Postal mail and packages must have traveled hundreds of miles on the back of a truck before they arrive at the doorstep of the intended recipient. Now, the United States Postal Service is testing out how it could shuttle that mail and package by using trucks that do not need a human driver at the […]
Bobby Simmons is employed as a trooper by the Florida Highway Patrol and his work is to inspect vehicles on the road. He regularly hunches over trucks on I-10 highway and carries out a random inspection of their parts, starting with the steering tie rod which he checks for whether it has a tight fit. […]
There has been an increased demand for drivers in the area where the Guilford Technical community college (GTCC) is operating and to help fill this demand the school has started a truck driving school. The GTCC president made the announcement this week during the school’s meeting at the Cameron campus. To kickstart the school, they […]
Imagine a situation where someone has started his journey on the road and suddenly he finds that he is surrounded on the road by semi-trucks. It would take a certain amount of skills and road etiquette to be able to go through these big rigs while they are on the road. The author has used […]
For business fleet owners, fuel economy has a big impact on the company’s bottom line. Conserving fuel begins with the driver. Smooth driving – i.e., gradual acceleration and soft breaking – will have a positive impact on MPG. The use of cruise control is an important tool in achieving this. In addition, avoiding high speeds, […]
The capabilities of using onboard sensors and tracking of trailers have been on the increase and this increase has seen the rapid rise in the competition in the industry for tracking trailers. Many new businesses are entering the industry for tracking trailers and some of the new faces include Truck Lite, Phillips Industries, Peterson Manufacturing, […]
Diesel technologies are presently being used in transportation and an expert states that despite the emergence of new technologies, the future is still bright. This positive forecast is because diesel technologies are improving their efficiency, having lower emissions, having biofuel capacities, and have value for moving freight that is a unique combination. Allan Schaeffer, a […]
