Instructional Technologies Adds New Courses to Pro-Tread
New ITI Pro-Tread courses include intermodal equipment inspections, rear-end collision avoidance for medium-duty trucks, and transporting lithium batteries.
McLaren rolls out new door roller
McLaren Doors has unveiled a new two-inch nylon roller that uses a 6200ZZ stainless steel bearing and four-inch stainless steel shank – promising that it is stronger and will last longer than its predecessor.
A primer on the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
This is a is a summary of the key points of the U.S. Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse program. A PowerPoint presentation of the same is available here. If you have any questions, please email me at dmarcello@cdl-law.com The U.S. Drug…
Union calls for more truck safety inspectors
TORONTO, Ont. – The union representing commercial vehicle safety inspectors is urging the provincial government to hire more enforcement officers in the wake of a scathing report from Ontario’s auditor general. In her annual report, Auditor General Bon…
19.12 | 2020 Freight Volume Forecast
Inside Best Fleets – Part 3
Best Fleets to Drive For nominees face an intensive interview process
Trailer orders dropped in November
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – An abundance of caution over freight conditions caused trailer orders to drop 34% in November, to 20,200 units. FTR’s preliminary trailer order numbers indicated orders dropped 55% from November 2019. FTR reports trailer builders ha…
A lesson from Russia on energy policy
I hear some people at this time of the year begin to sift through files and discard those which meet the criteria of the “discard” grade, and ponder on those documents which may be important enough to upgrade to the…
Record number of Americans to travel for Christmas
A record number of Americans will travel for the upcoming holidays possibly doubling — even tripling — travel times in major metropolitan areas on Thursday, Dec. 26, the busiest day of the 11-day travel period. AAA says a total of 115.6 mil…
Spireon Turns ‘Smart Trailer’ Data Into Insights
What is a smart trailer? Spireon says it has an answer, with its recent introduction of Intelligent Trailer Management.