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ELDs: Now or Later?

While first-time adopters will need to install ELDs in their trucks by Dec. 18, fleets using e-log systems categorized as auto颅matic onboard recording devices, or 颅AOBRDs, get a two-year extension. But if you can wait, why change now?

August 21, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

New ELD Vendors Flood Market as Mandate Nears

A growing number of technology vendors have been flooding the market with new electronic logging device products in advance of the federal ELD mandate that takes effect Dec. 18.

August 21, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

EPA Will Revisit Phase 2 Trailer, Glider Rules

In a move to respond to concerns by the trailer and glider industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it plans to 鈥渞evisit鈥 its Phase 2 provisions on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency for medium- and heavy-duty engines.

August 18, 2017
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Returns of Online Purchases a Key Factor in E-Commerce Boom

While the growth of e-commerce is widely viewed as a boon for last-mile deliveries, customer returns of the merchandise that鈥檚 delivered also are forcing change across carriers鈥 and shippers鈥 supply chains, industry experts said.

August 17, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

ELD Mandate on Track, Spear Says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said he is confident that the federal electronic logging device mandate will take effect on schedule on Dec. 18 after years of debate and legal challenges.

August 17, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Certain Insurance Coverages May Not Protect Fleets Against Cyberattack Losses, Experts Warn

The cyberattack that befell FedEx Corp.鈥檚 TNT Express unit earlier this summer highlights an ever-increasing risk that many trucking fleets are up against 鈥 and which may not be insured under the typical coverages they carry, insurance industry experts say.

August 17, 2017
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogistics

Replay: LiveOnWeb on 'The ELD Landscape Ahead'

How will the ELD mandate affect fleets' bottom lines? On our Aug. 23 LiveOnWeb program 'The ELD Landscape Ahead,' TT Managing Editor/Features Seth Clevenger presented the perspectives of a regulator, a fleet executive and a logistics expert. Watch the replay.

August 16, 2017
BusinessTechnologyFuelLogistics

DHL, Ford Unveil Jointly Made Electric Delivery Van

Deutsche Post DHL Group and automaker Ford have unveiled a jointly manufactured electric delivery van amid growing demand for emission-free utility vehicles.

August 16, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

TMW Unveils Software That Calculates Precise ETA

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 TMW Systems has launched a trip planning tool that automatically calculates estimated time of arrival by pulling together the vehicle鈥檚 position, the driver鈥檚 available hours of service and current and historical traffic patterns.

August 16, 2017