Driving solo can be lonely, it doesn’t have to be with a partner and team truck driving rules in place. As a part of a two-person team, you can rest, sleep, or eat on your off-duty shifts while your partner keeps the truck moving. Trucking companies are a big fan of team truck...
Noise.Work function noise is more noticeable on abattery-electric vehicle. Depending on the type of work your trucks are doing and in what location, you may need to choose a different hydraulic pump for quieter operation. Most people notice that both the quality and quantity of noise emanating...
ELD in trucking is the primary target of ELD mandates given that long-haul truckers often log many miles with potentially multiple drivers behind the wheel at different points throughout a trip. Drivers are responsible for not only the operation of the rig on the road, but also the safety of...
3:49 p.m. Trucking in Alaska is what I picture it was like back in the good ol’ days. Most truckstops and gas stations are small, or at least locally owned chains. Because of the oil industry, truck drivers and the industrial economy just loom larger in the public imagination. Tha...
Except international express delivery, here are also three common ways used in first leg transportation. 1. Air transport Air freight refers to a logistics mode in which the freight forwarder directly transports the goods to the destination country by air through its own channels, and then the ...
According to the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics, trucks are the primary mode for moving freight less than 1,000 miles, and trucks carried 60.8% of all freight by weight in 2018.6 Pros and Cons of Using Freight Forwarders ...
airplanes, trucks, trains, vans, cars, bicycles and, increasingly, aerial drones can be part of getting materials and goods from their origin into the hands of the consumer. More miles and more modes of transport don’t just elongate timelines, it introduces challenges and bottlenecks, as well...
Interestingly, our research has found that, on average, most light-duty commercial vehicles drive around 80 miles per day and only around 50% ever drive more than 250 miles in a given day. Clearly it’s important to understand the real-world circumstances of your vehicles to effectively ...
“Fleets are desperate for more equipment, but trucks are in short supply due to the supplier constraints.” Read…Heavy-Truck Orders Explode, Trucking Companies Struggle with “Capacity Crisis,” Truck Makers & Supply Chains are Inundated, Backlog is Ballooning, But it’s a Cyclical Business ...
Are Self-Driving Cars Safe?Experts believe self-driving cars can achieve higher levels of safety than human driven vehicles. In fact, when we analyze and compare accident data of self-driving cars versus traditional cars and adjust it to “Crash rate per million miles driven,” self-driving ...