Uber officials said July 30 it is closing its autonomous trucks segment to concentrate on its self-driving cars. Uber told CNN, NBC and other news outlets that it wants to focus all its expertise and energy on deploying self-driving cars, adding the company had concluded that is “the best path forward.” Uber acquired the autonomous […]

The Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, also known as the Trucking Alliance, is calling for all state legislatures to require electronic logging devices in commercial trucks that only operate within their state (intrastate).

The ATA’s advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 0.4%, to 113 (2015=100) from May to June, following a 0.4% April to May increase.On an annual basis, the SA was up 7.8%, which is ahead of May’s 7.4% annual gain. And on a year-to-date basis, SA is up 7.9%, which tops last year’s 3.8% […]

In its most recent Recruitment & Retention Survey, Driver iQ found that, by and large, fleets expect to raise truck driver wages and offer more bonuses while turnover continues to increase. In a trucking environment where fleets are increasing driver pay, benefits, and sign-on bonuses, more than a third of fleets have reported that 6-10% […]

US trucking companies are throwing everything but the kitchen sink into efforts to hire and keep truck drivers, the most essential yet often missing element of freight transportation capacity in 2018. Heck, they’d even toss in the kitchen sink — if they could fit one in a Class 8 tractor. (This article requires a subscription […]

A significant number of North American fleets have not yet installed electronic logging devices, with many relying on grandfathered automatic onboard recording devices to track driver logs. A new survey by MiX Telematics found that three in 10 fleets operating in North America are not yet running ELDs, almost eight months after the mandate became […]

“In 23 years, I’ve never seen a situation where the supply chain is at capacity,” the shipper said. “Trust me,” the trucking executive said, “nobody is adding any capacity. Nobody is thinking of adding any capacity. And even if they were, they couldn’t find any drivers to put in the truck.” (This article requires a […]

For the week of the Fourth of July, truckload freight rates hit new highs in the van and reefer segments, according to DAT Solutions’ weekly spot freight overview. National average spot van rates on the DAT Network of load boards increased 13 cents for the week ending in July 7, hitting $2.45 per mile. Refrigerated […]

With the simple press of a finger, trucks fall in line behind the leader, saving fuel and making trucks safer than even the best Class 8 semi-tractors on the road today. That’s the promise of the platooning truck company Peloton Technology, based in Mountain View, Calif., according to founder and Chief Executive Josh Switkes.