UPS Drone Test Fosters Optimism
Drone technology is evolving so rapidly that companies such as UPS Inc., FedEx Corp. and Amazon.com could be using them within five years, according to industry watchers.
October 3, 2016TMW, PeopleNet Strengthen Collaboration
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — TMW Systems and PeopleNet unveiled their latest steps to unite their capabilities and build a more comprehensive, integrated technology platform.
October 3, 2016Higher Driver Pay Overtakes Fuel as Fleets' Top Expense, ATRI Says
Trucking’s operational costs fell 6% per mile last year, on a year-over-year basis, helped by a 31% drop in fuel prices that outweighed the highest-ever driver pay as well as increased insurance and truck payment expenses.
October 3, 2016NACFE Says Platooning Becoming Realistic Option
Truck platooning is an increasingly realistic opportunity, with key foundational technologies already in the marketplace and testing is under way.
October 3, 2016VW-Navistar Deal to Yield New Engine Platform for 2021
HANOVER, Germany — The recently announced Volkswagen-Navistar deal will yield a new North American engine platform for 2021, the top executives with both companies said here.
October 3, 2016Responses Mixed on Federal Pilot Project to Allow Young Vets to Run Interstate
While the idea clearly has strong supporters, not everyone agrees that allowing young drivers behind the wheel of big rigs is either safe or a wise solution to one of trucking’s biggest headaches: the driver shortage.
October 3, 2016ATA’s New Leadership to Share Vision for Federation at Annual Conference
This week’s annual Management Conference & Exhibition, hosted by American Trucking Associations, is expected to draw a record number of attendees, including industry leaders and some of the most influential federal regulators.
October 3, 2016Exhibitors Offer Solutions to Regulatory and Marketplace Challenges
LAS VEGAS — American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition exhibit hall, which opened Oct. 2, drew 170 exhibitors, of whom 45, or 26%, were at the event for the first time. Watch video of ribbon-cutting ceremony.
October 2, 2016Low-Growth Economy Persists, Seen as Likely to Continue
LAS VEGAS — The low-growth U.S. economy remains durably in place and will probably continue plodding on as business leaders are hesitant to make the sort of investments that would boost gross domestic product, in general, and truck freight volumes, specifically.
October 2, 2016Fourth LEAD ATA Class Announced
LAS VEGAS — The fourth class of American Trucking Associations’ executive leadership program was announced Oct. 2 during the association’s annual Management Conference & Exhibition. Fifteen men make up the 2017 LEAD ATA Class.
October 2, 2016