25 Sep Opinion: ELDs, Market Changes Require Fleets to Review How They Pay Drivers With all of the changes in engine technology, telematics and state and federal regulations, having a fleet-management program that keeps up can be critical for successful fleet management. Now, add another factor to the equation — the electronic logging device mandate set to take effect at the end of this year and continuing through the first three months of 2018. (The ELD mandate takes effect Dec. 18 but enforcement agencies anticipate it will take about three months for the new regulations to ... Read more...
25 Sep Trump Plan Would Cut Taxes for Corporations and the Wealthy President Donald Trump and Republican leaders plan to release a tax framework this week that would dramatically cut taxes for corporations and the wealthy, provide a measure of middle-class tax relief and punish some households in Democratic-leaning states like New York and New Jersey. Read more...
25 Sep Lytx to Launch Expanded Video Services Lytx Inc., provider of the DriveCam video-based safety system, is preparing to launch an added service designed to eliminate operational blind spots through expanded use of onboard video. Read more...
25 Sep Cummins Outlines Products, Research to Address Changes Disrupting Trucking ATLANTA — Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. said it was prepared to respond with the right products at the right time to the three key disruptive forces reshaping the trucking industry: energy diversity, connectivity and automation. Read more...
25 Sep Eaton Cummins Joint Venture Announces New 12-Speed Automated Transmission as First Product ATLANTA — Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies announced a new 12-speed automated transmission called Endurant as the first “core product” of the companies’ joint venture. Read more...
24 Sep Editorial: King Sisyphus, Driver Manager A parallel can be drawn between Greek mythology and the predicament trucking managers face in recruiting and retaining drivers. Read more...
24 Sep Updates on Tax Reform, Autonomous Vehicles, Driver Shortage to Highlight MCE Technology, tax reform and new initiatives to resolve the trucking industry’s persistent labor shortage will be front and center later this month at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition. Read more...
24 Sep Port of Virginia Begins CSX Service to New Pittsburgh Intermodal Terminal CSX Transportation on Sept. 7 opened an intermodal terminal outside of Pittsburgh, and now the Port of Virginia will serve Pennsylvania and Ohio via double-stack trains. Read more...
24 Sep Tenneco Pursues Waste Heat Recovery for Trucks ATLANTA — Vehicle supplier Tenneco Inc. wants to help bring waste heat recovery systems to heavy-duty trucking even though it is not an immediate possibility. Read more...
24 Sep NACFE Test Gets 10.1 MPG Despite Harvey, Irma Challenges ATLANTA — After 50,107 miles driven over 99 driver-days, including battles with Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, seven drivers from seven trucking companies gathered for a victory lap to celebrate 10.1 miles per gallon. Read more...