Ex-UAW President Gary Jones Charged With Corruption
DETROIT — Prosecutors on March 5 charged the former president of the United Auto Workers with corruption, alleging he conspired with others at the union to embezzle more than $1 million.
March 5, 2020Volvo Trucks Redesigns Four Key Heavy-Duty Models
Volvo Trucks announced driver-focused redesigns on four heavy-duty cabover models, calling the effort its — and the industry’s — biggest product launch ever.
March 5, 2020FMCSA Clearinghouse Operational After Technical Difficulties
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is functioning normally after experiencing connectivity issues that rendered the system unable to validate commercial driver licenses.
March 5, 2020What Developments Will Impact Your Business This Year?
PrePass discusses five trends that will have a big impact on trucking in 2020: Increasing marijuana use, changing truck driver demographics, connected vehicles, the internet of things (IOT) and trucking data security.
March 5, 2020February Class 8 Orders Decline
Class 8 orders dropped to 14,100 in February, ACT Research reported, citing preliminary results. In what typically is a weak month, fleets remained cautious amid challenging freight levels, overcapacity and the spreading coronavirus as a backdrop.
March 5, 2020Fired Driver's Civil Suit Against CBD Companies Set for Trial in October
Doug Horn, who was fired from his driving job after testing positive for marijuana after using CBD oil, has sued the companies that produced, sold and distributed the CBD.
March 5, 2020Seven & i Scraps $22 Billion Plan for Marathon’s Speedway Gas Stations
Seven & i Holdings Co. scrapped plans to acquire Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s Speedway gas stations for $22 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter, ending a deal that would have been among the world’s biggest this year.
March 5, 2020Movie Industry’s Drivers Seek Exemption From Full Clearinghouse Queries
A group that provides commercial motor vehicle driver services for major motion pictures studios, independent productions and commercial production houses in the U.S. has asked for an exemption that would allow it to conduct limited queries of the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse for its drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced March 5.
March 5, 2020Self-Driving Pioneer Anthony Levandowski Goes Bankrupt After $179 Million Ruling
Anthony Levandowski, one of Silicon Valley’s most highly prized engineers, filed for bankruptcy after Google won a $179 million award against him over his defection to Uber Technologies Inc.
March 5, 2020TuSimple Expands Autonomous Trucking Program With UPS
Autonomous-driving technology company TuSimple is expanding its freight-hauling pilot program with UPS to 20 trips a week and adding another route.
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