Walmart must pay $10M to truck driver
Walmart must pay a truck driver who slipped and fell on ice and grease while making a delivery to a Walmart store in northern Colorado a $10 million award after the state Supreme Court upheld a jury verdict in the case on Monday...
Trucker dies in weather-related 15-vehicle crash
The first winter storm of the season iced over westbound I-84 at the mouth of Weber Canyon in Utah, causing a semi to jackknife and resulting in a 15-vehicle accident which resulted in the death of a truck driver...
Freight slowing, headwinds growing for trucking
With freight volumes continuing to slow and a variety of headwinds starting to grow – such as rising diesel fuel prices – the trucking industry is going to face a more challenging environment through the balance of 2011 and into the early part of 2012, according to the latest analysis from investment firm Robert W. Baird & Co....
Fitch forecasts modest holiday freight increase
Fitch Ratings expects consumer spending to grow at a modest but still healthy pace this holiday season, basing its expectations in large part on the publicly announced package volume preparations being made by United Parcel Service and FedEx...
Horrific 34-vehicle UK traffic crash could be worst in history
Smoke from a nearby fireworks display is being investigated as the potential cause of a 34-vehicle crash that left at least seven dead and more than 51 injured in what is being called the worst traffic accident in the United Kingdom in the last 20 years...
MCAA appoints government affairs director
Shawn J. Swearingen is the new government affairs director of the Messenger Courier Assn. of America ...
Basic highway safety measures recommended by IIHS
In its recent Status Report publication “Low-Hanging Fruit,” the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reports that seven proven countermeasures could immediately reduce the number of U.S. motor vehicle related fatalities. All but one is behavioral in nature and some would require states to enact and enforce potentially controversial laws...
Leveraging traffic data to improve fleet operations
The growing reservoir of real-time traffic data is increasingly being mined by many electronic navigation providers as a resource to help fleets generate more operational efficiencies; both in terms of improving on-time delivery rates as well as cutting fuel consumption...
Mack Pinnacle hauling U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
A cheerfully decorated and SmartWay-certified Mack Pinnacle tractor, provided by Mack, is heading cross-country to Washington, DC, hauling the 65-ft. white fir that will light up the nation’s Capitol this year as part of the 2011 Capitol Christmas Tree Project...
TIRES tool promotes safety for truck drivers
The Trucking Injury Reduction Emphasis project, or TIRES, is rolling out a new tool to help keep truckers safe and on the road – the TIRES blog. TIRES is an injury prevention project developed by the Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) program, the research unit for the Washington Dept. of Labor & Industries ...
Iowa Highway 175 bridge over Missouri River reopens
The bridge over the Missouri River between Decatur, NB, and Onawa, IA, has reopened...
Bosselman sells seven travel centers to Pilot Flying J
Bosselman Travel Centers announced the company will sell seven truck stop locations in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota to Pilot Flying J. ...
Chevin appoints international solutions manager
Chevin Fleet Solutions, provider of global fleet management software, has appointed Peter O’Connell international solutions manager...
Accuride appoints senior vp for supply chain management
Mary E. Blair has been appointed senior vice president-supply chain management, for Accuride Corp., a supplier of commercial vehicle components...
Fleets get up close look at the making of a truck
Hosting a series of customer events around the country has given Kenworth Truck Co., a Paccar company, a chance to get to know its clientele better and open lines of communication and trust. ...
Construction group urges tolling roads
The U.S. Tolling Coalition—which consists of highway construction groups in almost a dozen states— has unleashed a national campaign aimed at urging Congress to let the separate states impose tolls to fund “long-overdue highway improvements.”...
PSI execs named to industry boards
Two Pressure Systems International executives have recently been named to industry boards, the company announced...
Paccar Financial offers online bill paying
U.S. customers of Paccar Financial Corp. can now pay their bills online through the company’s website...
Missouri receives grant to increase truck rest areas
In preparation for the expected doubling of truck traffic along Interstate 70 in Missouri by 2030, the state’s Dept. of Transportation announced it will use $1 million in federal money to add spaces for truck drivers to park their rigs and rest....
Overnight lane closures planned along I-5 corridor
Motorists who use the Interstate 5 corridor through Castaic, CA, are advised to watch for overnight freeway lane closures beginning Nov. 4 through Nov. 10 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m....
Monthly payment plan rolled out for technology products
FleetMind Solutions has introduced a new monthly service option for waste and recycling fleets interested in implementing fleet management solutions...
Arizona dust storms today could create hazardous driving conditions
The Arizona Dept. of Public Safety and National Weather Service forecasters are warning drivers that a strong cold front moving through the state today may create dust storms that could bring hazardous conditions on Arizona highways...
McLeod posts record growth in 2011
McLeod Software announced that its just-concluded 2011 fiscal year saw “significant sales and revenue growth” over 2010, which had previously set a record for the company. The 2011 fiscal year ended with a 77% sales revenue improvement for new, first-time McLeod customers over 2010, the company announced...
Paramount names Midwest regional sales manager
Paramount Products has named Wayne Albertson Midwest regional sales manager. ...
Occupy protesters shut down port
Thousands of protesters from the Occupy Oakland movement descended on the Port of Oakland yesterday, marching across the Highway 880 ramp, climbing atop waiting semis and effectively shutting the port down....
Electrified truck stop files for bankruptcy after $400,000 stimulus injection
What was touted as the state’s first electrified truck stop, TR Auto Truck Plaza off Interstate 40 in Tennessee, now sits idle and is boarded up just months after the owner obtained more than $400,000 in federal stimulus funds to install the electrification project. ...
J.J. Keller offering 24-hour trip permit service
J.J. Keller & Associates is now offering carriers a 24-hour, 7-day per week temporary trip permit service for those needing overweight, oversize, trip, mileage, and fuel permits...
Grede completes acquisition of foundry
Grede Holdings has completed the acquisition of Paxton-Mitchell Corp., an industrial foundry and machining facility in Omaha, NE...
C.H. Robinson launches mobile app
A new mobile application being offered from C.H. Robinson can help carriers quickly fill empty trailers as well as stay up-to-date on pertinent information...
Roush CleanTech hires fleet sales manager
Roush CleanTech has hired Chelsea Jenkins as eastern region fleet sales manager...
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