ARO 2020: Mexico aims to offer viable alternatives to tight trucking market
[caption caption=”In 2020, Mexico’s Port of Veracruz (pictured) will become the first in the nation served by two railroads, and a new marine highway program for containerized cargo will offer cabotage links between various Mexican ports. Photo cr…
Truck hauling paper overturns; 10 other vehicles damaged
Lands in gas station parking lot
12 Trucking Takeaways from 2019
As we head into 2020, HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge shares her top takeaways from 2019 on the trends affecting trucking.
Unifor picketers accused of vandalizing, delaying trucks at Regina refinery
REGINA, Sask. – Truckers working at the Co-Op Refinery in Regina, Sask., say picketers have been delaying and vandalizing trucks, breaking a court order that said they could not hold up drivers for more than five minutes. Following a labor…
Integrated Powertrain Project in the Works from TomTom, Daimler, Bosch
Location technology developer TomTom announced it is working with Daimler Trucks and Bosch on an advanced predictive cruise control system for commercial vehicles.
J.B. Hunt Acquires RDI Last Mile
J.B. Hunt is strengthening its presence in the large household goods last-mile marketplace with the acquisition of RDI Last Mile, a home delivery fleet that specializes in big, bulky household products in the Northeast.
Ryder Offers EV Charging to Customers
Ryder System, In-Charge Energy, and ABB announced a partnership to provide electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure as a service to Ryder customers.
Readers diverge on the value of a parking reservation
Ensuring you won’t have to risk the potential for a boot is at least possible in today’s world. About one in four owner-operators (24%) report regular use of paid advance parking-reservation systems. At once, given how stressed parking infrastructure i…
Sometimes, renegade booters get their just desserts
A case in Charlotte saw a booter operating on a disused lot without the permission of the property owner. The result, after research on the part of local police and the small fleet owner whose driver was booted — an after-the-fact arrest. And the $2,5…
Parking perils: The increasing cost, and risk, of booting and towing
Booting and towing incidents have become more numerous and more costly, owner-operators and others report. Some advocates call for national regulation of the practice, particularly when drivers are asleep in their trucks.