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by Brian Straight Nov. 23, 2009

The value of GPS and truck tracking software

If the importance of having GPS inside your truck has remained elusive to any fleet out there, a recent story, courtesy of a press release from....More
by Brian Straight Nov. 19, 2009

Wingliner tries to bend its way into North American trailer market

A pair of entrepreneurs have signed an agreement to market an innovative truck trailer with movable side panels in North America. Bob Hakken and Duke....More
by Brian Straight Nov. 12, 2009

Kudos to Walmart for its fight against hunger

For all the grief that Walmart receives for being the big, bad neighbor that drives out smaller competitors, there is no doubt the company is not all....More
by Brian Straight Nov. 6, 2009

Trucking is bringing Christmas home

One of the great traditions during the Christmas season is the annual U.S Capitol Christmas tree. This year’s tree will have a connection to the....More
by Brian Straight Nov. 2, 2009

All-electric Transit Connect van briefly without power

For all of us who believe that companies want to do right by the environment first and foremost, a lesson was delivered on Friday that being green is....More
by Brian Straight Oct. 28, 2009

Join ATA and support our troops

The American Trucking Association has once again teamed up with Operation Interdependence for the Share the Road program to deliver non-perishable....More
by Brian Straight Oct. 26, 2009

New Jersey snow-removal law needs rethinking

New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has signed what may be the first law of its kind in the country, according to the Associated Press. The law, which....More
by Brian Straight Oct. 20, 2009

For trucks, fifth wheels are at the point of safety

I haven’t had a chance to thank the fine people at Fontaine Fifth Wheel for a visit I and other journalists made to their new facility in Trussville....More
by Brian Straight Oct. 12, 2009

Massachusetts proposes new idling regs

Massachusetts lawmakers have proposed two new regulations that affect the trucking industry, although neither comes as much surprise. The first, a....More
by Brian Straight Oct. 6, 2009

Dodge Ram goes it alone

Fiat is wasting little time in putting its stamp on the “new” Chrysler. The news yesterday was the split of the Dodge brand into two separate....More
by Brian Straight Oct. 5, 2009

Four in the industry rank high in Newsweek's Top 500 Green Companies

Kudos to four companies within the trucking industry who have been included in Newsweek’s Top 500 Green U.S. Companies. UPS, FedEx, C.H. Robinson and....More
by Brian Straight Oct. 2, 2009

Get out your videos and celebrate truckers

More than 3.5 million people drive trucks professionally in this country. They are the ones responsible for the food you buy in a grocery store, the....More
by Brian Straight Sep. 30, 2009

Taking a chance on trucking

In this tight economy, it’s always a pleasure to see positive stories about trucking. I saw just that last week when I received a press release about....More
by Brian Straight Sep. 29, 2009

Hydraulic braking and trucking's retrofit option

As trucking fleets continue looking for ways to cut costs while becoming greener, Recaptured Energy Technologies (RET) says it has a solution. A....More
by Brian Straight Sep. 25, 2009

Finding worldwide support for biodiesel

Biodiesel is growing in popularity around the world as an alternative fuel source. Those facts are indisputable. How much the fuel can grow, though,....More
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