CVSA Urges FCC to Reserve Airwaves for V2X Technologies
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is pushing for the Federal Communications Commission to reserve the spectrum required for “vehicle-to-everything” technology.
Hamilton updating Truck Plan
HAMILTON, Ont. – Hamilton, Ont. is undergoing a comprehensive review of its truck routes, and is seeking feedback from the trucking industry. “The City of Hamilton is recognized as a goods movement gateway between Southern Ontario and international mar…
Hazmat endorsement renewal waiver extended through October
TSA is extending its waiver for certain hazmat endorsement renewals through Oct. 29. In other news: Highway speed limits on several Oklahoma turnpikes will soon increase to 80 mph. Mississippi police are searching for a missing truck driver.
A Walkaround of Volvo’s New VHD Vocational Truck [Video]
Watch a video walk-around of the new Volvo VHD, which Volvo calls the most significant evolution of its vocational truck offering in decades.
Though certain freight sectors are humming, many owner-operators appear to be hanging back
Load postings in recent months on popular loadboards have been climbing. However, despite that steady freight recovery, data shows the smallest of carriers — those with six trucks or fewer — aren’t jumping back into the game at the same rate that fre…
Survival strategies for cash-strapped owner-operators
A look back at the first story in a three-week series on owner-operators’ cash flow crisis with debt-relief strategies, SBA funding and more.
Lordstown Debuts Electric Endurance “Tough Truck” Video
Reminiscent of the classic Americana commercial spots the Detroit 3 have used for its pickups, the Lordstown Motors video shows the electric Endurance pickup performing work duties “in the wild.”
FourKites Dynamic Yard Improves Visibility
FourKites has introduced Dynamic Yard, a new software that gives companies visibility all of their facilities based on real-time, in-transit, and in-yard freight data and analytics.
Talbert Manufacturing’s 55-Ton Traveling Axle Trailer
Talbert Manufacturing recently unveiled the 5553TA, a traveling axle trailer with a planetary winch and Talbert’s redesigned piggy-back cylinder with more than 25% more power to move axles in adverse conditions.
Penske Deploys Heavy-Duty Battery-Electric Truck with Core-Mark
The Class 8 electric vehicle is domiciled at Penske’s Ontario, California, facility and is being used by Core-Mark to haul between 13,000 to 18,000 pounds of food and beverages to convenience stores.