25 Jul TruckPark App Added to HOS Software Technology company TruckPark Inc. announced a strategic partnership with logistics and transportation industry software developer UTECH to provide truck drivers with easy access to find safe, secure parking. Read more...
25 Jul DOT Releases List of INFRA Grant Recipients The U.S. Department of Transportation has chosen the recipients of the Infrastructure For Rebuilding America grants that support highway and bridge projects nationwide. Read more...
25 Jul US to Roll Out $16 Billion in Farm Aid for China Trade War The U.S. Department of Agriculture is preparing to roll out an additional $16 billion in aid to farmers hurt by the Trump administration’s trade war with China, with payments to begin next month. Read more...
25 Jul EPA Dismisses California’s Emission Compromise With Automakers Four major automakers reached a compromise with California’s clean-air regulator to boost fuel efficiency, a move the Trump administration dismissed as a “PR stunt” that wouldn’t affect its plans to ease mileage requirements enacted during the Obama administration. Read more...
25 Jul Drivewyze Announces Safety Notifications Service Drivewyze announced its Safety Notifications service is being offered free to subscribers of its PreClear weigh station bypass service. The new notifications provide alerts when a Drivewyze-enabled truck approaches a high-rollover area, plus it alerts drivers to upcoming low bridges. Read more...
25 Jul Total Quality Logistics Plans Expansion Total Quality Logistics announced it would construct a second building on its headquarters campus to accommodate nearly 600 new employees that the company anticipates hiring, primarily in sales and information technology roles, over the next five years. Read more...
25 Jul Advancing New Technologies a Priority for USDOT Leadership, OMB Official Says The U.S. Department of Transportation under the Trump administration has devoted significant resources to the transformative arena of autonomous vehicle technology, a former DOT official said at the Brookings Institution on July 25. Read more...
25 Jul Kenworth Offers Alcoa Dura-Black Wheels Kenworth Truck Co. announced the availability of the new Alcoa Dura-Black wheels with alternative styling for its heavy- and medium-duty conventional truck models. Read more...
25 Jul FMCSA Plans Survey on Harassment, Assaults of Minority, Female Truck Drivers The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is drawing up plans for a survey and study to better understand the “prevalence, seriousness, and nature of the problem of harassment and assaults against minority and female truckers.” Read more...
25 Jul Mullen Group’s Revenue Jumps 7.9% as Oil Service Remains in Demand Canadian carrier Mullen Group Ltd. increased revenue by C$23.3 million, or 7.9%, to $319 million in the second quarter ended June 30, according to a company news release. Read more...