AI software is being used to train drivers and lower insurance costs
MONTREAL—Driver simulations aren’t new, but one tech startup sees potential for using the technology to lower insurance rates for good drivers.![]()
Trucking group pushes Congress toward more mandates
The Trucking Alliance, a confederation of predominantly large trucking companies such as J.B. Hunt, U.S. Xpress, Knight Transportation, Swift and Maverick, among others, is urging…
Safety rating system brings insurance nightmare for some operators
Api Dogan had no idea when he purchased 10 late-model motorcoaches in March 2018 that he would spend the next year in insurance hell. Or…
FMCSA head visits UMA Board
National Harbor, Md. — “I’ve tried to change the dynamic at FMCSA because I sensed when I walked in the door that there was this…
Beer is the New Wine
by Kevin Revolinski
If you’ve been thinking wine tours are a good market for your company, take a look at the possibilities of craft beer.…
Buses a solution to national park pollution, studies say
Recent studies describe the high levels of air pollution in America’s national parks and recommend solutions that include replacing lots of automobiles with “alternative transit…
Social Media, the Mall of America way
Inside a small room outfitted with a wall of monitors, a team of social media pros are tracking what people are saying about Mall of…
Protect seat fabrics to make them last
by Jessica Rohloff
Stains happen. Drinks are spilled, chocolate melts on a seat or someone gets motion sickness. If not handled properly, these sorts of…
RIP All-inclusive Pricing
Seventeen years ago my wife, young daughter and I went on a cruise to Mexico. The allure of the cruise was that it was “all-inclusive”…
The Trucking Alliance, a confederation of predominantly large trucking companies such as J.B. Hunt, U.S. Xpress, Knight Transportation, Swift and Maverick, among others, is urging…
Safety rating system brings insurance nightmare for some operators
Api Dogan had no idea when he purchased 10 late-model motorcoaches in March 2018 that he would spend the next year in insurance hell. Or…
FMCSA head visits UMA Board
National Harbor, Md. — “I’ve tried to change the dynamic at FMCSA because I sensed when I walked in the door that there was this…
Beer is the New Wine
by Kevin Revolinski
If you’ve been thinking wine tours are a good market for your company, take a look at the possibilities of craft beer.…
Buses a solution to national park pollution, studies say
Recent studies describe the high levels of air pollution in America’s national parks and recommend solutions that include replacing lots of automobiles with “alternative transit…
Social Media, the Mall of America way
Inside a small room outfitted with a wall of monitors, a team of social media pros are tracking what people are saying about Mall of…
Protect seat fabrics to make them last
by Jessica Rohloff
Stains happen. Drinks are spilled, chocolate melts on a seat or someone gets motion sickness. If not handled properly, these sorts of…
RIP All-inclusive Pricing
Seventeen years ago my wife, young daughter and I went on a cruise to Mexico. The allure of the cruise was that it was “all-inclusive”…