Monthly Archive: January 2019
Morgan Truck Body, a manufacturer of light and medium-duty truck bodies, recently marked a milestone in its growth strategy, celebrating the grand opening of a 175,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Plainfield, Conn. The Nov. 14…
EnTrans International, LLC, manufacturing divisions have been recognized as America’s Safest Companies 2018 by EHS Today. The annual award was first given in 2002 and to date has recognized 238 companies. This year, 13 companies…
EnTrans International has announced two new appointments at its North American Tank Trailer Division. Jeff Hiatt has been named Senior Vice President Operations. He brings many years of experience in lean manufacturing, purchasing, facilities management…
The advent of automated driving technology is poised to transform the trucking industry in the years and decades to come. However, many experts believe it is clear that autonomous trucks will not be ready to…
Jeff Baxter’s sunflower-yellow Kenworth truck shines as bright and almost as big as the sun. Four men clean the glistening cab in the hangar-like truck wash at Iowa 80, the world’s largest truck stop. Baxter…
Technology has been the cause of many changes within a number industries, ranging from self-driving cars, online payments and autonomous workers at factories and fast food restaurants. While there has been a lot of research…
An Arkansas U.S. District Court ruled that truck drivers should receive at least minimum wage for their work time – whether they are paid by the hour or the mile. The recent ruling notes that drivers…
The decision by General Motors to cease production at five of its factories in the United States and Canada will have consequences for trucking companies that serve those plants, industry experts said…
American trucking companies are not alone when they say they cannot find all the truck drivers they need and will need in the future. A new report says European trucking companies are facing similar problems…
Tesla, Otto and other companies have been developing driver-less vehicles for years, with Mercedez-Benz placing a semi-autonomous truck on the road in 2015. Tech leader and financiers alike are confident that self-driving trucks will become…