OEM also believes demand for Class 8 sleeper tractors will increase into next year.
ORLANDO. With commodity prices and supplier costs both on the rise, truck and engine ma…
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Navistar looks to bump up truck prices by 2%
OEM also believes demand for Class 8 sleeper tractors will increase into next year.
ORLANDO. With commodity prices and supplier costs both on the rise, truck and engine ma…
Industry Awaits $1 Trillion Infrastructure Funding Plan to Modernize Roads, ATA Official Says
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Trump administration’s plan to boost funding for freight corridors and modernize outdated infrastructure would benefit the commercial transportation sector, a senior official with American Trucking Associations said during a seminar at the group’s annual conference Oct. 22.
Autonomy Could Transform Trucking’s Future, Former GM Exec Says
ORLANDO, Fla. — Autonomous trucks could give rise to a future in which 90% of crashes are eliminated and transportation becomes dramatically more productive and cost effective, technology expert Larry Burns told industry executives here.
Help Launches ELD and Weigh Station Apps
ORLANDO, Fla. — Help Inc. announced two new apps — one in the crowded electronic logging device field, and another as a mobile weigh station bypass app.
Twelve Chosen for Fifth LEAD ATA Class
ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations named its fifth class to the LEAD ATA industry leadership program and announced the graduation of the fourth class during the annual ATA Management Conference & Exhibition.
Truck driver shortage projected to hit all-time high in 2017
Economic outlook remains rosy on higher freight demand, tighter capacity.
ORLANDO. The shortage of qualified truck drivers is projected to hit an all-time high of 50,000 b…
Truck driver shortage projected to hit all-time high in 2017
Economic outlook remains rosy on higher freight demand, tighter capacity.
ORLANDO. The shortage of qualified truck drivers is projected to hit an all-time high of 50,000 b…
Lytx Upgrades Rair to Meet ELD Mandate
ORLANDO, Fla. — Lytx has upgraded its Rair Compliance Services program so clients can better meet the looming electronic logging device mandate, the video-based safety services vendor announced Oct. 22 at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.
New U.S. Bank Indexes Track Freight Shipping and Spending
ORLANDO, Fla. — Freight spending jumped in the third quarter despite a slowdown in shipment as businesses were hit by the impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, according to the U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index, a new quarterly gauge that tracks the health of the shipping industry.