Author: Fleet Owner Staff

Renren Inc. announced it has reached an agreement to purchase Trucker Path for an undisclosed sum.
Trucker Path operates a smart phone app that provides real-time parking information. It also offers trip planning, freight load matching, and other ser

Equinox Business Solutions has named trucking industry veteran Keith Johnson as its new vice president of business development. 
Johnson has spent a majority of his career working with the independent contractor model and understands the importance o

Since Fleet Owner launched its online initiative called the IdeaXchange three years ago, readers have found engaging, and sometimes controversial, topics explored by our online panel of industry suppliers and experts. IdeaXchange allows industry thou

Throughout the year, Fleet Owner’s editors produced a wide variety of blog entries based on their perceptions of what’s going on in the industry. The ELD mandate – no surprise here – was one of the most discussed, controversial topics this year. In a

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US is recalling some 1.48 million 2009-2017 trucks due to a problem where the vehicles could be shifted out of park without pressing the brake pedal or even having a key in the ignition. If that happens, the trucks could mov

Geely, which bought the Volvo car brand from Ford six years ago, noted in press reports that there are “no plans” to reunite the Volvo car and truck businesses.

Without question, the dominant theme within the trucking community during 2017 was electronic logging devices (ELD).
The ELD mandate – now in effect – has been a controversial, even contentious, topic throughout the industry for several years. And if

Video Intelligence captures accident footage that could potentially exonerate fleets and their drivers, while also providing a streamlined process for recognizing and coaching at-risk drivers.

Sales of sport utility vehicles were particularly strong this year, according to joint research by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive.

Tire maker also named Joanie Martin to newly-created position of chief administrative officer.