07 Sep Inaugural NACV to Focus on Equipment Sales — And Being a Different Show From MATS The inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle Show is due to open later this month in Atlanta and is shaping up to be very different from the rival Mid-America Trucking Show: smaller but richer — and with an obsessive focus on equipment sales. Read more...
07 Sep Harvey Harms Cotton Output From Texas Several hundred thousand bales of cotton likely were lost in Texas due to Hurricane Harvey, delivering a blow not only to those who grow and sell the state’s main agricultural crop but also to the motor carriers that haul it. Read more...
07 Sep New Tennessee FedEx Distribution Center Loaded With Technology, Officials Say Every one of the up to 12,000 parcels an hour going through the new FedEx Ground distribution center in Chattanooga is run by what officials call a scanner channel. Read more...
07 Sep Industry Celebrates Truck Drivers for Dedication to Profession Truck drivers deliver virtually everything needed to sustain modern life, and Sept. 10-16 they are getting something in return: Thanks. Read more...
07 Sep August Class 8 Orders Top 21,000, Foreshadow Production Gains in 2018 Class 8 Orders in August improved 49% year-over-year and pushed past 21,000, according to ACT Research Co. Read more...
07 Sep Pacific Northwest Wildfires Prompt Federal Emergency HOS Response Oregon and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration have extended an emergency declaration and associated regulatory relief through Oct. 31, allowing truckers to address the fire danger and widespread emergency conditions that create a need for transportation of supplies, equipment and people into and out of the state. Read more...
07 Sep Hurricane Irma Forces Postponement of Hearing Into CSX Service Woes Due to the threat of Hurricane Irma, the Surface Transportation Board postponed a meeting scheduled for Sept. 12 to discuss CSX’s rail service woes this summer. Read more...
07 Sep Wanted: Drivers for Self-Driving Cars Want to get behind the wheel of a self-driving car? Aurora Innovation, a self-driving car company started by top engineers from Google, Tesla and Uber, has posted a job opening for a self-driving vehicle operator in Pittsburgh. Read more...
07 Sep HOS Suspended for Truckers Carrying Hurricane Irma Aid The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has suspended several trucking regulations, including hours-of-service requirements, to facilitate the movement of aid that carriers deliver to states and territories in the path of oncoming Hurricane Irma. Read more...
07 Sep Spot Market Skyrockets in Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey In the days after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Houston area, longhaul spot market prices tripled, in some cases, to between $5,000 and $10,000, according to conversations with truck drivers. Read more...