Category: Driver Stuff

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased 4.3% in February

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased 4.3% in February

| March 19, 2024

Index Fell 1.4% from February 2023  American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 4.3% in February after decreasing 3.2% in January. In February, the index equaled 116.0 (2015=100) compared with 111.3 in January. “After a very soft January, due in part to winter storms, truck tonnage snapped back in February,” said […]

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Plus Advances the Development of Next-Generation Vision Models, Built on NVIDIA DRIVE, for AI Processing in its Self-Driving Software

Plus Advances the Development of Next-Generation Vision Models, Built on NVIDIA DRIVE, for AI Processing in its Self-Driving Software

| March 19, 2024

Plus will leverage the NVIDIA DRIVE Thor high-performance, automotive-grade centralized computer with next-generation NVIDIA Blackwell architecture Plus, a global provider of autonomous driving software solutions, is collaborating with NVIDIA on the advanced development of its AI-driven vision models. Plus’s state-of-the-art vision models, will run on the NVIDIA DRIVE Thor™ by automotive-grade and safety-compliant compute platform […]

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Ryder Honors Top-Performing Mexican Trucking Companies

Ryder Honors Top-Performing Mexican Trucking Companies

| March 19, 2024

“The strong ties Ryder has cultivated with premier Mexican carriers over its three-decade presence in Mexico have been instrumental in delivering exceptional service across North America” Ryder System, Inc. presented its Service Excellence Awards to top-performing carriers at its 14th annual Mexican Carrier Recognition event. Twenty-four Mexican trucking companies were recognized for their excellence in several key […]

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Truckstop Survey Indicates Carriers Increased Workload to Stay Profitable

Truckstop Survey Indicates Carriers Increased Workload to Stay Profitable

| March 19, 2024

Carriers have experienced a significant increase in their workload, driving an additional 3,000 miles on average, handling two more loads each month Heading into the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS), Truckstop conducted an online survey to more than 2,000 of their carrier customers which found that they had to work harder in 2023 to stay profitable. In the past […]

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Motive Closes Record Fiscal Year Fueled by AI Innovation and Accuracy

Motive Closes Record Fiscal Year Fueled by AI Innovation and Accuracy

| March 18, 2024

New enterprise customers include Western Express, KONE, Lewis Tree, FirstFleet, Xylem Tree Experts, KLX Energy, 1-800-GOT-JUNK, and more Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform, closed a banner fiscal year driven by enterprise customer growth in 2023. This achievement was highlighted by a 60% year-over-year growth in annual recurring revenue (ARR) from enterprise customers and a […]

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Senators Introduce Bill Championed by ATA to Modernize Security Screening Process

Senators Introduce Bill Championed by ATA to Modernize Security Screening Process

| March 18, 2024

Bipartisan legislation would eliminate waste and inefficiencies in credentialing system costing frontline transportation workers The American Trucking Associations welcomed the introduction of the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act by Senators Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Jon Tester (D-Montana), Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), and Angus King (I-Maine).  The bill would eliminate redundant fees and background checks for essential transportation […]

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