Towing companies are often pointed at as a major scapegoat in the trucking industry, but that reputation is not without warrant: predatory towing is perhaps the one thing everyone in the trucking industry despises, such as when they charge for two days when they pull it at 11:59 P.M. To that end, the Department of […]
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported on June 18th that the trucking industry has experienced a year-over-year increase of tonnage for May 2024, meaning that 1.5% more weight was shipped in May 2024 than May 2023.DetailsThe ATA Truck Tonnage Index is a quick rule of thumb to see how the trucking industry is doing, and […]
A group of republican senators within Congress are suspicious of the Department of Energy and its system of calculations used to determine an electric vehicle’s miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe). After all, if they have an agenda to push electric vehicles onto the American populace, would they not have a vested interest in making the […]
Trucker Path is a company that uses the power of big data to make the commercial transportation industry travel more efficiently. According to them, they receive 20 million ratings and reviews on various things from truckers every month, including the quality of the various roadways upon which they travel. To that end, Trucker Path went […]
The Importance of Choosing the Right Semi-Truck Brand In the busy world of transportation, picking the right semi-truck is a big deal for businesses. Semi-trucks, also known as tractor-trailers, do the heavy lifting in moving goods across long distances, connecting businesses with their customers. Choosing the best semi-truck can make a huge difference in how […]
When it comes to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and other states following their lead in statewide regulations for vehicles, there is a schism between states that support CARB, and those that stand against it. Virginia was at one point on the side of CARB, but due to a technicality in how the law […]
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced on June 3rd 2024 that it will be providing $480 million in grant funding to promote vehicular safety, including commercial vehicles, to fifty-six different regions in America.DetailsThe recently announced Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program grant awards are the latest implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed into […]
They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and while a heavy-duty truck needing to have this low of a nitrogen oxide (NOx) is debatable, the interesting thing is that the fine folks over at PACCAR have done it. Details The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is nothing if not extremely vigorous in its […]
It will be quite a while before we see hydrogen-powered trucks take the lead ahead of diesel, and the biggest contributor to this fact is the lack of a refueling network. While diesel has a station on nearly every corner, hydrogen refueling centers currently total lower than one hundred, as a conservative estimate. Much like […]
