Author: Neil Abt

FedEx Freight security officer recounts role in helping catch a serial bomber earlier this year.

Fleets express concern with next year’s deadline to swap out AOBRDs.

AUSTIN, TX. A range of factors including soaring e-commerce sales are putting additional strain on the aging U.S. infrastructure network, yet there appears to be little relief on the horizon.
“Conditions are getting worse at the worst bottlenecks,” R

AUSTIN, TX. Beyond the shortage of qualified drivers, the trucking industry also remains a bit behind the technology-adoption curve. 
Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, estimates trucking is about five years behind some “other progressive

AUSTIN, TX. FlowBelow Aero announced its Trailer AeroSlider Stage 2 system has received SmartWay verification by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Instead of attaching to the body of the trailer, the State 2 system is mounted directly to the

AUSTIN, TX. Deflecktor introduced a lock wheel cover feature and trailer mounting system for its Hardspot aerodynamic wheel covers first introduced last fall. 
Jonathan Fleck, president of Deflecktor, said the wheel covers are already being utilized

DANA POINT, CA. For many years, the discussion surrounding “big data” has centered on the possibilities.
At the 2018 Verizon Connect Latitude user conference, a variety of customers shared how those possibilities were becoming a reality.
“Big data is

DANA POINT, CA. Verizon Connect announced a series of product enhancements, including updates to its electronic logging device (ELD) and a new solution for asset tracking. 
“Developing new solutions and services that put innovation, automation and co

Traffic added an estimated $74.5 billion in operational costs across the trucking industry in 2016, according to an updated report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). 
The group said that figure was an increase of 0.5%, or $37

A number of trucking industry leaders were among those named to the Department of Transportation’s new advisory committee on human trafficking.
DOT Secretary Elaine Chao has named a total of 15 members to the board, including Nicole Clifton, vice pre