Educating the next generation of drivers. We need more of this! Read the article on livetrucking.com.
Archives for July 2018
WCPS CTE
This week we had the pleasure of stopping by D.M. Bowman, Inc in Wiliamsport and congratulating their newest apprentice, Joshua Gerber, a Washington County Technical High School senior. Joshua is pictured with his mentor, Troy Raffensberger. Joshua is off to a great start! His natural ability and talent, along with the skills he’s honed in […]
America’s Road Team Celebrates Safe Driving on July 4th Holiday
Today, American Trucking Associations and America’s Road Team Captains are requesting that holiday travelers take extra precaution when driving this 4th of July holiday weekend. Read more on trucking.org
Women now account for 5.8% of the drivers nationally
According to the American Trucking Association, women are increasingly joining the ranks behind the wheel of America’s trucking companies. Women now account for 5.8% of the drivers nationally, up from 4.6% just five years ago.
Forget Package Delivery Drones – Here Come Autonomous Containers
Amazon, UPS and others are exploring using drones to deliver packages to people’s doorsteps, but some companies are thinking bigger — autonomous cargo drones the size of small airplanes. They are designing unmanned cargo airplanes to compete with short-haul trucks and small freight aircraft, and testing prototypes while pushing for their large fixed-wing drones to […]
Enforcement personnel on the lookout for unsafe commercial and passenger vehicle drivers during operation safe driver week, July 15-21.
Operation Safe Driver Week, an annual enforcement blitz by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, is set this year for July 15-21. During the weeklong blitz, enforcers will focus on traffic violations, seat belt enforcement, driver roadside inspections and driver regulatory compliance. CVSA says driver behavior is the cause of more than 88 percent of large […]
