As well as being in short supply, trucking’s new recruits are also, shorter generally, and thinner, as well as less likely to want a truck to look and feel like a truck. The challenge for truck makers ...
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] At GP Transco, a trucking company based in Darien, Ill., about 60% of company drivers leave on Sunday or Monday and return on Friday. An ...
The White House could release an ergonomics proposal in mid-April. According to the Wall Street Journal, some had expected the policy to be unveiled this week before Labor Secretary Elaine Chao ...
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ruckload carrier Schneider National said Monday it was working with Atlas Ergonomics to provide in-cab health and safety improvements for more than 12,000 ...
With the Coast Chassis Design rollcage installed, Frank Serafine (of Prodigy Customs) and I needed to get the ergonomics of our '69 Camaro in order. Since we've moved the firewall, raised the floor, ...
A new standard fromthe ISO offers recommendations to assist designers, manufacturers, and suppliers regarding visibility-related issues affecting transport information and control systems. Examples of ...
A new driver recruiting and retention battleground is taking shape as turnover rates keep rising and an acute shortage of personnel continues to be predicted for the future: truck cab interiors. As a ...
OEM upgrades tractor’s interior to improve driver ergonomics, visibility, and ultimately productivity. It will be available in early 2018. “These benefits move the needle in this ‘advanced classic’ ...
The October special issue of Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications featuring research on the science and technology of driver distraction is available online. "This special ...