04 Feb Standardizing Collision Avoidance Systems Is One of NTSB’s Most Wanted Safety Improvements WASHINGTON — Automobile and truck manufacturers should develop a standard practice of installing collision avoidance technology in their vehicles, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, which named the system as one of its 10 Most Wanted Transportation Safety Improvements. Read more...
04 Feb Suppliers Use HDAW 2019 to Unveil Latest Efforts LAS VEGAS — Suppliers of a variety of products and services for the aftermarket announced developments here during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week. Read more...
04 Feb Forget the Super Bowl: Boston Celebrates Truck Day One day after the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl, Boston-area fans had more to celebrate as they marked Truck Day, when fans turned out at Fenway Park to send off trucks to spring training that are carrying the gear and equipment for the World Champion Red Sox. Read more...
04 Feb Diesel Rises a Whisker to $2.966 a Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel increased ever so slightly the week of Feb. 4, rising to $2.966 a gallon, one-tenth of a cent higher than last week. Read more...
04 Feb TransForce Forms Holding Company TransForce Inc., a company that supplies drivers for trucking firms, private fleets and logistics service providers, announced the formation of a holding company to oversee three distinct business units. Read more...
04 Feb Volkswagen to Use Tesla Batteries at Car-Charging Stations Tesla Inc.’s battery systems will be installed at more than 100 electric-vehicle U.S. charging stations this year. Read more...
04 Feb Wabco to Roll Out North American Service Network LAS VEGAS — Wabco North America plans to roll out, beginning in the third quarter, a network of certified independent service centers to support trucks and trailers using its parts. Read more...
04 Feb Transportation Groups Want State of the Union to Highlight Infrastructure Needs Transportation priorities need to be included in President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, industry stakeholders say. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
04 Feb California Commits Billions to Advance EV Programs A review conducted by the San Diego Union-Tribune showed various state agencies have committed $2.46 billion in public funds — some of it already spent and the rest planned over a number of years — for programs aimed at luring drivers out of cars and trucks powered by internal combustion engines and encouraging them into zero- or low-emission vehicles. Read more...
04 Feb Stevens Transport Orders 1,600 Tractors, Trailers For Delivery Refrigerated truckload carrier Stevens Transport is buying 1,600 new tractors and trailers for 2019 at a cost of $165 million, according to a statement released by the Dallas-based company Jan. 29. Read more...