Author: Transport Topics

Accuride Corp., a supplier of wheels and wheel-end systems to the global commercial vehicle industry, appointed Robin Kendrick to the post of CEO, effective June 1.

U.S. trailer orders in April dropped 40% compared with a year earlier to 13,200 as open production slots in 2019 remained scarce, FTR reported, citing trailer makers’ preliminary data.

Hub Group introduced enhanced end-to-end visibility, which the trucking and supply chain company said will deliver real-time estimated-time-of-arrivals, unveiling the new options May 16.

Transport Topics reports in its April 3 article entitled “Crash Not Your Fault? FMCSA Says Soon It Won’t Hurt Your CSA Score” that the agency intends to identify no-fault crashes beginning in August. The article states the agency will implement its test “preventability” study and incorporate it into CSA without rulemaking.

I read with a skeptical eye the article quoting Mr. Roger Nielsen on the demise of the diesel (Transport Topics 4-29, p. 1). It’s true that the clipper ship Cutty Sark had only a decade before the age of steam kicked her off her pedestal as the fastest way to transport tea, but I also wonder if Mr. Nielsen’s predicted demise of the diesel engine may turn out to be an exaggeration.

Wade Wagemann of YRC Freight will be gunning for his ninth appearance at the National Truck Driving Championships as he competes for the 13th time at the South Dakota Truck Driving Championships, which are being held May 18 at the Southeast Technical I…

PrePass announced an enhancement to its weigh station-bypass app that gives truck drivers roadway safety notifications at no extra cost to PrePass users.

PrePass announced an enhancement to its weigh station-bypass app that gives truck drivers roadway safety notifications at no extra cost to PrePass users.

The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 1.1 cents to $3.160 a gallon. Oil prices slipped to $61 a barrel as the United States and China imposed higher tariffs on the other’s goods, which chilled the outlook for demand.

The Georgia Truck Driving Championships held in Buford May 11-12 was “a wonderful celebration of the industry and a ‘family reunion,’ ” according to Emily Crane of the Georgia Motor Trucking Association. Keith Crook of UPS Freight took the Grand Champion title as well as the 5-Axle crown. He advances to the National Truck Driving Championships on Aug. 14-17 in Pittsburgh.