Economic trends stuck in neutral, say experts
A mix of positive and negative metrics indicates the U.S. economy remains largely stuck in neutral, according to a variety of reports. Yet that neutrality isn’t necessarily a bad thing, said experts...
Chicago Peterbilt dealer extends service hours
Midwest Peterbilt dealership chain JX Enterprises said it’s extending the weekday service hours for its Bensenville, IL, facility – located near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport – until midnight in part to accommodate the high volume of demand for its parts and service business...
Delaware town bans trucks
The town council of Milton, DE, will begin enforcing a ban on trucks with three axles on local roads and the Delaware Dept. of Transportation will determine by the end of the week whether it will extend the ban to state highways running through the town...
Road Gang trucker radio show creator dies
Charlie Douglas, the radio announcer whose “Road Gang” radio show on WWL invented a genre of overnight programming for truck drivers nationwide, died on Thanksgiving Day. He was 78...
Con-way Multimodal to open Dallas office
Con-way Multimodal, a division of Con-Way Inc.’s Menlo Worldwide Logistics operating unit, will open a Frisco, TX, branch office on Dec. 5, 2011...
Trucking company blames railroads for deadly crash
Lawyers for John Davis Trucking Co. said in court documents that Amtrak and Union Pacific Railroad were responsible for a June crash where one of the fleet’s drivers slammed into an Amtrak train east of Reno killling five, including the truck driver...
Clean power rules Tokyo Motor Show
TOKYO. The next generation of diesel-electric hybrid trucks are the big stars at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, which is marking the return of commercial vehicles to the show floor after a four-year absence...
U.S. Xpress adds cargo vans, straight trucks
U.S. Xpress Enterprises has expanded its Xpress Direct Demand Critical fleet through the addition of smaller capacity vehicles. The company has added 30 cargo vans and straight trucks to its fleet so far with plans to add up to 200 more by mid-2012...
FMCSA orders shutdown of carrier allegedly formed to evade previous order
A Maryland trucking company that was formed to avoid an order by FMCSA to cease operations for a number of safety violations and seven crashes in the past year was quickly shut down last week, according to a report in the Baltimore Sun...
Trucker who saved woman’s life honored
A trucker who saved a Pennsylvania woman’s life has been honored by the Open Road Foundation with its Hero of the Highway Award...
Free webinar on DOL audits Thursday
Human resources management company Compli is hosting a free webinar on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, on Dept. of Labor (DOL) audits and how to prepare for one...
Owner-operator shortage causes Maine fleet to shut down
Bisson Transportation announced it will shut down its long-haul trucking operations based in Auburn, ME, this month due to a shortage of owner-operators available to haul the loads. ...
Cost of fuel tops list of fleet worries
A recent survey of 380 fleets operating everything from over-the-road tractor trailers to delivery trucks and buses found that the price of fuel tops their list of worries, with reducing costs related to crashes coming in a distant second...
Freightliner launches truck design contest
Freightliner Trucks has rolled out its “Design the Future of Pride & Profit” truck-design contest, which is open to college students studying within North America. The program invites entrants to submit original designs for “the owner-operator style truck of the future. The OEM went on to say “the competition will help generate out-of-the-box ideas for what owner-operators may want in their future trucks.”...
Zonar credits innovation, relationships for success
From preventive maintenance to automated fueling systems, Zonar Systems has carved out a sizable niche for itself in the trucking industry. The company marked its accomplishments with a recent celebration of its 10th anniversary...
Truck financing opportunity for tow companies
Tow providers in search of financing for truck purchases can turn to Cross Country Automotive Services...
Racor publishes filtration systems brochure
The Racor Division of Parker Hannifin Corp. has published its new lubrication filtration systems brochure...
Truck security standards set for high-value freight
The Transported Asset Protection Assn. (TAPA) is rolling out global security standards for trucking and the first trucking security certification program for motor carriers and logistics service providers in the U.S. and abroad aimed to block high-value cargo theft...
Cell-phone ban: Strong first step only, industry says
The formal ban on all handheld cell phone use by commercial truck and bus drivers during the operation of their vehicles put in place by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) last week is drawing praise from many corners of the trucking industry...
Southeastern Freight Lines honored by Home Depot
Southeastern Freight Lines (SEFL), a regional less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier has been named “LTL Carrier of the Year” for 2011 by The Home Depot, the nation’s largest home-improvement retailer. This is the second year in a row the Lexington, SC-based carrier has been honored with this award...
Wednesday deadline to apply for trucking weight loss challenge
Approximately 9 in 10 trucking company employees — not just drivers — are overweight or obese, according to a 2007 American Dietetic Assn. study. To address the problem, the Truckload Carriers Assn. has launched a Trucking Weight Loss Showdown that is open to TCA’s for-hire carrier members...
TCi expands tire service centers
TCi Tire Centers has relocated its Tulsa, OK, facility and opened a new center in California to expand its network...
Trucking company tip leads to $19.5 million drug seizure
Police and Alabama ABC enforcement agents seized approximately 4,360 lbs. of raw substances used in making the synthetic marijuana drug known as “spice” valued at $19.5 million thanks to a tip from a Loxley, AL, trucking company, according to a Baldwin Country Now news report...
Trucks and weather: Making a connection
As the nightly winter weather forecasts begin to drift into problems related to snow storms, roads closed to trucks and jack-knifed semis, others are looking at severe weather as a golden, if chilly, opportunity...
Aerofficient opens Canadian subsidiary
Aerodynamic device maker Aerofficient has opened Aerofficient Canada, a subsidiary based in Windsor, Ontario. The subsidiary will service the growing Canadian market, the company noted....
Fleetco joins Wabash dealer network
Fleetco, a full-service dealership based in Nashville, TN, has joined the Wabash National dealer network...
Total Truck Parts adds to executive team
Total Truck Parts, a Florida-based parts and service distributor, has added two managers to its senior executive management team...
Trucking law firm adds associates
The Indianapolis office of Scopelitis, Garvin, Light Hanson & Feary, P.C., a law firm that serves the trucking, transportation, and logistics industries, has added two new associates: Brandon K. Wiseman and Kathryne S. Feary-Gardner...
Driver group kicks off annual campaign for troops
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assn. is kicking off its fifth “Truckers for Troops” campaign the week of Dec. 5-9 to raise money to pack and send care packages to service personnel stationed in combat zones, primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan...
Positive freight numbers bode well for economy
Freight volumes are up and, in combination with other metrics, are reassuring analysts that even through overall economic growth remains sluggish, the U.S. isn’t slipping back into a recession....
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