How to Use Telematics to Maximize Your Truck Lifecycle Management
Telematics has transformed fleet management from an art to a science. With the near-real-time data provided by solutions, such as AT&T Fleet Management, fleet managers now have tools to accurately manage the lifecycles of their trucks.
Pilot offers new loyalty points plan for truckers
Uses Pilot Flying J app
Tips for Cleaning and Sanitizing Truck Cabs
We’re up against an invisible enemy that leaves no clues about its whereabouts. The best protection against coronavirus is to assume it’s everywhere and to take proper precautions, like washing your hands.
Tech Startups Match Retailers, Final-Mile Drivers
As the demand for local delivery has spiked due to stay-at-home orders and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, logistics-tech company are stepping up to help small businesses roll out delivery options quickly.
Pilot project to provide drivers access to food during Covid-19 crisis launching this weekend
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – What started mere days ago as an idea to get commercial drivers better access to food has quickly turned into a pilot project that will launch this weekend in three B.C. locations. Just last week, a group of concerned Kamloops, B.C., r…
FMCSA Eases Regulations for Learner’s Permit Holders, CDL Applicants
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has eased the standards related to commercial learner’s permit holders and obtaining a commercial driver’s license.
Matt Herdon explains how U.S. Xpress responds to COVID-19 challenges
Communication is key
Port employee with Covid-19 would not have interacted with truck drivers
MONTREAL, Que. – An employee at the Port of Montreal has tested positive for Covid-19, the Maritime Employers’ Association (MEA) has confirmed, but the individual is a longshoreman who would have limited interaction with truck drivers. The employee was…
Manitoba eases spring road restrictions in the interest of Covid-19 relief
WINNIPEG, Man. – The Province of Manitoba is easing this year’s spring road restrictions in an effort to help the continued transportation of essential goods during the Covid-19 crisis. “In order to allow vehicles to more easily transport essential goo…
The guidance available: FMCSA’s emergency hours of service exemption
Abundance of caution or throw the log books away? A few perspectives — and what FMCSA is saying in guidance — on what steps to take and questions to answer before deciding to invoke FMCSA’s emergency hours exemption for hauling COVID-19 relief freigh…