EPA's Andrew Wheeler Says New Glider Truck Rule Would Consider Impact on Manufacturers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to tailor its new glider truck emissions standard to help protect the glider industry from “going out of business or substantially reducing its economic growth potential,” agency chief Andrew Wheeler said in a document sent to Congress.
February 1, 2019Walmart Revamps Employee Sick-Leave Policy
Walmart Inc. is making sweeping changes to its employment policies this month, granting paid sick leave to hourly workers in the United States, and, at the same time, possibly making it easier to fire those who miss too many shifts.
February 1, 2019Editorial: Trucking Has It Down Cold
A polar vortex can slow a lot of folks down. But you can count on the trucking industry.
January 31, 2019Public Transit, Housing Merit Inclusion in Infrastructure Bill, Rep. Adriano Espaillat Says
With the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee prepping to debate a long-term infrastructure bill, one of the panel’s newest faces intends to push transit and housing priorities throughout the process.
January 31, 2019I.D. Systems Acquires CarrierWeb to Expand Asset-Tracking Capabilities
Asset-tracking specialist I.D. Systems Inc. has acquired the U.S.-based assets of CarrierWeb, a global telematics firm that provides in-cab mobile communications, electronic logging devices and trailer tracking.
January 31, 2019Four Women Among 18 Captains Named to 2019-20 America’s Road Team
ARLINGTON, Va. — Four women are among the 18 drivers chosen by American Trucking Associations as members of the 2019-20 America’s Road Team, representing the largest contingent of women ever selected to the team of industry ambassadors.
January 30, 2019Autonomous Trucking Still Distant
ATLANTA — The future of autonomous trucks is further down the road than people believe, but final-mile delivery by robots is closer to larger use, said Steve Banker of ARC Advisory Group, giving his assessment of future disruption at the SMC3 Jump Start conference.
January 30, 2019Fleets Prepare Drivers for Extreme Cold
Trucking groups prepared their drivers with tips on operations and safety as a polar vortex gripped the Midwest, delivering extremely cold temperatures and harsh wind chills.
January 30, 2019Opinion: Using Analytics to Help Retain Drivers
Key variables can be analyzed using machine learning to predict a driver’s risk of leaving a company, and insights from those data points can provide — and prescribe — recommendations on what type of intervention is needed, says Chris Orban of Trimble.
January 30, 2019Transportation Agencies Reopen After Truce Ends Historic Shutdown
The truce between congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump on Jan. 25 halting the longest federal government shutdown in history meant more than 16,000 staffers at the U.S. Department of Transportation will no longer be furloughed.
January 29, 2019