Monthly Archive: May 2018
Delays from ELDs may drive up grocery costs – Shoppers could see grocery prices rise because of a new federal mandate requiring most long-distance truckers to use electronic logging devices to keep track of their…
Miller Transporters Safety Awards Winners Drivers from Miller Transporters recently won two safety awards at the Mississippi Safety Management Council 2018 Truck Driver Championship, company officials said. Allen Blair, who has driven 3.5 million miles…
Are Teenage Truck Drivers the Answer to the Truck Driver Shortage? Trucking groups are backing legislation (DRIVE Safe Act) that would allow truck drivers younger than 21 years old to cross state borders to…
UNIBLOC-PUMP acquires R&H, Germany Unibloc-Pump Inc. of Marietta, Ga., has acquired the German manufacturer R&H GmbH, the company said. Founded in 1984, Unibloc-Pump is a manufacturer of sanitary pumps, strainers and valves. “Our current…
BlackBerry Radar asset tracking tag launched that delivers near real-time data on the location and condition of truck trailers and containers. Trucking companies that subscribe to the “BlackBerry Radar’’ system can improve on-time deliveries, theft prevention, and fuel efficiency…
Mack Trucks said it plans to introduce a fully electric refuse vehicle in 2019. The company, a part of the Volvo Group, said the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will test the demonstration vehicle when it is introduced…
Rush-Overland Manufacturing Inc. of Odessa, Texas, is doubling its vacuum truck product line with the introduction of two new offerings, the Zeus Hydroexcavator and the Typhon Vacuum Loader. They were scheduled to come to...
Alliance for Driver Safety & Security pushes for congressional passage of a new drug testing law The Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, also known as the Trucking Alliance, announced it will push for...
The U.S. Energy Information Agency’s (EIA) May “Short-Term Energy Outlook’’ (STEO) predicted Brent crude oil prices would average $71 per barrel this year, $7 higher than what was forecast in April. Correspondingly, EIA’s forecast...
Maersk Incorporating Blockchain – It currently takes a stack of 200 communications between 30 different parties to ship a container from Mombasa, Kenya to the Port of Rotterdam, according to a recent study by shipping carrier…