Trucking

In what many consider an interesting turn of events, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on November 13 that it will launch a new rulemaking designed to cut emissions of nitrogen oxide from diesel-powered heavy-duty commercial motor vehicles. The exact date on the ruling appears to be 2020. Many within the industry openly wonder why … Read more

As we have been reporting lately, now is a good time to be a truck driver. With base pay, bonuses, incentives, and benefits on the rise across fleets both large and small, it is a heady time in the trucking industry. Of course, if you are trying to run a fleet today, never mind trying … Read more

While it may seem like a tall order, reaching net-zero carbon emissions from heavy-duty and heavy-industry transport sectors is feasibly and financially possible by 2050, according to a new report published by the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC). The report, titled “Mission Possible,” looks at the possibility of reaching net-zero carbon emission from sectors that might … Read more

The trucking manufacturing landscape continues to change as new technologies and initiatives emerge from OEM labs. Just take Mercedes-Benz Vans Future Transportation North America as one example. Located in Menlo Park, California, that vast technological hub of innovation we know as Silicon Valley, Daimler AG is on a mission to tap into the future. A … Read more

With the truck driver employment squeeze an ongoing issue, fleet managers are looking everywhere to figure out how to recruit the best people for the job. At first glance, many assume a resume with the correct work experience might be all that is needed to find the right fit. It is important to note, however, … Read more

Today, we are going to dive into several issues that – though unrelated – all impact the trucking industry, as well as other transportation-sector related industries. With the U.S. economy on a tear and another election having come and gone, so many aspects of American society are in flux. As changes come and go, they … Read more

Fleet managers have a hard-enough time juggling the daily needs of a transportation company. That’s why they occasionally need a how-to on the best way to spec equipment or decide on the best approach to procurement. Recently we looked at how to spec a transmission, but there is more to the powertrain than just shifting. … Read more

Fleets have been reporting big changes in both the truck driver pay and fuel prices front. Truck driver wages and benefits are rebounding in big ways even as fuel prices cause trucking operating costs to increase by 6% according to the latest ATRI report. In fact, fleet operating costs have increased to their highest levels … Read more

The FMCSA’s CSA program (Compliance, Safety, Accountability), is in for some big changes. While the CSA has been a good idea in theory, it has been on the receiving end of plenty of ire over its shortcomings. In fact, interested parties have been pointing out problems with the program for some time, even before it … Read more

The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently updates its guidance on autonomous vehicle technologies. In their latest outline on the measure, the specific verbiage of the guidance states that the DOT is looking into “how automation will be safely integrated across passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, on-road transit, and the roadways on which they operate.” The new … Read more