07 Jun Sacramento Begins Experiment With Digital License Plates SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The digital license plate on display outside Sacramento City Hall on June 4 does a lot of things other technology can already do. Read more...
07 Jun Cyberattacks Called a Growing Threat to Trucking Industry RALEIGH, N.C. — The threat of cyberattacks to the trucking and logistics industries is real, the number of attacks are growing and each attack has the potential to cripple a company, according to a panel of experts June 6 at the Fleet Data Management and Cybersecurity Conference here. Read more...
07 Jun Volvo Says Companies Face ‘Overtaxation’ as Regulations Emerge Worldwide Multinational companies likely face “overtaxation” as new tax rules emerge around the world without proper resolution tools in place, the tax chief for AB Volvo said. Read more...
07 Jun Carriers Should Be Involved in Drivers’ Decisions in Bad Weather, Attorneys Say INDIANAPOLIS — While the truck driver is by regulation the person to decide when to slow down or pull off to the side of the road in bad weather, it still is a good idea for motor carriers to assist drivers in making those decisions. Read more...
07 Jun Texas Planning Group Outlines Regional Freight Corridor In Texas, Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Planning Organization officials expect to present the draft version of a regional freight corridor plan later this summer. Read more...
07 Jun Roadcheck Focuses on Fatigued Truck Drivers BRANDON, Iowa — Officer Chris Wicklund with the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement Agency peered into the red Kenworth’s engine, slid under the semitrailer on a mechanic’s creeper and checked the driver’s log book. Read more...
07 Jun Daimler Trucks CEO Says Possible Listing Is Up to Shareholders Daimler AG could split its truck unit and passenger-car business into separate companies, but it’s not a necessity and won’t happen unless stockholders want it to. Read more...
06 Jun Navistar Posts 2Q Profit Truck and engine manufacturer Navistar International Corp. reported net income of $55 million, or 55 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2018, rebounding from a net loss of $80 million, or 86 cents, in the year-ago period, the company announced Read more...
06 Jun Freightliner Unveils All-Electric eCascadia, eM2 Models PORTLAND, Ore. — Freightliner Trucks introduced the first all-electric versions of its heavy-duty Cascadia and medium-duty M2 models here, a major step toward bringing a full lineup of electric trucks to the North American market. Read more...
06 Jun National League of Cities Report: Infrastructure Among Top Issues for Local Leaders Local elected officials continue to sound the alarm on the challenges stemming from inefficient transportation networks amid the absence of long-term infrastructure funding assurances from the White House and the U.S. Congress. Read more...