A major provider of safety software for commercial trucking fleets recently announced a new product that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to assist safety managers in identifying unsafe drivers. San Diego-based Netradyne recently announced the launch of a “Driver•i Safety Manager Assistant” product.The product is designed to provide fleet safety managers with recommendations on which drivers ...more
A truck driver in Kenya was saved from a disastrous situation by a helicopter in this intense video. The rescue occurred in the River Galana in the Tsavo East National Park in Kenya in early May. The driver was reportedly crossing the riverbed when a flash flood suddenly occurred, tipping his truck and trapping him. Thankfully, ...more
A city in Virginia recently doubled the cost of fines for truck drivers violating a daily truck ban, but even non-trucking residents say the charges are a little steep for drivers just trying to do their jobs. City Council members in Norfolk, Virginia voted Tuesday to change the city code banning trucks from passing through ...more
A police pursuit ended in a double fatality collision in Yankton, South Dakota, on Wednesday. According to Yankton County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), a police pursuit began around 10 a.m. on May 10 as the South Dakota Highway Patrol (SDHP) attempted to stop a red Chevrolet traveling east on Highway 50 for speeding at 100 m.p.h. ...more
One person is dead and a semi truck is destroyed after a wreck between a four wheeler and a semi truck at an intersection in Oklahoma on Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened on May 10th in El Reno at Route 66 and Radio Road at around 12:40 p.m.According to KFOR News, a sedan was traveling ...more
The OOIDA and other pro-trucking organizations held a hearing to discuss challenges facing the trucking industry on Wednesday. The House subcommittee called on Congress on May 10th to protect truckers on the job without imposing too many regulations on them. The committee says this protection of truckers should involve an increase in safe truck parking. “Good ...more
Model 589 by Joe Howard/Transport Topics FORT WORTH, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co. introduced its new Model 589 truck during an event at Texas Motor Speedway that included customers, dealers and media, transitioning its classically styled heritage model onto the same wider cab platform as other trucks in its lineup while staying true to the ...more
A VW ID.4 electric vehicle maneuvered into a storage bay inside an Autostadt delivery tower at Volkswagen's headquarters and auto plant complex in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News) There’s one big reason EVs are getting slightly cheaper: More of them are rolling off production lines. North American factories cranked out 219,000 battery-powered cars and trucks ...more
(U.S. Customs and Border Protection) Public comments about how to decarbonize trade and create federal incentives for sustainable supply chains are due May 22 to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection as input to an upcoming Green Trade Innovation and Incentives Forum. The forum is part of CBP’s Green Trade Strategy, launched last June, to ...more
Rivian R1T electric pickup trucks on the assembly line at the company's manufacturing facility in Normal, Ill. (Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg News) Rivian Automotive Inc. reported a narrower-than-expected loss to start the year and reaffirmed its annual production plans as efforts to cut costs buoyed the electric vehicle maker. Shares climbed as much as 7.1% in ...more
