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EU Fines Truck Makers Record $3.2 Billion Over 14-Year Cartel

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"...the companies fixed prices and coordinated on the timing of introducing new emissions technologies in 1997 and on passing on costs of those technologies."
Because heaven forbid they try to avoid screwing things up along the way. Yet more proof that the "green initiative" is just an excuse to fine the hell out of the manufacturers.
 
Elon Musk Announces Tesla Plan to Build Heavy Trucks

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"...long-term vision that includes an integrated solar and battery product, the addition of a pickup, freight truck and bus to its electric vehicle lineup and plans for a ride-sharing business"
The most important question there is regarding this idea is this:


Does it require a dispatcher, or are they self-dispatching trucks? :poke:
 
Amazon Gets Patent for Pony Express-Like Drone Delivery

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"These docking stations will be able to accommodate several drones and will be located high up and out of the way on cell towers, light and power poles, church steeples, office buildings, parking decks and other vertical structures. They also could come with solar panels so they generate their own power."


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Scania contests EU’s view on forming cartel for price fixing

http://auto.economictimes.indiatime...w-on-forming-cartel-for-price-fixing/53377255

Scania is claiming that it's complete hogwash, and Volkswagen has said even if this were true that a fine wouldn't stop any future agreements being signed. Scania, for those who don't know them from their brief sojourn into selling trucks in the Northeast US in the late 1980's, is a global truck manufacturer and has done their level best to stay ahead of the emissions game. In fact, Canada and the United States are the two countries in the world where Scania trucks aren't sold today, and that's only because 80,000GCW is too low for the kind of rig they build.

16L 730hp V8, anyone?
 
The magic and mystery of the Zipper Merge

http://fleetowner.com/driver-manage...m=email&elq2=206e35ba44254dfca1a9f3df68c0e632

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My opinion: In theory this should work. The problem that traffic engineers fail to realize: When lane x runs out and merges with lane y, lane y has the right of way. The only way for this to work in real life would be to have lane x and lane y both end, merging to form lane z, in the middle. A simple change of perception...
 
More than 30,000 trailers recalled from several major manufacturers due to faulty valve component

http://www.ccjdigital.com/more-than...rnal&ust_id=124f9551466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973&

"...the recalled valves can cause a delay in application of the spring brakes while parking, which may cause a trailer to roll away after it’s decoupled from a tractor. The valve is a “reservoir-mounted trailer valve that can control up to four spring brake actuators during parking or emergency applications,” Bendix says."
 
How Dollar Shave Club Taught a $1 Billion Lesson in Disruption

http://approachableleadership.com/dollar-shave-club-disruption-lesson/


"This will be a business case study for years. In business school people will focus on the innovative marketing and unusual delivery model – made possible by the Internet – and how it disrupted the well-established market leader. What they will probably gloss over is the real reason why disruptive changes like this catch big companies by surprise: leaders who won’t or don’t listen...

...In the end it comes down to leaders being approachable and listening to ALL the voices in the organization – especially the ones who disagree or challenge the current thinking. Then leaders must have the courage to place bets on disruptive changes and encouraging innovation and experimentation down the line."

 
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Top 100 For-Hire Carriers and Disruption in the Industry


"The way America moves freight is changing. Driver demographics are shifting, trucking companies are facing ever-increasing regulations and new technologies are impacting the industry at every level."
 
The magic and mystery of the Zipper Merge

http://fleetowner.com/driver-manage...m=email&elq2=206e35ba44254dfca1a9f3df68c0e632

screenshot-missouri-dot.png


My opinion: In theory this should work. The problem that traffic engineers fail to realize: When lane x runs out and merges with lane y, lane y has the right of way. The only way for this to work in real life would be to have lane x and lane y both end, merging to form lane z, in the middle. A simple change of perception...
We all know what the problem with these are. Everyone in lane X does one of two things: gets out early or runs right to the very end and expects to be let in. The latter mentality is what always, and inevitably, holds up lane Y, encouraging people to get into lane X because it's perceived to be moving faster.
 
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