V2V Technology | All Roads Connected
In an industry dedicated to safety and efficiency, anything to reduce crashes on U.S. roadways is usually welcomed with open arms. Recent years have provided all sorts of new technologies to advance the trucking industry and keep drivers on the highways. We’ve looked at all sorts of new devices and vehicles, everything from artificial intelligence to autonomous trucks running on clean energy sources. Now, a recent Notice of...
Trucking Industry Predictions for 2017
Throughout the year, we have made many trucking industry predictions regarding technology and the future for drivers. Some of the topics we discussed were the inevitability of driverless trucks, the DOT speed limiter proposal, and updating transportation infrastructure. In 2016, Uber’s self-driving truck, Otto, made its first delivery of 50,000 beers, and companies, like Amazon, made fully autonomous air deliveries using drones. With...
Health Resolutions For Truckers
With 2017 right around the corner, it’s time to focus on your health. Just like taking care of your rig, you need to maintain the health of your body so you can stay in it for the long haul. While it can be tough to maintain a healthy lifestyle while on the road, there are a variety of ways you can make sure you’re eating properly and getting exercise. It’s time to make some health resolutions for 2017, and here are a few to get you...
Online Course: How Truck Stops Help People
Life on the road can have its fair share of ups and downs. What may seem like a job for rugged individualists actually relies on many networks of support. Whether through the CB radio conversations and lingo, or the good will of other truckers, it’s important to stick together. Since truck stops can be like the proverbial oasis in a desert journey ( or sometimes literally), workers and owners of these businesses can also do...
Uberization in Trucking: Amazon’s Big Plans
Transportation is always looking forward, whether it be through autonomous vehicles or even remote controlled drones. In any capacity, technology continues to drive the industry to pursue new means of streamlining logistics and improving the way things run in general. Now, recent insider tips from an unnamed source have let on to a huge push toward what’s being called the “uberization” of trucking from none other...