Lots of big and bight iron took center stage at the 2012 Shell SuperRigs show, held at Speedco's Joplin, MO, truck lube facility off I-44 -- along with some other unusual sights as well.
A terrifying semi-truck accident in Russia was captured by an SUV fitted with a dash camera. The video of the wreck was featured on NBC’s Today Show yesterday and quickly went viral on YouTube.
The video shows that the top-heavy truck suddenly took a sharp turn, which put it on its side and sent it into the path of the SUV.
The SUV driver said he and the trucker were both okay after the crash....More
A new program to train truck drivers to watch for signs of potential crimes and homeland security threats while traveling the highways was launched by the Ohio Highway Patrol at a May 23 training session for a group of Wal-Mart drivers, which was held in a distribution center in Grove City, OH....More
A judge has found that a truck driver — who was searching for an energy drink that had dropped at his feet — took his eyes off the road for at least 16 seconds before his rig slammed into stopped traffic killing two women, one of whom was pregnant.
Trucker Jason Styrbicky was found guilty of three counts of criminal vehicular homicide and one count of careless driving in the 2010 accident on Interstate 35 in Lakeville, MN....More
Fleet Owner Managing Editor Brian Straight attended a special Kenworth Truck Co. ride and drive event at the Paccar Technical Center north of Seattle, WA, this week, getting a chance to put some of the Kenworth's latest models through their paces on a closed test track.
The new 31-AGM7 extreme absorbed glass-mat (AGM) battery design being rolled out by Interstate Batteries this month is designed to offer a much higher power discharge than typical truck batteries to allow for faster and stronger starting and recharging performance....More
Refrigeration system maker Carrier Transicold is touting the warranty coverage of the two newest models to join its X series of trailer refrigeration units – the 2500 APX and 2100 APX.
Warranty coverage for 2500 APX and 2100 APX units includes 60-month/10,000-hour coverage for the microprocessor module as well as for the electronic control modules and the clutch assembly....More
The Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) safety & security division recently named Jerry Waddell, safety director for Cargo Transporters, Inc., as its “safety professional of the year” for 2012, receiving the group’s Clare C. Casey award....More
Jacksonville, FL-based regional truckload carrier Arnold Transportation Services (ATS) has named David Mendenhall as its new vice president of operations. Mendenhall, who has been with the company a few months, has over 38 years of transportation experience, most recently as vice president of operations at LinkAmerica for 14 years....More
