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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•December 29, 2017

Transportation Accidents Most Common Work Fatality

Work deaths climbed 7% in 2016, and transportation incidents accounted for 40% of those fatalities, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•December 29, 2017

Ferguson Names Fleet Manager

Chad Edmondson provides strategic management and oversight of nearly 10,000 assets nationwide.

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Maintenance & Uptime•by Staff•December 28, 2017

Michelin Sells TCi Stores, Retread Shop to Independent Dealers

Michelin North America Inc. has sold four Tire Centers stores and a TCi retread plant to two independent commercial tire dealers.

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Operations•by Staff•December 28, 2017

Workhorse to Spin Off Aviation Business

Workhorse Group announced its intention to spin off its aviation division, which includes its SureFly personal helicopter, into a separate publicly traded company named SureFly Inc. – but it will hold on to the HorseFly drone designed for parcel deliveries.

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Sustainability•by Staff•December 27, 2017

Tesla's Musk 'Dying to Build' Electric Pickup

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is promising to produce a battery-electric pickup truck in the near future as the latest entry in his growing lineup of vehicles that has begun to include more commercial models.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•December 27, 2017

Holiday Gasoline Prices Rise to $2.44 Per Gallon

The national average gasoline price increased two cents to $2.44 per gallon for the week ending Dec. 26, as more drivers hit the road for the holidays, according to AAA.

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Operations•by Staff•December 27, 2017

Work Truck's Top News of 2017

In the 2017 calendar-year, it's no surprise that our readers wanted to know about changes and exemptions to the ELD rule, which is now in effect, as well as updates to trucks and the addition of Uber Freight into the fleet world.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•December 25, 2017

Video Safety Tip: Improving Sleep Habits

Drowsy driving prevention begins with getting enough sleep every night. Here's advice from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•December 22, 2017

1.4M Ram Trucks Recalled for Shifter Issue

The recall, limited to vehicles equipped with a shifter mounted on the steering column, covers 1.48 million Ram pickups and chassis cabs in the U.S.  

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Sustainability•by Staff•December 21, 2017

Parking Services Company Launches EV Shuttle Bus at SoCal Airport.

Parking Concepts Inc. has launched the first battery-electric shuttle bus at the Ontario International Airport in Southern California with the deployment of a zero emissions utility shuttle from Phoenix Motorcars.

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