08 Mar TMC Explores Deployment of Automated Trucks ATLANTA — Industry experts explored a variety of approaches for developing and deploying autonomous trucks and examined the evolving regulatory framework for this technology here at the annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council. Read more...
08 Mar Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected From 48-Year Low >U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose by more than anticipated from a 48-year low while continuing to signal a tight job market, Labor Department figures showed March 8. Read more...
08 Mar Navistar Caps Turnaround With Overhaul of Top Truck Navistar International Corp. is rolling out the final installment of an all-new product lineup aimed at growing sales and keeping the once-struggling truck maker firmly in the black. Read more...
08 Mar Hino Steps Into US Heavy-Duty Market INDIANAPOLIS — Hino Trucks is expanding into the heavy-duty sector in the United States with the introduction March 7 of its new Classes 7 and 8 XL model series truck and tractor. Read more...
08 Mar Starsky Robotics' Unmanned Truck Drives on Public Road in Florida Along a rural stretch of sunny farmland in south-central Florida, a heavy-duty truck drove itself for seven miles on a public road with nobody on board the vehicle. Read more...
07 Mar Jeff Harris Takes Over as TMC Chairman Although trucking is undergoing rapid advancements in technology, Jeff Harris, the new general chairman of American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council, said the industry needs to get “back to the basics” when it comes to repairing equipment amid a massive industry shortage of technicians. Read more...
07 Mar House Transportation Subcommittee Mulls Ways to Fix Highway Trust Fund WASHINGTON — Members of a House transportation subcommittee seem largely in agreement that the nation’s crumbling infrastructure and near-insolvent Highway Trust Fund are in desperate need of fixes — and quickly. Read more...
07 Mar Eco Flaps’ Aerodynamic Splash Guards Demonstrate Fuel Savings ATLANTA — A recent evaluation of Eco Flaps’ aerodynamic splash guards on less-than-truckload equipment resulted in significant fuel savings, the company announced at the Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting March 7. Read more...
07 Mar Meritor Technologies Keep Crossing Borders ATLANTA — Meritor Inc.’s EX + L air disc brakes are soon to be standard on all new Freightliner Cascadia models, capping a component journey that began in Europe years ago. Read more...
07 Mar Truck-Lite Announces Partners for Road Ready Trailer Telematics System ATLANTA — Truck-Lite Co. announced two developments with its Road Ready trailer telematics system at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s annual meeting here — a partnership with five industry suppliers and an installation app. Read more...