Tech

Reefer Unit Agrees to Limit Its Alarms to Between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. Under New Agreement With Driver
The deal ends years of round-the-clock beeping and guarantees the driver at least one uninterrupted nap, as long as it happens before midnight.

Dispatch App's New 'Optimism Mode' Shows Every Dock Window Wide Open Until Driver Is 40 Minutes Out
Feature then collapses the slot to 'door already taken' and points the driver to the nearest truck stop coffee machine.

New Truck Cab Ships With 47 Cupholders, No Place to Put a Phone, Logbook or Elbow
A maker that exists only in our imaginations says drivers asked for more space, so it filled the space with round holes.
Driverless Truck Reaches 99% Readiness; Remaining 1% Is Finding a Parking Spot After 6 p.m.
Engineers say the robot can handle fog, deer and merging minivans. It has not yet found a legal spot within 40 miles of a Love's.
Mandatory ELD Update Adds 14-Minute Unskippable Ad Before Every Duty Status Change
Drivers can now go off duty in just 14 minutes and one short survey about how they feel about going off duty.