11 May Transport Topics Wins Five National Azbee Business Publication Awards Transport Topics has earned five national awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, including gold awards for Website Redesign and On-Site Trade Show Coverage. Read more...
11 May Insurer Kunkel Offers CarriersEdge Courses Trucking industry insurance broker Kunkel & Associates will offer to its customers more than 70 online driver training courses from CarriersEdge, the provider of safety and compliance courses for the industry. Read more...
11 May Volvo Trucks Adds Second All-Electric Truck in Europe Volvo Trucks expanded its European push into electrification, announcing its FE electric model, intended for heavier city distribution and refuse transport operations with gross weights of up to 59,525 pounds. Read more...
11 May Rhode Island to Explore Autonomous Shuttle Pilot The self-driving car wave could be headed to Rhode Island. The state’s Department of Transportation has released a request for proposals in its bid for a public-private partnership to test autonomous vehicles, likely in the form of small driverless shuttles in the Providence area. Read more...
11 May All-Electric Trucks Present Training Challenges All-electric Class 8 tractors can present new challenges for maintenance shops, including the training of technicians, but fleets said they expect overall maintenance requirements to decrease. Read more...
11 May Charging All-Electric Trucks As trucking fleets prepare for the availability of all-electric, plug-in Class 8 tractors, they are evaluating existing power capabilities at terminal locations and working through what’s needed for charging infrastructure to support these vehicles. Read more...
11 May Postal Service: More Financial Loss as Mail Delivery Slumps The U.S. Postal Service reported another quarterly loss May 11 after an unrelenting drop in mail volume and costs of its health care and pension obligations outweighed strong gains in package deliveries. Read more...
11 May Uber to Offer Food Delivery by Drone in San Diego Uber Technologies Inc. plans to deliver food by drone in San Diego as part of a wide-reaching commercial test program approved by the federal government May 9, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said. Read more...
11 May FMCSA Chief Ray Martinez to Speak at House Transportation Hearing The country’s top trucking regulator will be among the officials scheduled to update House policymakers during a hearing May 22, several individuals with knowledge of the hearing told Transport Topics. Read more...
11 May The ‘Other’ Components: Oft Ignored, But Important Engines. Brakes. Tires. These are among the major components of a Class 8 truck that tend to get the most attention in the transportation industry and in the trade press that covers it. Read more...