Wilson Logistics commits to 1,120 autonomous trucks
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A pilot project between autonomous trucking start-up Locomation and U.S. fleet Wilson Logistics has gone so well, that Wilson said it will convert 1,120 of its trucks to the system. The trucks will be retrofit with Locomation’s Autono…
For-Hire Trucking Index Emphasizes Continued Driver Shortage
ACT Research’s August For-Hire Trucking Index reported a tight trucking market fueled by ongoing volume, rate surges, and increased driver shortages.
Pride & Polish Working Bobtail, 2013 & Older winner: Fleet’s ‘misfit’ Pete fits driver well
Mike Hall picked up honors in the Working Bobtail 2013 & Older class with this 2004 Peterbilt 379, which he drives for C Bean Transport.
Bendix Highlights Driver Assistance Technologies in Live Demo
Taking a cue from many of the virtual events since the onset of COVID-19, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems brought attendees a live demo that could be experienced from their home offices.
N.B. tightens trucker recruitment
FREDERICTON, N.B. – New Brunswick has joined Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia in tightening truck driver recruitment. It has established a pathway specific to transport truck drivers (NOC 7511) within the Provincial Nominee Program’s NB Skill…
Hours of service pop quiz: Can you haul 77 hours in 7 days?
It’s physically possible, of course, but any issue with a driver hauling that much is not an hours of service regulation problem, as rule-change challengers may want you to believe. Bonus: Four-wheeler-in-truck-space enforcement crackdown in Australia …
Volvo recalls 15,000 trucks over potential brake pedal issue
Volvo’s recall includes approximately 15,156 model year 2020-2021 VAH, VHD, VNL and VNR trucks. Love’s opened a new location along Highway 58 in Boron, California.
What COVID-19 did to trucker turnover in Q2
Expect market for drivers to tighten
C.H. Robinson Gives Shippers Alternative to Traditional Bidding Process
Global logistics company C.H. Robinson is offering a free tool for large shippers that it says uses data and AI to disrupt the traditional annual bidding process.
POLL: Independents, how would you describe your principal freight sources — shippers, brokers, a mix?
For the independents/small fleet owners with authority among you: Are you working with one or more shippers/customers, a mix of brokers, a single broker? Weigh in via this poll.
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