American Central Transport, Boyd Bros. Set Driver-Pay Increases
Dry-van truckload carrier American Central Transport and flatbed hauler Boyd Bros. Transportation recently announced driver-pay increases.
August 17, 2015ATA Backs Legislation Authorizing Interstate Pilot Programs for Younger Drivers
American Trucking Associations endorsed congressional legislation that would lead to a graduated licensing program for commercial drivers.
July 21, 2015400-Ton Driverless Trucks Headed to Alberta Oil Fields
Canada’s largest oil-company said it will be purchasing driverless trucks, each weighing 400 tons, to work the Alberta oil fields, the Calgary Herald reported.
June 19, 2015ATA Critical of Panel's Recommendation of Hours-Based Over Performance-Based Instruction for New Drivers
An entry-level driver training federal advisory committee’s recommendation that new drivers receive hours-based rather than performance-based behind-the-wheel instruction lacks a scientific basis and runs contrary to a pair of executive orders, according to a “dissent letter” forwarded to the committee’s facilitator by American Trucking Associations.
June 15, 2015New Steps to Boost Driver Pay Include Weekly Guarantees
Driver pay increases are continuing at a brisk pace as fleets turn to weekly guarantees, new mileage calculation approaches and steps to cushion fuel price swings, carrier officials and industry experts said.
June 15, 2015Panel Endorses Hours-Based Approach for Entry-Level Driver Training Rule
WASHINGTON — This time around, federal regulators say they are convinced an advisory committee has come up with the ingredients for a successful entry-level driver training rule.
June 8, 2015FMCSA Advisory Committee Recommends Hours-Based Training Program
WASHINGTON — A special federal advisory committee ironing out the details of a potential entry-level driver training rule finished its work May 29 but only after a vigorous debate over whether to recommend an hours-based or performance-based on-road training standard for new drivers.
May 29, 2015Self-Driving Truck Corridor From Mexico to Canada Proposed
A trade group recently proposed the creation of a corridor for self-driving trucks to deliver freight without passports or visas from Mexico to Canada, CBC reported.
May 27, 2015Driverless Vehicles May Cut US Auto Sales by 40%, Analyst Says
U.S. auto sales may drop about 40% in the next 25 years because of shared driverless cars, forcing mass-market producers such as General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. to slash output, a Barclays analyst said.
May 20, 2015Driverless Trucks Installed at California Ports to Boost Efficiency
The Port of Los Angeles recently put an automated terminal into service, and along with the adjacent Port of Long Beach is spending $3.7 billion to boost capacity and unravel bottlenecks that strand ships in the bay and idle trucks on land.
May 19, 2015