There is much truth in that adage, “If you bought it, a truck brought it.” Ships and planes transport products around the world, but the last stage in the journey to their final destination is frequently via truck. This is true not only of products reaching store shelves, but the transportation of raw materials to factories at the start of the manufacturing process. In the U.S alone, more than 80 percent of all communities rely on trucks for the delivery of food, fuel, clothing and medicine.

Safety First: Best Practices for Heavy Hauling Operations

Introduction to Heavy Hauling Safety Heavy hauling, the transportation of oversized and overweight cargo, is a vital industry that keeps… Read More

Omnitracs Launches FleetScience Digital Hub for Transportation and Logistics Industry

Haylle Sok 8:31 AM  9/22/2016

Omnitracs, LLC, a global provider of fleet management solutions to transportation and logistics companies, announced today the launch of its… Read More

UPS Pursues Sustainability Research

Peter Buxbaum 1:37 AM  9/22/2016

A pair of Department of Energy grants awarded to UPS will enable the company and a team of engineers to… Read More

Inaugural FASTLANE Grants to Support Transportation Infrastructure

Peter Buxbaum 1:26 AM  9/19/2016

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has announced 18 infrastructure projects across the country that will receive federal grants as part… Read More

Arizona Pilot Program Raises Truck Weight Limits

Peter Buxbaum 2:26 AM  9/18/2016

The Arizona Department of Transportation has begun a year-long pilot program allowing slightly heavier trucks in one of the state’s… Read More

Autonomous Vehicles: What to Expect from the NHTSA’s Highly Anticipated Guidelines

Mike Nelson 2:39 AM  9/16/2016

With less than a week until the start of autumn, industry leaders are eagerly awaiting the National Highway Traffic Safety… Read More

Trade Corridor Pilot Connects China, Mongolia, and Russia

Haylle Sok 2:24 AM  9/14/2016

The China-Russia pilot trade caravan has achieved its objective to successfully test the 1,400-mile overland trade route between China, Mongolia,… Read More

Cummins and Peterbilt to Team Up on SuperTruck II

Haylle Sok 1:02 AM  9/14/2016

Cummins Inc. will be partnering with Peterbilt Motors Company to develop and demonstrate technologies under the U.S. Department of Energy… Read More

China’s Accession to TIR Convention Opens New International Trade Routes

Peter Buxbaum 8:23 AM  9/13/2016

China has taken a key step towards the development of international economic corridors with its regional trading partners and the… Read More

August Jobs Report: Transportation Up, Manufacturing Down

Haylle Sok 6:01 AM  9/9/2016

The good news: The U.S. economy added 151,000 jobs in August. The bad news: That number fell short of economic… Read More

Loadsmart Moves First Fully Automated Truckload Shipment

Haylle Sok 5:27 AM  8/26/2016

Loadsmart, the logistics technology company specializing in full truckload shipping, announced it has moved its first fully automated shipment from… Read More

Cargo Transportation Easing in Fire-Ravaged Southern California

Peter Buxbaum 12:01 AM  8/22/2016

As firefighters successfully began to contain the devastating Blue Cut wildfire in southern California, cargo transportation bottlenecks began to ease… Read More