trucking
Technology, funding critical to solving trucking’s growing parking problem
“According to figures published by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the number of large truck registrations in the United States rose by 27.6 percent between 2008 and 2016. The estimated vehicle miles traveled for those trucks increased 26.6 percent”. – According to article in ccjdigital.com and its author Jeff Crissey Crisse also […]
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Paccar recalls nearly 7,000 Kenworth, Peterbilt trucks over various issues
“A parking brake issue has prompted Paccar to recall more than 1,800 Kenworth tractors, while an electrical system issue resulted in a recall of more than 5,000 vocational Peterbilt trucks, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents”. According to article in overdriveonline.com and its author Matt Cole Read full story HERE Source and credits : overdriveonline.com / Matt Cole
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Starsky Robotics tests self-driving truck on Florida highway
“As some technology companies scale back or eliminate their self-driving programs, Starsky Robotics is pushing forward with its autonomous truck technology”. -According to article in freightwaves.com and it author Clarissa Hawes Hawes also wrote – “The self-driving truck startup completed a series of road tests, with a driver behind the wheel, on a section of the Lee Roy […]
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Trucker accused of deadly I-70 crash near Denver released from jail after posting bail
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. —” The trucker who is accused of causing a fiery crash that killed four people on Interstate 70 in Lakewood last month left jail after posting bail Saturday” – according to article in kdvr.com and its author ERIC RUBLE Ruble also wrote – “Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, 23, is charged with four counts of vehicular […]
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‘Trucking Conditions’ skid to a negative reading for the first time in years
‘Trucking Conditions’ skid to a negative reading “For the first time since a rocky 2016 and, before that, the lingering economic effects of the 2008-2009 Great Recession, FTR’s monthly Trucking Conditions Index has fallen into negative territory, signaling a swift softening in the underlying market conditions for carriers since early fall 2018″. – According to article in ccjdigital.com […]
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