23 Feb Glitches or Not, Nissan Starts Testing Semi-Autonomous Rides YOKOHAMA, Japan — In the future Nissan envisions, driverless cars will pick up children from school and recommend restaurants to tourists in various languages. Read more...
22 Feb Trucking Industry Needs More Women, Younger Workers, Says Past ATA Chairman Kevin Burch NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The trucking industry will need 100,000 new drivers per year for the next 10 years to address the industrywide driver shortage, according to Kevin Burch, president of Jet Express Inc., and immediate past chairman of American Trucking Associations. Read more...
22 Feb Opinion: A Turn of Phrase There’s no shortage of catchy phrases to describe the sights and sounds of the trucking industry: what’s “under the hood” or “down the road” or who’s “behind the wheel,” for example. Read more...
22 Feb Editorial: A Turn of Phrase There’s no shortage of catchy phrases to describe the sights and sounds of the trucking industry: what’s “under the hood” or “down the road” or who’s “behind the wheel,” for example. These themes are also handy for describing issues confronting the industry that cropped up in relation to some recent and upcoming industry events. Read more...
22 Feb Industry Experts Champion Active, Friendly Online Presences as Recruiting Tools NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A dutifully-managed online presence functions as an important tool for attracting drivers, according to recruiting experts at freight companies. Read more...
22 Feb ATA’s Chris Spear Urges Fleets to Plan for Future When Developing Workforce NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Trucking companies need to “look beyond the hood” when cultivating a workforce, monitoring on the road ahead for issues that will shape their businesses in years to come, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said here. Read more...
22 Feb UPS to Add Zero-Emissions Delivery Trucks UPS Inc. plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies — an industry first that is breaking a key barrier to large-scale fleet adoption. Read more...
22 Feb BNSF Announces $110 Million 2018 Capital Program in Oklahoma BNSF Railway has announced its 2018 expenditure program in Oklahoma, which totals about $110 million. Read more...
22 Feb Ritchie Bros. Orlando Auction Offers Used Trucks to Global Buyers ORLANDO, Fla.— Industrial auctioneer Ritchie Bros. jammed row after row of used equipment in all shapes and sizes riding on tires or treads onto a 232-acre site here to launch its annual premier auction in February, the first since acquiring rival IronPlanet. Read more...
22 Feb DOT Schedules March 1 Listening Session on Automated Vehicles Executives from the commercial and passenger transportation industries will have an opportunity to recommend policy directives to federal officials during a forum the U.S. Department of Transportation will host March 1. Read more...