Heil Trailer International Co. has announced the availability of a 5-axle, 12,000-gallon petroleum trailer intended to enable customers in the Western United States to haul more in fewer runs.
March 29, 2019Technology
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Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
The Heil booth at an industry show. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Heil Adds 5-Axle Petroleum Trailer
The Heil booth at an industry show. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
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February 1, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
The BFGoodrich exhibit at MATS 2019. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
BFGoodrich Unveils Two New Truck Tires at MATS
The BFGoodrich exhibit at MATS 2019. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — BFGoodrich unveiled two new trucking tires at the 48th Mid-America Trucking Show, one for the steering axle and one for the trailer axle, designed to enhance longhaul, tanker, refrigerated and dry van models.
March 29, 2019
Business, Technology, Autonomous, Editorial
Editorial: Joining Forces for the Future
Journalists love it when big news breaks. As last week drew to a close, two significant deals involving major players in the commercial truck industry made headlines and landed on the front page of the April 1 issue of Transport Topics.
March 29, 2019
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
Daimler
Daimler Acquires Majority Stake in Torc Robotics to Boost Development of Self-Driving Trucks
Daimler
Daimler Trucks has agreed to acquire a majority stake in autonomous vehicle pioneer Torc Robotics and will join forces with the technology firm to develop highly automated trucks for the U.S. market.
March 29, 2019
Government, Business, Technology
FMCSA's Joe DeLorenzo provides a driver update at a MATS session. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
FMCSA Updates Truckers on Parking, Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Issues
FMCSA's Joe DeLorenzo provides a driver update at a MATS session. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A top Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official updated truckers on the agency’s efforts to mitigate parking problems and the obligations for drivers as the agency moves toward implementation of the drug and alcohol clearinghouse rule.
March 28, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg News
Smart, the Tiny Daimler Car That Refuses to Die, Heads to China
Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg News
Since its introduction two decades ago, the diminutive Smart has sat awkwardly alongside the imposing, autobahn-eating cars that have made Daimler AG the king of the road.
March 28, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Wabco's OptiFlow AutoTail product. (Wabco)
ZF Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Wabco
Wabco's OptiFlow AutoTail product. (Wabco)
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a global supplier of mobility systems for commercial vehicles, passenger cars and industrial technology, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wabco Holdings Inc. for $7.1 billion, or $136.50 per share.
March 28, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment
Kenworth's Jamin Swazo (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Cab Comfort Crucial to Retaining Drivers, TMC Panel Says
Kenworth's Jamin Swazo (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
ATLANTA — Providing a comfortable and safe environment in truck cabs is critical when it comes to retaining and recruiting drivers. That was the main conclusion at a roundtable discussion called: “Spec’ing the Cab & Sleeper for Driver Comfort and Safety,” which was held at American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting March 19.
March 28, 2019
Business, Technology, Safety
Perimeter Solutions Acquires Idaho-Based Fire Response and Transportation Firms
Perimeter Solutions, a St. Louis company that produces fire retardants and provides services to firefighting agencies, has purchased a group of companies in Post Falls, Idaho, that includes First Response Fire Rescue, River City Fabrication and H&S Transport.
March 27, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Biosensors installed in the steering wheel can detect if a driver has been drinking. (Sober Steering)
Canadian Company Aims to Add Sobriety Tests to Steering Wheels
Biosensors installed in the steering wheel can detect if a driver has been drinking. (Sober Steering)
A Canadian company that makes alcohol-detection devices attached to steering wheels of school buses hopes to expand to North American trucking companies.
March 27, 2019