Industry leaders note that systems like TPMS remove “the gap in time” between getting data and acting on its findings. (Ryder System) The data-driven approach has sparked an ongoing evolution for truck fleets in how to manage and understand key aspects of their operations. Normally used in maintenance for engines, drivetrains and emissions performance, this ...more
Powell turns to Trump during his announcement as Fed chair in November 2017. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press) President Donald Trump warned the U.S. economy may slow if the Federal Reserve does not move to immediately reduce interest rates, in his latest broadside against Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Trump said in a social media post April ...more
The agency found users can be required to navigate as many as 23 screens and take up to 32 actions to cancel, according to an FTC statement. (Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg) Uber Technologies Inc. was sued by the Federal Trade Commission, which claims the rideshare and delivery company hurt consumers through “deceptive billing and cancellation practices” as ...more
(shauni/Getty Images) The Department of Transportation this month announced a repeal of a Federal Highway Administration rule for states to establish emission-reduction goals. Led by Secretary Sean Duffy, the department on April 18 indicated FHWA guidance, such as its requisite reporting on such emission targets, was deemed “woke” and contrary to DOT’s agenda in the ...more
Germany-based Heidelberg Materials operates in some 3,000 locations in 50 countries and has 51,000 employees. (Heielberg Materials) Heidelberg Materials North America will build a $7.3 million aggregates distribution terminal in South Carolina’s Lowcountry region along the Interstate 95 corridor, state officials announced. “We are proud that Heidelberg Materials continues to do business in South Carolina ...more
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico. (Stephania Corpi/Bloomberg) Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said there’s no agreement yet with her U.S. counterpart Donald Trump after the two spoke last week about lifting U.S. tariffs. The Mexican head of state said April 21 that they had discussed an existing 25% tariff on imported vehicles and an equivalent one ...more
Lawmakers have introduced legislation that they say would increase the efficiency of the transportation of dry goods by tank trucks. The Vehicle Axle Redistribution Increases Allow New Capacities for Efficiency Act (VARIANCE Act) was introduced last week by Congressmen Salud Carbajal and Rick Crawford.The bill seeks to allow for a 10% load shift variance on ...more
A truck driver was found to be texting and driving in the moments before a fatal accident with a car in south Texas on Saturday. The accident happened on Saturday, April 19th in San Benito, Texas at about noon. According to KRGV, 39-year-old Fernando Gonzales Altimirano was driving a Kenworth semi truck south on FM 1421 ...more
I-65 is closed on both sides in northwest Indiana due to a semi truck explosion that’s created unsafe conditions. The accident happened on Monday afternoon, April 21st near exit 230 on Interstate 65 north of SR 10. As of 2:30 p.m CDT, the roadway was still unsafe, and will remain closed until further notice. Another view ...more
A young man is dead after being run over during a fight at an El Paso truck stop early on Easter morning. The incident occurred at a Petro Travel Center in Socorro, a suburb of El Paso, Texas. According to the El Paso County Sheriff, police were called to the travel center in the early morning ...more
