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.
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Transportation Safety & Compliance Management
Your Safety department has a significant influence on your profitability. Carriers have made considerable investments in safety and compliance systems, the data from which is used to manage and respond to adverse behavior. Learn how to use the data from your current safety investments to prevent loss and improve profitability.
April 25, 2019Daimler Acquires Majority Stake in 91ÊÓƵ to Boost Development of Self-Driving Trucks
Daimler Trucks has agreed to acquire a majority stake in autonomous vehicle pioneer 91ÊÓƵ and will join forces with the technology firm to develop highly automated trucks for the U.S. market.
March 29, 2019Perimeter 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, 2019Canadian Company Aims to Add Sobriety Tests to Steering Wheels
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, 2019Truck Parking Data Systems Top ATRI’s Research Priorities List
The American Transportation Research Institute’s recently unveiled list of research priorities for 2019 covers an array of topical issues, ranging from truck parking to tolls.
March 26, 2019Volvo Unveils Parameter Plus Updates
Volvo Trucks announced its Parameter Plus package, which allows for up to 50 parameter updates over-the-air annually per covered vehicle.
March 25, 2019Bendix Launches Program to Retrofit Safety Systems
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced that several of its safety technologies are for the first time available through retrofits.
March 25, 2019Editorial: Mining Data to Cover More Miles
The importance of mining repair data for information that can help improve the performance of motor carriers’ equipment was a continuous message during presentations at the annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations recently from companies across the spectrum of industry suppliers. They either introduced or updated products designed to wring more efficiencies out of freight operations.
March 21, 2019Fleets Credit Safety Systems, Video With Reducing Crashes, Claims
ATLANTA — Active safety technologies such as collision mitigation and lane departure warnings have proved effective at preventing crashes, but proper maintenance and driver training are necessary to get the most out of these systems, fleet executives and suppliers said.
March 21, 2019