Truckload carrier Schneider announced it has converted more than half of its heavy-duty trucks to automated manual transmissions and expects to complete the process in 2019.
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California Ports Tout Progress in Fight Against Environmental Pollution
The top three containerports in California touted recent accomplishments in the battle against pollution as stakeholders debate what will be included in an update to the Clean Air Action Plan.
Flytrex Provides Drones for Grocery Delivery in Iceland
Goods are literally flying off the shelves today in Iceland as online retailer Aha launches what it calls the world’s first autonomous drone delivery system in an urban setting.
Penske to Build $100 Million Truck Leasing Center in Michigan
Penske Truck Leasing will build a $98.5-million, 606,000-square-foot Midwest regional service center in Romulus, Mich., with an estimated 403 new jobs.
NACFE: Study fleets chisel out another 1% fuel efficiency gain
Fleets are still gaining ground in overall fuel efficiency of their Class 8 tractors, though the needle didn’t move quite as far up in 2016. Compared with the national average Class 8 fuel economy, however, the uptick in average fuel economy at 19 ca…
NACFE: Study fleets chisel out another 1% fuel efficiency gain
Fleets are still gaining ground in overall fuel efficiency of their Class 8 tractors, though the needle didn’t move quite as far up in 2016. Compared with the national average Class 8 fuel economy, however, the uptick in average fuel economy at 19 ca…
Wyoming Plans to Test Connected Vehicle Technology on Trucks
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is preparing to test connected vehicle technology in trucks and government vehicles along Interstate 80 to reduce the number of accidents that occur during the state’s treacherous winter months.
Melissa Dixon Will Lead N.D. Motor Carriers Association
The North Dakota Motor Carriers Association elected Melissa Dixon as president, the first woman to serve in that role.
FMCSA to Host Public Meeting on Agency's CSA Action Plan
FMCSA officials announced that the agency will host a public meeting Sept. 8 to hear presentations from a National Academy of Sciences panel that issued a report on how regulators can improve the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program’s safety measurement system.
Tonnage flattened out in July
ATA data pins the blame on “mixed” U.S. economic performance.
Truck tonnage dipped 0.1% in July, according to the for-hire truck tonnage index compiled by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), which followed a revised 4.4% drop in June.
Compared to the same month last year, though, the index jumped up 2.3% in July, with June sporting a year-over-year index increase of 1.2%. Year-to-date, compared with the first seven months in 2016, the index is up 1.2%, ATA noted.