created nine new task forces that will meet for the first time at TMC’s 2012 Fall Meeting, Sept. 10-13 in Pittsburgh, covering topics such as tires, corrosion, CSA and visi…