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  • Bolt Express 20 Years of Continued Success

    Steve Pollock
    January 2022
    TOLEDO, OHIO… Bolt Express was founded on July 1, 2001 by Ben Bauman to serve the automotive industry and has since grown to be an industry leader in time sensitive freight with service throughout the USA, Canada, and Mexico.  CEO Guy Sanderson st...
  • 2021 Guilty By Association Truck Show Was Worth The Wait

    Chad Violet
    December 2021
    Arguably the most anticipated truck show of the 2021 season would have to be the Guilty By Association Truck Show, organized and operated by 4 State Trucks and Chrome Shop Mafia under the leadership of Bryan “the Bossman” Martin. Since the last G...
  • W.W. Transport Begins New Chapter As Part Of The McCoy Group, Inc.

    December 2021
    For over two decades, W.W. Transport, Inc. has been a fixture in the liquid and dry bulk food-grade hauling industry as an award-winning carrier. In 1991, W.W. Transport began its operations with two trucks and a regional hauling route. Since then, i...
  • Trans-United - Truckismo

    Steve Pollock
    December 2021
    BURNS HARBOR, IN…. Truckismo (pronounced Truck-Ez-Mo) means “Taking on challenges with a high level of service.”  This is the mission of specialized carrier Trans-United.  The company performs domestic and international moves using flatbeds, ...
  • 2nd Chance Diesel Refocuses On Truck Engine Rebuilding

    Steve Pollock
    November 2021
    KEARNEY, MO….  Jason and Tannile Bates founded 2nd Chance Diesel in 2020 as an answer to the difficulty of finding honest, reliable people to deal with to keep their own fleet of trucks on the road.  The company offered everything from minor repa...
  • 2021 Carlisle Truck Nationals Shatters Records

    November 2021
    Records are made to be broken, or so it’s said.  For the 2021 Carlisle Truck Nationals presented by A&A Auto Stores, not only was a new record for show truck turnout achieved, but it was also SHATTERED.  2,513 trucks toppled the previous mark...
  • Fly High With Kole Trucking

    Steve Pollock
    November 2021
    CHARLOTTE, NC… “I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings,” Tom Petty’s ionic song describes Kole Trucking LLC, a specialist in aircraft transport.  Kole Trucking serves the airline industries , hauling aircraft engines, parts, and grou...
  • Mercer’s Women with a Mission: “MercHER”

    October 2021
    Mercer Transportation is proud to announce the successful formation of “MercHER”, pronounced with the emphasis on “HER.” Spearheaded by two women at Mercer headquarters in Louisville, KY, MercHER will promote gender diversity and networking a...
  • Shell Starship 2.0 Performance Demonstrates A Reduction In Carbon Emissions By Using Efficient Technologies

    October 2021
    Houston, TX…  The Shell Starship program exceeded its 2018 results in its second cross-country run using energy-efficient technologies to demonstrate what could be achieved driving a Class 8 truck in real-world conditions. The truck was designed t...
  • Walcott Truckers Jamboree Attendance Tops 44,000!

    October 2021
    WALCOTT, IA…   The World’s Largest Truckstop celebrated America’s truckers last week with an estimated 44,500 drivers, their families, and local residents in attendance during the 42nd Walcott Truckers Jamboree.  Visitors came from 22 differe...
  • Kiegan Nelson and Vinnie Diorio Capture Best of Show at Shell Rotella® SuperRigs®

    September 2021
    Driver Kiegan Nelson and truck owner Vinnie Diorio of Richfield, Wis. captured Best of Show honors with their 2020 Peterbilt 389 at the 39th Annual Shell Rotella® SuperRigs® competition held July 29-31 at Love’s Travel Stop, in Hampshire, Ill....
  • Load Covering Solutions And The Evolution Of The Rolling Tarp System

    Steve Pollock
    September 2021
    BUFFALO, NY…. Load Covering Solutions (LCS) was founded in 1979 in Ontario, Canada as A-Kit Industries.  They were a specialized manufacturer making side kits, which were quickly replacing standard flat tarping for flatbedders.  The company trans...
  • Diesel Spec – North America’s Leader In Truck Tuning

    September 2021
    Diesel Spec is the largest performance shop for heavy-duty trucks in North America with 485 retailers in the USA and Canada that perform over 5,000 truck tunes each year.  The company has also done tunes in other countries, including Mexico, Chile, ...
  • Koch Companies – The It Was Is The Way It Is

    Steve Pollock
    August 2021
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN…. The Koch Companies Marine Division has exploded with growth the past couple of years.  In fact, the fleet has doubled in size since 2020 and they are on schedule to deliver 30,000-35,0000 boats in 2021.  The company currently ha...
  • Keep On Truckin’ - PGT Trucking, Inc. Celebrates 40th Year

    Steve Pollock
    August 2021
    INDUSTRY, PA…. A special celebration was held on Saturday, May 22nd at the Willows Event Center in Industry, Pennsylvania to commemorate 40 years in business by PGT Trucking, Inc.  Founded in 1981 by Pat Gallagher with a single truck and two emplo...
  • Sizzlin’ Hot Trucks and Sizzlin’ Hot Weather EQUALS one priceless SPECTACULAR 2021 Wheel Jam Truck Show!!!

    Tracy Bratland-Bruns
    August 2021
    Once again, Scot Marone, along with the 18 Wheel Truck Promotions, LLC produced the Annual Wheel Jam Truck Show in Huron, South Dakota at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds that was another SIZZLIN’ success!  There were Sizzlin’ Hot Trucks from ...
  • 23rd Annual 75 Chrome Shop Truck Show

    July 2021
    Congratulations to the Winners of the 23rd Annual 75 Chrome Shop Truck Show presented by RoadWorks Davis Brothers Designs People's Choice Winner 2021 (voted on by attendees who cast their vote at the RoadWorks tent)  Don Wood DSD Transport Prime Shi...
  • American Bulk Commodities – Leading The Way For Over 50 Years

    Steve Pollock
    July 2021
    R&J Trucking was founded in 1960 by Ron Carrocce with one truck.  Ron did well right out of the gate as construction of part of the Interstate Highway System was taking place in Ohio. A few years later construction of the General Motors plant in...
  • Cargill – One of Their Fleets Will Fit You

    Steve Pollock
    July 2021
    WICHITA, KS…. One hundred and fifty-six years ago William Wallace Cargill established Cargill with the idea of connecting farmers with consumers.  It is a concept that still drives the company today.  However, now Cargill has plants in 60 countri...
  • Danfoss Editron Part Of Consortium Developing A Next-Generation, Zero-Emission Electric Powertrain

    June 2021
    EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM…. Danfoss Editron has teamed up with Meritor, a global leader in heavy commercial vehicle drivetrain systems, and Electra Commercial Vehicles, a UK integrator of battery electric commercial vehicles, to form the Meritor-le...