Summer Driving Gets More Costly as East Coast Refinery Burns
Gasoline futures jumped the most in more than three months after an explosion and fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery, the largest on the U.S. East Coast and a key supplier to the New York gasoline market.
June 21, 2019Virginia Crowns Two Grand Champions After Scoring Error
FedEx Freight driver Chuck Bird earned co-Grand Champions honors along with Mike Barnes of Walmart Transportation at the 68th annual Virginia Truck Driving Championships June 14-15.
June 21, 2019VTNA Pursues Intuitive AI to Improve Safety
Volvo Trucks North America announced it has demonstrated how leveraging “human intuition artificial intelligence” — that reads the intention and awareness of vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorists — can enhance the situational awareness of truck drivers.
June 21, 20192019 Kansas Truck Driving Championships
Scenes from the Kansas Truck Driving Championships at Kansas Expocentre in Topeka on June 14-15.
June 21, 2019NHTSA Preliminary Estimates Report: Truck-Related Fatalities Up 3%
Fatalities in crashes involving at least one large truck increased by 3% in 2018 from 2017, despite a decrease of about 1% for all vehicles combined over the same period, according to a preliminary report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
June 20, 20192019 California Truck Driving Championships
Photos from the California Truck Driving Championships in West Sacramento on May 19. (California Trucking Association)
June 20, 2019FMCSA Electronic IT System Glitch Expected to Delay Portion of Driver Training Rule
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration electronic information system glitch is delaying full implementation of the Entry Level Driver Training rule, an agency spokesman confirmed.
June 20, 20195 Telematics Reports Every Fleet Needs
In the age of ELDs, fleets are now able to collect huge volumes of data on fleet operations. But most aren’t effectively analyzing and leveraging that data to improve safety and efficiency. In this session, fleet management veteran Adam Bruttell, Vice President at MiX Telematics North America, will review the 5 Telematics Reports Every Fleet Needs, and describe how fleets can improve their ability to collect and analyze ELD data to drive ongoing operational improvements.
June 20, 2019Refiners’ Group Asks Appeals Court to Block Expansion of E15 Gasoline
A trade organization representing U.S. refiners is asking an appeals court to reject a Trump administration plan to expand nationwide the blending, distribution and year-round sale of E15 fuel.
June 19, 2019Kansas 3-Axle, Grand Champ Kevin Mailand Primed for Pittsburgh
For Kevin Mailand, the National Truck Driving Championships are going to have a familiar feel. Mailand, a YRC Freight driver with nearly 35 years' experience over the road, captured the 3-Axle crown at the Kansas Truck Driving Championships and in the process punched his ticket to Pittsburgh for nationals. Turn back the clock 10 years: Mailand won in the Twins class to earn Rookie of the Year honors and a trip to the NTDC in … Pittsburgh.
June 19, 2019