The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has put together some research showing that drivers who use advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are more likely to be distracted than those who don’t use these systems. ADAS include lane-keeping assistance and adaptive cruise control. Drivers become too dependent on these systems and…
Employees of CFI, a leader in the transportation and logistics industry, have donated over $41,000 to multiple charities across North America. Truckloads of Treasures is a holiday giving campaign where CFI hosts activities throughout the year to raise money for charity. Since its inception 26 years ago, this campaign has…
Rand McNally has come out with a new piece of tech, the TND Tablet 85. This new 8-inch tablet is powered by Rand Navigation 2.0, Rand McNally’s new routing software with better maps, structures, views and trucking points of interest. The new hexa core processor runs quick, smooth, and smart….
Currently, winter load increases are in effect, coming this Thursday the metro and southeast frost zones also go into effect. During this period, vehicles will be able to go over the normal load weight by 10 percent on unrestricted highways. A good piece of advice is to make sure you…
Design Interactive has introduced its Remote Collaboration Video Calling as part of its Augmentor system. This is an augmented reality training solution for technicians in the trucking industry. Technicians can contact each other with problems and see the necessary procedures and solutions executed in real time. This system will help…
With congested rush hour traffic and rapid growth of the Denver area, it has been suggested that trucks drive at night. As lovely as it would be to go trucking down roads with less traffic, there are quite a few issues that come with this suggestion. When making runs at…
Last Friday, in Sioux City, Iowa, a group of truckers delivered a Christmas surprise to pediatric patients at the UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s hospital. Truckers from Pure Country Livestock have pulled together for their 6th annual delivering of Christmas gifts to sick kids. It was a tricky delivery, some of the…
Another year is winding down and it’s the holiday season, so here’s some quick reminders about safe driving and the value of safety. Some see safety as a priority when in fact it should be something we value. When safety is seen as a priority, it means that at times…
Forward Air has signed an agreement to acquire most of Linn Star. Linn Star is a Final Mile provider out of Iowa and this deal will now increase Forward Final Mile’s capabilities. Forward Air’s president stated that within 12 months their markets will go from 8 to 83 and make…
Barnes Transportation Services Inc., out of North Carolina, is offering a $1,000 reward for any information regarding the murder of its driver Robert Pane Hale. Hale was killed on June 25 while he was in his truck sitting in the parking lot of a local Hardee’s restaurant. The Barnes family,…