Volvo Trucks has developed technology to enable trucks to do a 360 degree scan of everything that happens around it to protect cyclists and pedestrians, the OEM said. The technology gives a driver suggestions how to avoid incidents, similar to how the human mind can interpret the surrounding environment, the…
Diesel fuel prices will continue falling in 2015, according to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The EIA projects a price of $3.80 for the beginning of 2015, falling from its current average of $3.85. In 2013, prices were as high as $3.92 per gallon, but falling crude…
United Parcel Service Inc. said Wednesday that it’s launching a service that will allow customers to pick up packages at local businesses such as dry cleaners, convenience stores and grocers rather than doorsteps of homes. The service called “Access Point” is now available in New York and Chicago and caters to urban…
The annual SmartWay Excellence Award honors top shipping (retailers and manufacturers) and logistics company partners for superior environmental performance and additional actions to reduce freight emissions through effective collaboration, advanced technology and operational practices, a robust system for validating and reporting their SmartWay data and communications and public outreach. The…
Clean Energy said it expects to open three public natural-gas stations as Dillon Transport continues to convert its fleet to natural gas-powered trucks. Dillon signed a multiyear fueling agreement with Clean Energy for about 2.5 million diesel gallon equivalents of compressed natural gas a year. To meet the increased sales,…
DETROIT — Google’s driverless car may still be a work in progress, but the potential for semiautonomous vehicles on American roads is no longer the stuff of science fiction. By the end of the decade, a growing number of automakers aim to offer some form of hands-off-the-wheel, feet-off-the-pedals highway driving…
SAN DIEGO — Navistar touted what it called its most fuel efficient Class 8 truck specification at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference and Exhibition here Sunday. The company’s ProStar model, equipped with an Eaton-Cummins “SmartAdvantage” powertrain is the most fuel efficient Class 8 spec, according to Vice President and…
The announcement was made this week by the company’s board of directors, which said that Henry Gerkens, who currently serves as chairman of the board and CEO, will continue to serve as executive chairman of the board through the company’s annual shareholder meeting scheduled for May 2015, pursuant to Gerkens’ existing…
Tommy Walters, hauling lawnmowers to Rhode Island from Maryland with his Boston terrier Daisy riding shotgun, is feeling flush these days after the biggest raise of his 17-year trucking career. “Under the new pay scale, I’m looking at probably making over $60,000 a year,” Walters, 40, said by telephone while…
On Wednesday, Richard Branson announced Virgin Group employees can take as much vacation days as they need. But according to a June survey from the Society of Human Resource Management, less than 1% of employers offer unlimited paid vacation time. The group surveyed 500 human resources representatives from employers of all…
