12 Jun Bill Krouse Snags Second Minnesota Truck Driving Grand Champion Crown YRC Freight’s Bill Krouse can add another trophy to his collection in what has become a long and distinguished career. Read more...
12 Jun Platooning Continues to Be Put Under Microscope at Federal Level ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The effects of truck platooning on the nation’s infrastructure continues to be studied, federal officials told the American Society of Civil Engineers’ International Conference on Transportation and Development here. Read more...
12 Jun FMCSA Seeks Comment on Driver Detention Concerns The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking information regarding truck driver detention time during periods of loading and unloading. Read more...
12 Jun Utilities Explore Electric Truck Charging Stations Along I-5 Electric utilities in California, Oregon and Washington are jointly exploring a plan for a network of charging stations to be used by eventual battery-electric commercial vehicles traveling Interstate 5, a 1,300-mile commercial corridor along the West Coast. Read more...
12 Jun Top Inflation Hot Spots Clustered in California The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the national Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers rose 1.8% in May compared with last year, the lowest rate in three months. But the national average masks a wide divergence among metro areas. Read more...
12 Jun Renault Chairman Pledges to Restore ‘Damaged’ Nissan Partnership Renault SA Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard promised to improve relations with partner Nissan Motor Co., telling shareholders at an annual meeting in Paris that broken trust between the companies is repairable. Read more...
12 Jun Everyone Gets in on the Fun at Competitive Iowa Truck Driving Championships Walmart Transportation’s Jim Stinemates is a five-time Iowa Truck Driving Grand Champion. After having surgery earlier this year, he’s sitting out the 2019 competition, which is being held June 13-14 at the Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack & Hotel in Altoona. Read more...
12 Jun Walmart’s Mike White Wins Indiana, Is Hungry for More INDIANAPOLIS — Charles “Mike” White of Walmart Transportation is not one to rest on his laurels. Read more...
12 Jun Canada Is First Nation to Sign Pledge to Slash Truck Emissions Canada has become the first nation to endorse a pledge to speed global adoption of zero-emission and near-zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in key urban communities by 2025 and achieve full market penetration by 2040. Read more...
11 Jun Martin-Brower’s Bryan Krol Goes Toe-to-Toe With Competition Legend, and Wins YORK, Pa. — Bryan Krol got his start in trucking by working in a warehouse. As a young man, Krol worked alongside his father-in-law in Kent, Wash. “This is a job, don’t make it a career,” Krol’s father-in-law told him. Read more...