DALLAS — Electronic driver logs can streamline fleets’ business processes and improve hours-of-service compliance, but driver outreach is key for a successful rollout, trucking executives said.
March 28, 2016Fleets
Technology, Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous 
Funk, Tarantini, Andresen by Seth Clevenger/TT
E-Logs Improve Business Processes, Fleets Say, as Industry Preps for Mandate
Funk, Tarantini, Andresen by Seth Clevenger/TT Business
February Tonnage Sets Record
Truck tonnage jumped 8.6% in February, posting an all-time record that was helped by freight that moved later due to January storms, American Trucking Associations reported last week.
March 28, 2016 Perspective, Business
Opinion: Investing in Drivers’ Health Pays Big Dividends
Since May 2014 and the introduction of the new medical examiner system, more than 150,000 drivers have left the transportation industry due to medical ineligibility.
March 28, 2016 Business
Analysis: Trucks Make Everyone Smarter in Bernhard’s Connected Vision
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Wolfgang Bernhard, the head of Daimler AG’s global truck and bus unit, said the connected truck — beyond being a benefit to the entire supply chain — offers technology that leads to a “happy driver.”
March 28, 2016 Editorial, Business
Editorial: Prepping for ELDs
Nearly every significant rulemaking from the federal government is bound to be met with some skepticism and doubt from at least a portion of the freight transportation industry.
March 21, 2016 Business
February Class 8 Sales Fall 11%
U.S. Class 8 retail sales in February fell below 16,000 units, down 11% from a year earlier, as most truck makers saw declines while inventories remained high and favorable deals were increasingly possible, analysts said.
March 21, 2016 Business
High-Profile Accidents Prompt Insurers to Cut Truck Coverage
Costly, high-profile accident losses are transforming the trucking insurance market, potentially raising costs and tightening pressure on fleets to improve safety and reduce risk, industry experts said.
March 21, 2016 Business
Heavy-Haul Fleets Require Large-Scale Attention to Preventive Maintenance
When it comes to heavy-haul fleets, lubrication and inspection are high on the preventive maintenance priority list, short intervals for oil drains are commonplace and tires are an even higher expense to manage because of excessive wear, executives said.
March 21, 2016 Technology, Business, Government, Fuel, Equipment, Safety 
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co.
Adoption of Trailer Aerodynamics Continues to Grow, Report Finds
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. Fleets have ramped up their investments in trailer aerodynamics systems in recent years to improve fuel economy, and federal regulations are expected to drive further adoption, a new report found.
March 18, 2016 Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous 
Stubbs by Linda Q Photography for TCA
TCA Changes Weight Policy, Breaking With ATA on Issue
Stubbs by Linda Q Photography for TCALAS VEGAS — The Truckload Carriers Association has changed its truck weight policy, breaking with American Trucking Associations on the issue and putting the groups at loggerheads for the second time in several months.
March 14, 2016