Stefan Seltz-Axmacher knows that many drivers don’t like him and his autonomous trucks so he tries to change the conversation. “Yes, we’re these nerdy guys from San Francisco, and we’ve built a robot that looks like it does their work,” says the CEO and co-founder of Starsky Robotics. “Drivers say, ‘Oh, my gosh. Are they going to take our jobs?’ but when the conversation becomes about remote driving, and more home time, we go from being an enemy to a friend. I really hope that’s the dynamic we’re largely able to have.”
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Designing a driver safety program
We’ve all heard the phrase “safety is no accident.” The point of the phrase is that safety doesn’t just happen. No matter how much you want your fleet to operate in a safe manner, you have to do the work to instill safet…
Designing a driver safety program
We’ve all heard the phrase “safety is no accident.” The point of the phrase is that safety doesn’t just happen. No matter how much you want your fleet to operate in a safe manner, you have to do the work to instill safet…
Love’s Travel Stops opens second Maryland location
Love’s adds more than 80 parking spaces along Interstate 81
The second Love’s Travel Stop in the state of Maryland opened for business recently. The new location in Hagerstown, at Interstate 81 and Showalter Road (Exit 10A), adds 84 truck-parking spaces to the area.
Love’s Travel Stops opens second Maryland location
Love’s adds more than 80 parking spaces along Interstate 81
The second Love’s Travel Stop in the state of Maryland opened for business recently. The new location in Hagerstown, at Interstate 81 and Showalter Road (Exit 10A), adds 84 truck-parking spaces to the area.
February spike in trucking jobs doesn’t offset January decline
The good news is trucking posted a gain of more than 10,000 jobs in February. The bad news is the large increase doesn’t make up for the substantial downward revision to January’s total: The latest government update shows a loss of 14,400 jobs for the first month of the year. This comes after a six-month run up to a record high to close 2016.
February spike in trucking jobs doesn’t offset January decline
The good news is trucking posted a gain of more than 10,000 jobs in February. The bad news is the large increase doesn’t make up for the substantial downward revision to January’s total: The latest government update shows a loss of 14,400 jobs for the first month of the year. This comes after a six-month run up to a record high to close 2016.
Truck rodeo time for the Marines
The U.S. Marine Corps, like other branches of the American military, conducts annual “rodeo” events to ensure troopers within its motor transportation companies can use all of their vehicle- and combat-skills in “stressful situations….
Truck rodeo time for the Marines
The U.S. Marine Corps, like other branches of the American military, conducts annual “rodeo” events to ensure troopers within its motor transportation companies can use all of their vehicle- and combat-skills in “stressful situations….
Truck rodeo time for the Marines
The U.S. Marine Corps, like other branches of the American military, conducts annual “rodeo” events to ensure troopers within its motor transportation companies can use all of their vehicle- and combat-skills in “stressful situations….