Charging Infrastructure Key Factor for Electric Truck Deployments
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As trucking fleets test and deploy their first electric-powered commercial trucks, they will need to navigate a learning curve that extends far beyond the vehicle itself.
October 24, 2021A Road Trip With Autonomous Truck Company Plus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Autonomous truck technology developer Plus used the roads around Nashville to showcase its system in a real-world setting, offering demonstration rides during American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 24, 2021ATA Leadership Officially Opens Doors to Annual Conference
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Surrounded by trucking industry executives and insiders near the main entrance of the Music City Center exhibit hall here, the leadership of American Trucking Associations hosted a ceremonial ribbon cutting Oct. 24.
October 24, 2021Workforce Diversity Plays Vital Role, Industry Executives Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A diverse workforce operating in a culture of inclusivity is essential for freight firms to succeed in an ever-evolving competitive marketplace, trucking executives said Oct. 24 at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition here.
October 24, 2021Driver Shortage Again Tops ATRI Top Industry Issues List
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For the fifth year in a row, the worsening shortage of drivers in the trucking industry leads the American Transportation Research Institute list of Top Industry Concerns.
October 24, 2021Video: MCE Day 1 Recap
Transport Topics Executive Editor Joe Howard recaps events of Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 24, 2021Long Beach Relaxes Container-Stacking Rule
Officials in Long Beach, Calif., relaxed restrictions on storing shipping containers in a bid to ease a bottleneck that’s left nearly 80 vessels waiting offshore to enter the biggest U.S. gateway for ocean freight.
October 23, 2021Experts Tout Advanced Safety Technologies for Trucks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Strategies for increasing the awareness and adoption of new safety technologies for trucks were outlined during the first day of American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition here at the Music City Center.
October 23, 2021GM Plants That Closed Due to Chip Shortage to Reopen Nov. 1
DETROIT — For the first time in eight months, the global shortage of computer chips won’t force General Motors to keep any North American factories closed.
October 22, 2021Gatik, Ryder Cooperate on Autonomous MD Fleet
Autonomous technology developer Gatik announced it will lease from Ryder System Inc. a fleet of medium-duty, multi-temperature box trucks designed for transporting goods autonomously to retail locations.
October 22, 2021