XStream Trucking and Agility Fuel Solutions have made an agreement stating that Agility will be the exclusive distributor of XStream’s TruckWings in North America. TruckWings are folding panels attached around the cab that automatically swing open when needed to close the cab-to-trailer gap and retract when speeds are lowered to…
Since the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse went live at the beginning of January, over 90% of drivers looking for a job have not signed up. Of those who have signed up, 3,000 of them have failed drug and alcohol tests. Drivers are not required to…
The longer it stays cold, the deeper the freeze in Wisconsin roads, and the harder and more solid the road, the more weight it can handle. During the winter months, Zones of Wisconsin roads are allowed heavier loads from commercial vehicles. Currently, the Frozen Road Declaration has now gone into…
Tires don’t just magically appear at the store, ready to be put on your truck and roll down the road. Engineers and developers put their heads together and dive into designing, developing, and testing new tires. When prototypes are made they are taken out to the Cooper test track and…
On February 10, the state legislators in Connecticut will be having a scheduled vote on a proposal to toll trucks. The plan states that tolls will be collected around the highways using 12 electronic gantries. The current form of the proposal talks about just heavy-duty trucks being tolled with an…
The Georgia Department of Transportation is in the process of planning for truck-only lanes along Interstate 75 between McDonough and Macon. With an estimated start in 2024 to the estimated opening in 2028, the estimated cost is around $1.8 billion. These truck-only lanes will not be tolled and extend from…
The Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge have announced the winners of the 2020 Best Fleets to Drive For. The companies are being recognized for the excellent working environments and conditions they provide for their drivers and employees. TLD Logistics Services, Inc. has made the list for its 5th year in…
Mack Trucks has announced its new line of medium-duty trucks called the Mack MD Series. Production of these trucks will begin in July 2020. For the production of these trucks, Mack has announced a $13 million investment in the new manufacturing facility in the Roanoke Valley, Virginia. The investment will…
There is an idea going around the Minneapolis, Minnesota area that would ban the parking of large commercial vehicles on city streets. A lot of local businesses are complaining about lack of parking for their customers, business fronts are blocked from the public eye, and parking lots are getting blocked…
The American Transportation Research Institute has released new research about how tolls are collected and where the money goes. This was deemed a top priority project in 2019. The research includes analyzing 21 major toll systems that collected over $14.7 billion and shows that almost 50 percent of it was…