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Business
Autonomous retrofitter Starsky makes unmanned 7-mile rural road test run
A remote driver more than 100 miles from small country road near the Town of Clewiston in Hendry County, Fla. placed the bobtail tractor in drive, centered the truck in its lane and then put the truck in full autonomous mode for a seven mile unmanned jaunt at highway speed.
March 8, 2018
Business
Van, reefer demand update: Rates reverse course, heading up in the last week
Van volumes have been rising for two weeks, and rates followed last week. Meanwhile, reefer has mimicked van trends, though swings have been sharper. At once, spot rates have on average been above contract rates for reefers since September, perhaps portending more positive moves to come there.
March 8, 2018
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Business
Lytx says DriveCam in use by more than 850,000 drivers
Lytx, provider of driver monitoring system DriveCam, announced this week it now has half a million subscriptions to its video system, adding 300,000 over the past three years, the company said in its 2017 recap. That covers more than 850,000 trucks, Lytx says.
March 8, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Managing ridiculous expectations handed down from brokers
A talk with small fleet owner Leander Richmond for this Overdrive Radio podcast reveals some brokers have gone so far as to make it a contract stipulation that the carrier will be required to send proof of delivery within an hour of offload â or lose all claim to payment for that load. Sound outrageous? We thought so, too, but thereâs more. Take a listen.
March 7, 2018
Truck Stops
Loveâs making Ormond Beach, Fla., location fuel-and-go only during Daytona Bike Week
In previous years, police have been forced to close the exit off of I-95 because of trucks waiting for fuel combined with increased car and motorcycle traffic causing two- to three-mile backups.
March 7, 2018
Business
TMC news: Freightliner makes collision system standard on Cascadia, Goodyear intros tire management system
Active braking and advanced cruise control are now standard on Freightliner Cascadias. Goodyear has debuted a new tire management system that uses a special tool to measure and log tire pressure, tread depth and more.
March 7, 2018
Business
Highway robbery: Ask the tough questions during negotiations to root out the crooks
Thereâs plenty truckers can do to avoid getting involved with the crooks among brokerages.
March 7, 2018
Business
Norâeaster prompts truck bans on interstates in PA, NJ, NY
The norâeaster is expected to bring heavy snow from Philadelphia to New York City and into eastern Connecticut on Wednesday before continuing all the way up into Maine on Thursday.
March 7, 2018
Business
Ice Road Truckers may be over after 11-season run
The future of one of the longest-running reality TV shows â Ice Road Truckers on the History Channel â appears uncertain. History says it hasnât decided whether it will renew the show for a 12th season, but the showâs star said on Facebook it appears the âshow is history.â
March 6, 2018
Business
Uber looks to âtake the driver out of the vehicleâ on long-haul lanes, demonstrates transfer-hub system for loads
Uber ATG, the self-driving-tech side of Uberâs business, is moving freight with at least one carrier and shipper partner each across Arizona in ongoing tests of their autonomous technology and a transfer-hub trailer hand-off system the company envisions being âwhat trucking and freight could beâ primarily in the future.
March 6, 2018
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Trucker arrested on drug possession charges, Virginia DOT employees involved in fraud scheme
A Mississippi-based trucker was arrested in Indiana for possession of cocaine and marijuana; two Virginia DOT employees and four northern Virginia trucking company owners pleaded guilty to a bribery scheme, and an Indiana trucker was charged with illegally transporting hazmat.
March 6, 2018
Business
Shell Rotella unveils Starship concept tractor-trailer, set for cross-country test run
Shell Lubricants unveiled Tuesday its Starship Project concept truck, a fuel-sipping Class 8 combination tractor-trailer designed in conjunction with AirFlow Truck Company to showcase the feasibility of energy-efficient freight movement.
March 6, 2018
Business
Highway robbery: Combating dishonest brokers
Even with more broker-checking services available, some dishonest freight middlemen continue to deceive or steal from owner-operators. Things are in play for a technical change long in process at the level of FMCSA to help combat the âworst of the worstâ among fraudulent operations.
March 6, 2018
Business
Idaho adds new signs to weigh-in-motion bypass systems at Lewiston Port of Entry
The Idaho Transportation Department says the updated system is expected to allow up to 70 percent of trucks heading out of the city, and 50 percent of trucks entering the city, to bypass the weigh station.
March 6, 2018
Business
OOIDA to honor Jim Johnston at MATS
OOIDA will honor its late president Jim Johnston with an event at MATS.
March 5, 2018
Business
Drivers file suit against XPO alleging misclassification, seek back wages
The class-action lawsuit, filed Feb. 26, accuses the company of denying drivers of earned wages and benefits such as workersâ comp due to their classification as contractors.
March 5, 2018
Business
New inside-outside video event recorder
The Pro-Vision Video Systems companyâs newly released HD Drive Recorder features 1080-pixel, high-definition recording with both interior- and exterior-facing cameras.
March 5, 2018
Truck Stops
Pilot Flying J opens new stops in South Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Manitoba
New truck stops are open in Summerville, S.C.; Ste. Agathe, Manitoba, Canada; Suffolk, Va.; and Falfurrias, Texas.
March 5, 2018
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