Data Standards Make It Easier to Find the Right Part
Manufacturers and suppliers now subscribe to the Product Information Exchange Standard (PIES), developed exclusively for heavy-duty parts and components.
Race in trucking, wider U.S. culture with owner-op Rico Muhammad
In this podcast, Muhammad details some of his own experiences when it comes to police interactions — from the first but not only time he had a gun pulled on him by an officer to today’s much more smooth though not always pleasant routine interactions a…
Photos: Winners named in virtual Walcott Truckers Jamboree truck show
This year, winners of the Super Trucks Beauty Contest were named in 14 categories. Iowa 80 said there were 67 entrants into the contest. Winners were decided in online voting.
ZF Diagnostic Software Automatically Detects Vehicle Systems
ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Control Systems new Wabco Toolbox Plus, a PC-based advanced diagnostics software, accelerates vehicle and trailer diagnosis with a new “roll call” feature that automatically detects Wabco systems included on the vehicle.
New heavy-haul RGN available from Fontaine
Fontaine Heavy-Haul on Tuesday introduced its new Magnitude 60LCC RGN trailer that hauls 60-ton loads in 13 feet. A trucker was named a Highway Angel for helping a young woman who lost control and crashed on an icy roadway. Samsara/Navistar ink telemat…
Hours of Service Timeline: The Long, Convoluted History of Truck Driver Rules
Truck driver hours of service rules first published in 1937 have been through numerous iterations, court challenges, and Congressional interventions in the past two decades. Take a tour through our timeline.
Rural communities get $25M
MARKSTAY-WARREN, Ont. – The federal and provincial governments said Tuesday they will offer $25 million for eight road and bridge projects in rural communities in Northern, Central and Eastern Ontario. It was the latest infrastructure program announced…
Feds remain committed to June 2021 ELD rollout
TORONTO, Ont. – Transport Canada remains committed to the June 2021 rollout of electronic logging devices (ELDs) for federally regulated operations, even though a related third-party testing and certification process has yet to be finalized. “Transport…
Waymo Outlines Plans to Integrate Autonomous Trucking in Fleets
While agnostic on deployment models and vague on timelines for deployment, Waymo is clear — its end goal is to be a technology provider, not a truck manufacturer or fleet owner.
U.S. extends emergency relief for specific Covid-19 loads
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended its Modified Emergency Declaration through Aug. 14, offering regulatory relief for those hauling specific Covid-19 emergency supplies. A previous exemption had…