by Eric Wright | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
January 10, 2019 Dean Croke, chief analytics officer, FreightWaves PHOTO: SHUTERSTOCK AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to LinkedInLinkedInShare to FacebookFacebookShare to TwitterTwitterShare to EmailEmailShare to DiggDiggShare to RedditReddit FreightWaves Market Expert...
by Eric Wright | Jan 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
6.4 million days of delays impact more than 250,000 workers January 10, 2019 (Alexandria, Virginia) – The Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA) has released new research showing that commercial driver skills testing delays are responsible for $1.5...
by Eric Wright | Jan 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Daimler Trucks plans to focus its attention on automated driving and as a result plans to pause testing of truck platooning the company announced Monday in Las Vegas during the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). In reassessing its work on truck platooning – a...
by Eric Wright | Jan 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) on Monday introduced updates to Freightliner’s flagship Cascadia tractor that will enable SAE Level 2 automated driving. The announcement was made in Las Vegas during the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) – historically the...
by Eric Wright | Jan 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is inching forward with efforts to replace large truck side mirrors with a high-resolution – and more aerodynamic – rearview camera system. The FMCSA closed 2018 by granting Stoneridge a five-year exemption allowing...
by Eric Wright | Dec 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has cancelled a study meant to gauge the safety aspects of allowing truck drivers to split their on- and off-duty time into segments. The agency’s new — and pressing — move to propose changes to hours of...
