Glen Parsons believes if you treat your people well, success in the trucking industry will follow. As co-owner of Coastal Pacific Xpress (CPX), a company in which he sold his share in 2008, Parsons and his partners shared generously the profits earned in good years. In 2005, it awarded more than $400,000 in bonuses to […]
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Werner Enterprises has signed a letter of intent with Cummins to take delivery of 500 15-liter hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines, when available. Werner was previously announced as a test fleet for the technology, which is built on a fuel agnostic platform. “At Werner, we’re committed to a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035
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Truck driver Kevin Kimmel noticed suspicious activity when he stopped at the gas station in New Kent County, Va. He observed multiple men entering and leaving an RV and another […] Source: Truck News
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With input from more than 4,500 respondents, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has identified the industry’s key issues in its latest report, Interprovincial Trade Barriers in Trucking. From increasing access to […] Source: Truck News
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Transport companies need their offices working smoothly to ensure their trucks and drivers can deliver and pick up freight safely and on time. That means phones, emails, IT systems and security at offices, truck yards, and warehouses must function properly and seamlessly – day and night. Parm Deol’s companies – eTor Neworks and Eagle Vision
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Connectivity, autonomy, and electrification are all monumental challenges in their own right, but today’s truck manufacturers are pursuing all three simultaneously. That was the message John O’Leary, president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America, gave as keynote speaker at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s spring meetings this week. “Greater safety, reduced congestion, and –
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Truck drivers and carriers face 60 new federal fines for Hours-of-Service violations – including those specific to mandated electronic logging devices (ELDs). Coming in three tiers, the fines range from […] Source: Truck News
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JB Hunt plans to bring fully autonomous trucks to Texas roads in the next “few years”, under a strategic alliance with Waymo Via. The alliance – representing Waymo Via’s first launch partner — emerged after a pilot project conducted last year. “We believe autonomous driving technology will help us create the most efficient transportation network
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Professional truck drivers and independent contractors can nominate their company as Best Fleets to Drive For, Truckload Carriers Association (TC) and CarriersEdge announced Tuesday. Carriers can be nominated until October 31. Since 2008, TCA and CarriersEdge have sought to identify and recognize the top tier carriers. The annual contest and survey evaluates and identifies employers
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For the fifth year in a row, the intersection of I-95 and SR 4 in Fort Lee, N.J., is once again the Number 1 freight bottleneck in the U.S. The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released its 12th annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America. The 2023 Top Truck Bottleneck
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