A U.S. Army demonstration using hydrogen injection technologies is improving mileage and air quality for diesel trucks, according to Commercial Hydrogen, the Army’s vendor. The original demonstration took place at Fort Hood Army Garrison in Texas in February of 2012. The test vehicle was a 2000 FL80 oil truck. The hydrogen injection system was tested…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is launching a safety campaign to raise public awareness about driving safely around large trucks and buses. The Our Roads, Our Safety campaign is relying on industry partners to get the word out. “FMCSA is pleased to work with a group of partners that…
Two of the largest trucking companies in the U.S are merging in a rare consolidation in the fragmented truckload services market. Swift Transportation Co. and Knight Transportation Inc. are announcing a stock swap today that will create a single business called Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. and overhaul the leadership of the operations, according to a…
A top FedEx official called for more federal investment in America’s transportation infrastructure in testimony to the Senate Commerce Committee’s surface transportation subcommittee last week, according to a report in the Commercial Appeal. Mike Ducker, president and chief executive officer of FedEx Freight, advocated expansion of 33-foot tandem trailers and uniform national standards on innovations…
HaulHound, a tech startup seeking to eliminate billions of dollars in inefficiencies in the logistics industry, has launched an innovative suite of features to its free online platform and mobile app for truck drivers and shippers. The new features, including instantaneous digital freight matching, come after extensive user testing and feedback. Thirty percent of trucks…
The Shelter Rock Road exit on the Long Island Expressway is among the 100 most congested stretches of highway in the United States, according to a study released on by the American Transportation Research Institute in Arlington, Va, according to a report on the TheIslandNow.com website. The North Hills exit ranked as the 90th most…
AMES, Iowa – The trucking industry loses billions of dollars and wastes millions of hours each year sitting idle in traffic. Helping drivers avoid congestion would increase productivity and improve safety, says a team of Iowa State University and industry researchers as reported by the Iowa State University News Service. The team has identified a…
With the future of transportation clearly in self-driving technology, three new California-based autonomous truck companies are entering the mix. Embark, Starsky Robotics and Drive.ai are new entries in the field. Embark, which has been approved to test in Nevada, has created a technology that allows trucks to drive from exit to exit on the freeway…
Trucking industry organizations OOIDA, ATA and others recently welcomed findings from the U.S. DOT’s Office of the Inspector General that determined the two early morning provisions and the once-weekly limit on drivers’ 34-hour restart regulations provide no benefit to the industry. With the results of a new Department of Transportation study signaling the removal of…
Many drivers who have logged extensive road hours as overnight drivers turn to local work for the relief it gives them, according to an article in the Seattle Times. There are about 3.5 million truck drivers in the United States, according to the American Trucking Associations. Not all of them are so-called “long-haul” or “on-the-road”…
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