19 Jan Equipment Cybersecurity Awareness Trucking s at increasing risk of cybersecurity threats, and the risk is only going to grow as automated and other advanced technologies become commonplace in the industry. Read more...
19 Jan Deutsche Post DHL Group Launches Global Trade Barometer Logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL Group launched the Global Trade Barometer, an index designed to present the current state of global trade and provide insight on movement in the next months. Read more...
19 Jan Some Small Carriers Embrace Glider Kits to Avoid Costs of Emissions Systems Like some other small trucking firms, Old Forge Services of Mogadore, Ohio, has turned to glider kits to reduce maintenance expenses and downtime. Read more...
19 Jan Gliders, E-Axles: E&MU Looks at 'Old' and 'New' The January/February edition of Equipment & Maintenance Update examines electric axles, one of the industry’s latest technology advancements, and glider kits, which some truck operators view as a more reliable, cost-effective option compared with trucks with new engines. Read more...
19 Jan Industry Eyes E-Axles Tesla’s announcement in November that it will produce an all-electric Class 8 tractor by 2019 helped highlight the potential for electric power in commercial trucking. But while Tesla and others are electrifying the entire truck, some companies are focusing on the axles. Read more...
19 Jan Industry Eyes E-Axles Systems Can Augment Diesel, Support Electric Trucks Tesla’s announcement in November that it will produce an all-electric Class 8 tractor by 2019 helped highlight the potential for electric power in commercial trucking. But while Tesla and others are electrifying the entire truck, some companies are focusing on the axles. Read more...
19 Jan Efficient Alternators Help Reduce Fleets’ Fuel Costs, Experts Say Engineering advancements are producing more efficient alternators for heavy trucks that are helping to reduce fleets’ fuel bills, industry experts said. Read more...
19 Jan Truck Drivers May Pay $25.34 to Enter Manhattan’s Peak Traffic Crush Commuters driving into Manhattan’s most congested areas would have to pay an $11.52 daily fee under a proposal from a panel created by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Trucks would pay $25.34, while taxis and for-hire vehicles would pay $2 to $5 per ride. Read more...
19 Jan Pilot Flying J Sales Executive Testifies He Complained to Firm’s President About Fraud CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - When former Pilot Flying J sales executive Dan Peyton learned a trucking company had been defrauded by his colleagues, he told jurors Jan. 18 he dialed up the truck stop giant’s then-president. Read more...
19 Jan Mobility, Modernization Top Goals for Colorado and Michigan Governors Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, whose states have significant freight corridors, set goals to overhaul the infrastructure in their states to ensure that the goods that bolster their economy can move freely. Read more...