TA, Mobil Delvac aid families of disabled veterans.
TravelCenters of America and Mobil Delvac, maker of heavy-duty diesel engines oil, to donate $50.000 to Folds of Honor, an organization providing educational scholarships to the spouses and children of America fallen and disabled service members.

News: VW pays 3.7 billion for Navistar & access to North America.
Navistar, the parent company of one of the oldest truck manufacturers in U. S., has been acquired by Traton, the commercial truck business of Volkswagen.

Latest News: Musk’s Starlink could improve internet access for truckers.
As one trucker driver out of the estimated 3.5 million, who suffer from less than adequate internet, Starlink excites people.

VW pays 3.7 billion for Navistar & access to North America. On Friday, Traton agreed to buy the remaining stake of Navistar-84%- for 3.7 billion. The purchase gives VW access to the North American truck market.

Trucking News: Kenworth rolls out battery-electric T680; ready to drive Trucks. The zero-emission Kenworth T680 has an established operating range of 150 miles, depending on the application, according to a statement from the company.

News: The All-Mack truck show a go for this weekend. One of the last-season fixtures of the truck show calendar is unlike most other shows in this COVID-19 -interrupted year, happening this weekend.

News: Starting today, hours od service changes to Trucking industry regulations take effect. At 12:01 a.m. EDT that today, drivers will see several provisions of the rules regulating their hours of service change, the first significant change in more than 15 years.

Extention from the last memo: Drivers need to email their documents to “MCSADRIVER@dot.gov.”

Top Story: FMCSA accepting applications for the advisory panel.
The Federal Motor Carrier Administration is accepting applications from truck drivers who wish to serve on the agency’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. FMCSA said it will accept the application to serve on the panel until OCt. 16, and said the panel is expected to include…[Read more]

New technologies: Telematics: A way to monitor a vehicle by using GPS and onboard diagnostics to record movements on a computerized map. Internet of Things: A type of onboard technology that can alert the driver of a problem happening while they drive their truck. Electric vehicles and the way we move ” with more advanced trucks break downs will…[Read more]

News: With an increase in e-commerce, the demand for truck drivers is rising, which has to lead to a few changes in transportation industry trends to keep up with the supply and demand. Specifically, new has been created to take the burden and stress off of fleet owners and drivers. Driver facing cameras, Dashcams, Trucker apps, and Electric 18 wheelers.

News: Students and teachers aren’t the only ones utilizing the capabilities of online learning during the current health crisis. Some school districts have turned to distance learning solutions to keep their bus drivers and transportation staff in touch and trained.

news: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week extended its waiver that allows truck dives to operate with an expired commercial drivers’ license, Commerical learner’s permit, or medical certification that expired on or after March 1.

Breaking News: Association pledges to support vaccine efforts.
The Truck Renting and Leasing Association announced its support for the U.S. government’s efforts to find a vaccine to fight the COVID coronavirus, offering to lend its vehicles, logistics, and warehouse network to store and help deliver the vaccines across the nation when the time comes.

DAT News: Beware of biased benchmarking: 3 ways to grade a transportation index. Whenever considering the use of a benchmark or an index, ask these three questions.
1. How are they calculating the benchmarks?
2. Where is their data coming from?
3. What are their goals and objectives?

News: PrePass adds safety alerts for drivers to the Motion app.
Prepass Safety Alliance announced recently it has completed work on more than 1000 new Prepass Alerts, allowing drivers to benefit from nearly 1,400 PrePass Alerts that appear in-cab on the Prepass Motion weigh station bypass app.

News: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced this week it is granting a waiver to Robert Bosch LLC and Mekra Lang North America allowing a digital mirror system that replaces the standard rearview mirrors on trucks. Vehicle Digital Mirror System, which replaces the standard large side mirrors on trucks with two interior…[Read more]

News: Increase in US truck freight pricing pressure. US shippers are at a crossroads when it comes to negotiating trucking contracts: continue to push for lower prices in the short-term or attempt to procure steadier rates for the long term?

Breaking News: Borderlands: Mexican rail blockade costing millions; Toyota, VW expanding in Mexico. Mexican farmers protesting water rights have blocked railway tracks across the country since Aug. 26, costing Mexico’s economy millions in delayed freight, according to trade officials.

Transportation news: Boeing expands lines as orders increase. Boeing (NYSE: BA) has opened two additional lines overseas to convert former passenger planes to freighters as orders for 737-800 and 767-300 increases.