Magazine / Industry News
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Volvo Trucks Achieves Electromobility Milestone with 570+ Battery-Electric Trucks Delivered, Logging Over Eight Million Zero-Tailpipe-Emission Miles
Volvo Trucks North America leads the market in deployment of Class 8 battery-electric trucks, with more than 570 Volvo VNR Electric trucks in customer operations since commercial orders began in December 2020. Collectively, these trucks have logged o... -
Volvo Trucks Redefines the Trucking Industry in North America with Start of Series Production of the All-New Volvo VNL
Volvo Trucks North America has officially started series production of the all-new Volvo VNL — a completely reimagined Class 8 truck with sleek aerodynamics and striking visual details, set to redefine the industry standards in heavy-duty trucking.... -
Fyda Freightliner Celebrates 70 Years!
Columbus, OH… This year marks a monumental milestone for Fyda Freightliner as the family-owned and operated business celebrates its 70th anniversary. Since opening its doors in 1954, Fyda Freightliner has grown from a single location to a network o... -
Kenworth T680 Featuring Special Design Transported U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree to Washington D.C. for 11th Year
TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, AK... Kenworth provided a T680, adorned with a newly installed graphics wrap, to transport the 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from the Tongass National Forest in Alaska to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building. The U... -
The City of Champions Truck Goes To The Head Of the Class At Slippery Rock Elementary School
SLIPPERY ROCK, PA… Children are often asked, “What do you want be when you grow up?” The answers will change over the years and some will graduate from high school and still be uncertain about what workforce they want to be employed. The Sl... -
Peterbilt Honored with Pride & Class Day - Annual Parade Celebrates Custom Peterbilt Trucks, Supports United Way of Denton County, Texas
In the city of Denton, Texas, just north of Dallas-Fort Worth, fall is always highlighted by some of nature’s finest colors, but every year it also gives way to a vibrant display of truck craftsmanship and community spirit with the annual Peterbilt... -
From the Chaplain's Desk
There comes a time when we all come to a fork in the road of life where we must decide which road we are going to take. You only need to look at what is going on in our world today to know that time is now! The decision as to how we are going to live... -
Announcing the 2024 ATHS Educational Scholarship Winners - -2025 Scholarships Open December 1ST
KANSAS CITY,MO… The American Truck Historical Society announced its two George Schroyer Memorial Scholarship recipients, the Cummins Scholarship recipient, and the Lewis Semple Clark Educational Fund winner at its ATHS Awards Banquet in June “ATH... -
American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame - Feature Your Truck at ATHS Event!
KANSAS CITY, MO… The American Truck Historical Society will honor four trailblazing pioneers with their induction into the American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame on Wednesday, October 23. 1. Robert Young, ABF 2. �... -
CVSA Releases 2024 International Roadcheck Results
Commercial motor vehicle enforcement personnel in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 48,761 inspections during this year’s International Roadcheck, which took place May 14-16. Seventy-seven percent of commercial motor vehicles and 95.2% of comme... -
CVSA Transitions to New Leadership for 2024-2025
Washington, DC… The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has transitioned to new leadership for 2024-2025. Capt. John Hahn, of Colorado State Patrol, is the new president of the Alliance. Maj. Erick McGuire, with Florida Highway Patrol, is C... -
DOT Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Electronic Signatures, Forms and Storage for Drug and Alcohol Testing Records
On October 15, 2024, the Department of Transportation (DOT) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register proposing to amend its regulations for conducting workplace drug and alcohol testing for the federally regulated tran... -
In Times Square, Trucking Cares Foundation Warns of Fentanyl Dangers
New York City, NY… On National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day™, the Trucking Cares Foundation joined Facing Fentanyl and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for a Times Square takeover to focus attention on the threat posed by the epi... -
FHWA Opens Applications for $800 Million in Funding to Reduce Climate Pollution from Transportation, Encourage Cleaner Construction Materials
WASHINGTON, DC… The U.S. Department of Transportation is making available $800 million in funding under the Low Carbon Transportation Materials (LCTM) Program as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda and ongoing wo... -
Kristin White to Lead FHWA as Acting Federal Highway Administrator
WASHINGTON, DC… The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced Kristin White is serving as Acting Federal Highway Administrator, effective September 11, 2024. Ms. White previously served as FHWA Deputy Administrator since May 2024 and original... -
Finalists Announced for 2024 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award
CHILLICOTHE, OH… Finalists for the 9th annual “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence” award were recently announced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes program, Kenworth Truck Company and Fastport. This pres... -
Montgomery Logistics Names Powell Transportation Company As 2024 Q2 Carrier Of The Quarter
BIRMINGHAM, AL… Montgomery Logistics, a full-service logistics provider, recently recognized Powell Transportation Company, Inc. of Columbia, Miss., as its 2024 Carrier of the Quarter for Q2. Montgomery Logistics created the Carrier of the Qu... -
Trucking Cares Foundation Donates $25,000 to Fight Human Trafficking
Washington, DC… The Trucking Cares Foundation, the trucking industry’s charitable arm, donated $25,000 to TAT. The nonprofit organization, formerly known as Truckers Against Trafficking, is dedicated to ending human trafficking. “The deprav... -
Wisconsin’s Trucking Industry Can’t Afford EV Mandate
Consumer uncertainty has risen in recent months as the Environmental Protection Agency gears up for a crackdown on diesel-powered trucks and gas-powered cars: 30% of heavy-heavy-duty vocational trucks and 40% of regional day cabs will need to be zero... -
Transport For Christ
“Meaningless! Meaningless! , Everything is meaningless,” said the wisest man ever. In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon expressed this conviction around 35 times. “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningl...