2016 Mid-America Trucking Show

Special Coverage, Business

East Introduces New Side-Rail System, Expands Trailer-Making Facility

LOUISVILLE, KY. — East Manufacturing introduced an integrated extruded aluminum side-rail system available on both sides of its East Beast and Beast II flatbed trailers.

March 31, 2016
Special Coverage, Business, Logistics, Equipment

Trail King Launches Specialty Trailer Models

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trail King Industries Inc. introduced several specialty trailers here at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

March 31, 2016
Special Coverage, Business, Technology

Rand McNally Debuts Low-Cost, Plug-in ELD

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rand McNally debuted a low-cost electronic logging device designed to help drivers and small fleets easily comply with the federal ELD mandate.

Seth Clevenger | Editor, Features and Multimedia
March 31, 2016
Special Coverage, Government, Business

FMCSA's Darling Returns to MATS to Hear From Drivers, Vendors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The country’s top trucking regulator joined the opening day crowds at the Mid-America Trucking Show here on March 31 because he said he wanted to hear from drivers and vendors.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 31, 2016
Special Coverage, Business, Equipment

Wabco Adds Video Analytics to Lane-Departure System

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Wabco introduced the next generation of its lane-departure warning system and pointed to air disc brakes as a key component for the emergence of autonomous driving technologies.

Seth Clevenger | Editor, Features and Multimedia
March 31, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

TMAF Reaches Trailer-Wrap Goal, Touts Growing Success of Image Movement

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Officials with the Trucking Moves America Forward image movement said they have surpassed their goal of getting 100 specially designed trailer wraps on the road.

Neil Abt | Editorial Director
March 31, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Expect GHG Rules to Spark Another Pre-Buy Truck Splurge Before 2021, Experts Say

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions could increase the cost of a tractor-trailer combination by about $14,250 through 2027 and cause another pre-buy cycle of trucks similar to 2006-2007, participants at an industry conference said here.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
March 31, 2016
Special Coverage, Business

Analysts See No Evidence of Looming Recession

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The well-established, yet not-at-all-dramatic U.S. economic recovery will probably avoid recession and instead keep chugging along at about 2% annual growth, said a trio of economic analysts.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
March 31, 2016