Trucking Announcements: Yamaoka named president of Denso Products and Services America; Appointments at Contract Express, PTTAC, Bosch Truck Group, and more

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Denso has appointed Daisuke Yamaoka as president of Denso Products and Services Americas. Wellington…

Survey finds female truck drivers in US satisfied with work-life balance and pay, but concerned about safety

Female truck drivers report strong job satisfaction and work-life balance, but ongoing safety concerns continue to shape where and how they work, according to a new survey of 437…

Used tires pile up across Ontario while fleets, customers keep paying recycling fees

Ontario’s decision to lower mandatory tire recycling targets has created a system that can remain fully compliant on paper while allowing ‘millions’ of used tires to pile up across…

HDA Truck Pride Network to relocate St. Louis office, CVL warehouse

Commercial aftermarket parts and services provider HDA Truck Pride Network will relocate its St. Louis office and CVL warehouse to a new facility in the greater St. Louis area,…

Trucking Announcements: Senior leadership appointments at TRALA, Fleet Owl, Lily Transportation and Transervice Logistics

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Shannon Davison was named senior vice president of operations and meeting management at the Truck…

Behavior, not miles, drives truck crash risk, Motive reports

Instead of relying on crashes and insurance claims as the primary safety metric, fleets will soon be increasingly relying on other metrics like near-collisions, fatigue, distraction and other behavior-based…

Trucking Announcements: Leadership appointments at TFI International, VTNA, VIPAR

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions, and awards in the trucking industry. This week, TFI International announced it has promoted Christopher Traikos, Mike Hover, and Dan Leslie to executive…

Trucking Announcements: leadership appointments at KAG Canada, TRALA

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Anthony Babic was named KAG Canada’s vice president of revenue and Kayleigh Hall joined the…

Survey: Carriers prioritize AI tools that improve real-time efficiency

Artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining traction in transportation management, and although the industry is still in the early stages of AI adoption, motor carriers are already clear about the…

Trucking Announcements: Musket Transport, CHET partner with Highway to Hope; PTTAC donates to Evan Thomas Memorial Fund

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Vipar Heavy Duty added Chris Redondo and Nick Seidel to board of directors and the…

NACFE breaks down idle-reduction options for fleets in latest report

A typical Class 8 truck spends six to eight hours a day idling, consuming about 0.8 gallons of diesel per hour, which adds up to one vehicle burning roughly…

Trucking Announcements: OOIDA helps veterans; Fleet Advantage welcomes Van Ahn; Whiting joins Vipar

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Fleet Advantage announced that Todd Van Ahn joined the company as its new remarketing sales…

Readers speak out on fraud in trucking: ‘You can’t run legal and survive’

Industry professionals say fraud seems to be everywhere in trucking — it is widely seen as systemic, normalized, and insufficiently enforced, according to what you told us in our…

Study highlights a decarbonization map for MHDVs in Lower Mainland

Class 8 trucks account for nearly 80% of all energy consumed by medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in B.C.’s Lower Mainland, despite representing about 60% of the region’s fleet, according…

Fleets adopt telematics as a legal, financial defense tool: Report

Eighty four percent of fleets cite driver exoneration as a key reason for deploying safety technology, according to the latest report from Teletrac Navman. The same report found that…