3G Sunset Time Is Approaching – Here’s How You Can Stay Ahead of the Curve
As the sunset of the 3G network approaches, fleets will need to plan ahead to meet the transition. As with the implementation of ELDs, fleets that stay ahead of the curve will have a better opportunity to remain connected and productive.
Volvo Forges Ahead with Electric, Vocational Trucks
Volvo Trucks North America isn’t letting the COVID-19-related drop in truck sales and corporate layoffs keep it from moving ahead with its electric truck development and its latest vocational truck models.
Canadian trucker charged with bulk cash smuggling
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A Canadian truck driver has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with bulk cash smuggling after attempting to cross the border with more than $200,000, U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced Thursday. The charge agains…
The ‘Lady in Red’ 1989 Freightliner cabover, in miniature
A little diversion, or something to add to your own wish list, as it were. Longtime owner-operator Steve Bixler got an early Christmas gift that turned into an early birthday gift that he shared a couple pictures of: an expertly custom-crafted scale mo…
May Trucking Conditions Index Bounces Back, But Still Negative
While FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index reading for May made a comeback from a “worst-ever” level in April to a reading of -5.19, it is still not doing well from a historical perspective.
See Trucker Talent Search’s William Penny perform original song ‘Gettin’
The Trucker Talent Search culminates in August with an online broadcast of three finalists performing an additional song to compete for the top prize, which is a day’s recording session at a Nashville studio.
3 Ways Drivers Can Boost Their Immune Systems [Commentary]
The coronavirus has put an added strain on the trucking world for both drivers and fleet owners. But as with every challenge, there are lessons to be learned and wisdom to be gained.
Most Fleets Back to Work, Though Future Uncertainty Remains
An average of 80% of fleets and the mobility community are back at work full time, according to a Geotab survey, and 90% believe their company will survive through the pandemic, although they face major income loss. However, more than half of responden…
Collision repair industry facing challenges
KATY, Texas – It has been a tough few month for the U.S. heavy-duty collision repair industry, and it is going to be a period of significant uncertainty for at least the remainder of this year, an expert warned Thursday. John Webb, president of TenPoin…
Volvo VAH ready to roll as auto sector restarts
GREENSBORO, N.C. – North America’s automotive manufacturers are on the slow road to recovery after pandemic-related shutdowns. And Volvo Trucks North America is at the ready with a refreshed Volvo Auto Hauler – the VAH – to support the related business…