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- Ken FreemanThis is an original. My wife is the hardest working human I know. She always tries to do the right thing. But sometimes, when life tries to beat her down, we have to make a run for the ocean. Nothing renews the spirit like salt air and sunshine. This started ... read more
- Open a can of realism before buying that first truckThe decision to buy that first truck: While it's often driven by an emotional sense of just how much better life will be, ultimately, strive to find the truth in your own calculus. We can be very good at lying to ourselves to justify our desires. ... read more
- Startup testing highly autonomous system in retrofitted Peterbilts in ArizonaTuSimple, a 30-month-old San Diego-based autonomous truck startup, says it is currently testing three Level 4 autonomous Peterbilt trucks in Arizona. Level 4 autonomy (on a scale of 1 to 5) doesn’t require any action by a human driver and is widely considered the first level of “fully autonomous” driving. ... read more
- Rigid, continuous on/off-duty time is source of HOS problems, drivers sayMore of a problem than the 14-hour overall time frame to drive and 10 hours of off-duty time specified for commercial truck drivers in the federal Hours of Service (HOS) rules is the continuous, unstoppable structure of that time, truck drivers have told Fleet Owner. ... read more
- ELD Survey: Drivers say shippers aren’t taking HOS into accountDespite concerns that the hard ELD enforcement deadline would suck capacity out of the freight market, DAT is not seeing that. ... read more
- Fleets Online: Scaling vertically to build more trucksChallenge: Build more trucks to keep up with future production goals and demands, and do it in an optimized space. ... read more
- Paccar Sets Record for Quarterly Revenue; Net Income Surges 65%Paccar Inc. notched record quarterly revenue and soaring net income in the first quarter, benefiting from a truck market that continues to climb. ... read more
- Trump Pushing Hard to Reach NAFTA AgreementWith critical political deadlines fast approaching, the Trump administration is racing to strike a deal on a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement by early May — with an eye toward forcing a congressional vote on a new pact by the end of the year. ... read more
- Trump Says Mnuchin Going to China to Negotiate Trade in DaysTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will depart for China to negotiate over U.S. trade disputes within days, President Donald Trump said. ... read more