Open-deck or platform trailers are a cargo conveyance. But because those trailers are also the device to which the cargo is secured for transport, they in fact become part of the cargo securement system. The stake pockets, pipe spools, winch rails, chain pockets,...
UPDATED. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has not yet proposed a pre-rule let alone a rule to lower the age for interstate truck drivers, but the agency announced on May 14 that it’s seeking public comment on a “potential” pilot program that would allow...
Since last September, all truck operations that haul food for human or animal consumption have been required to comply with provisions of the Food and Drug Administration’s Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food rule. The rulemaking was required to satisfy...
Heavy Duty Trucking has been honoring forward-thinking fleet executives – Fleet Innovators for almost 15 years now with our annual Truck Fleet Innovator Awards. This year’s winners are forward-thinkers, all of whom are helping by example to lead trucking...
European vehicles equipped with adaptive driving beam headlights increase roadway lighting by as much as 86% when compared to U.S. low beam headlights, according to new research from AAA. The report also finds that the average illumination for high beam is 12.5%...
More than 90% of commercial drivers believe that reading a text while behind the wheel of their company vehicle is considered distracted driving, yet nearly half of those drivers say they have done it. The data comes from UFG Insurance who recently expanded its...
