Magazine / Industry News
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Ruth McDonough with Hittman Transport Services is CVSA’s 2022 International Driver Excellence Award Winner
Washington, DC… The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is pleased to announce that this year’s International Driver Excellence Award (IDEA) recipient is professional driver Ruth McDonough. She is a specialized commercial motor vehicle dr... -
Smith Transport’s 2021 Driver of the Year
On July 29, 2022, Smith Transport hosted a ceremony to honor our 2021 Driver of the Year, Michael “Top Gun” Fields and his wife, Kim. Michael started his professional driving career with Smith Transport in April 1996 after being referred to... -
Introducing the Truckstop.com Partner Marketplace: A Comprehensive Transportation and Logistics Ecosystem Empowering the Freight Community
BOISE, ID… In recognition of National Logistics Day and National Insurance Day taking place today, Truckstop.com announced the launch of the Truckstop.com Partner Marketplace. The comprehensive transportation and logistics marketplace provides ... -
Love’s Travel Stops Opens First Location In Connecticut
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK… Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Willington, Connecticut, thanks to a new travel stop that opened Thursday – the company’s first in the state. The store, located off Interstate 84 at Exit 71 (3 Polster Roa... -
Love’s Opens Five New Speedco Locations
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK… Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers at five new Speedco locations that are open 24/7. The locations offer tire, lube and light mechanical services, as well as DOT inspections, for professional drivers and fleets at ... -
Keep On Dancing
Audrey Ann Pollock 1938-2022 My Mom Audrey Ann Pollock died on August 4th just three months short of her 84th birthday. Mom was a dynamo. Everything she did in life was approached head-on and with great energy. Her single greatest passion, how... -
In Memory of Audrey Pollock
November 3, 1938 – August 4, 2022The dawn broke a little less bright today as the world lost an absolute star. My Grandma Audrey was an absolute force of a woman. A larger-than-life character—much taller than her 5-foot stature. She commanded res... -
Marty Ellis & OOIDA Tour Trailer Are On The Move!
We caught up to Marty Ellis at the recent Walcott Truckers Jamboree held at the Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott, Iowa. As always, we enjoyed our visit with Marty. He has been a Professional Truck Driver for many years. Marty is a very knowledgeable,... -
Western Star Introduces All-New 57X
PORTLAND, OR… – Western Star recently introduced the latest addition to its X-Series, the all-new Western Star 57X. The on-highway truck joins the new Western Star 47X and 49X to complete a lineup purpose-built for toughness, productivity and ... -
Standard Logistics Doubles in Size Over Last Year, With Strong Focus on Drivers and Customers
Dallas, TX… Standard Logistics, a leading fleet and logistics provider and a Standard Industries company, has doubled the size of its business in the last twelve months, now utilizing over 300 drivers across 17 locations. Amid current global supply... -
Honor Foods Expands Its Redistribution Capabilities To The Western United States With Burris Logistics’ Purchase Of The R.W. Zant Company
Philadelphia, PA… Honor Foods expands its foodservice redistribution capability through Burris Logistics’ purchase of the R.W. Zant Company. R.W. Zant is a foodservice redistributor with protein expertise located in Los Angeles, CA. The tran... -
Love’s Travel Stops opens new location in Arkansas
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK… Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Clarksville, Arkansas, thanks to a travel stop that opened Thursday. The store located off Interstate 40 (1025 S. Crawford St.) adds 114 truck parking spaces and 115 jobs to Jo... -
PGT Trucking, Inc. Appoints New Executive to Lead Sustainability Initiatives
Aliquippa, PA… PGT Trucking Inc., a multi-service transportation firm offering flatbed, dedicated, international and specialized services, announces the promotion of Laurence Cox to a new executive position as Vice President, Sustainability, lead... -
Southern Haulers, LLC Recognizes 2021 Safe Drivers
The Mobile, Alabama terminal of Southern Haulers, LLC held their annual Safety Awards Banquet this past Spring. Drivers from Southern Haulers, LLC honored for Safe Driving in 2021 are: Bobby Lynn Spence Sr., Philip Mixon Sr., James Ezell, Rahman Ka... -
Volvo Trucks North America Expands Capabilities of Industry-Leading I-Shift Transmission with Dual Power Take-off
Volvo Trucks North America upgrades I-Shift, the industry’s most advanced automated manual transmission with digital intelligence. I-Shift now offers a dual power take-off (PTO) that expands the efficiency benefits, transmission functionality and o... -
2022 Andrew Mazza Diesel Jam Truck Show & Heavy Equipment Expo
The 2022 Andrew Mazza Diesel Jam Truck Show & Heavy Equipment Expo, presented by Hunter Truck, Brennan Heavy Equipment, Garofalo Enterprises Diesel Performance, and Old Horse Power Equipment, was held on June 11th at the Circle Drive-In in Dickso... -
Ascent - Elevating the World of Logistics
BELLEVILLE, MI…. Ascent is making significant investments in its company and is focused on growing its owner-operator fleet, Ascent Expedite. To achieve its goal, the company has hired full-time recruiter Steve Eadie, who is familiar with all aspec... -
Bearing Gifts - Heartland Express Driver Visits Smith Transport
Jacques Lussier was the first Heartland Express driver to visit the Roaring Spring, PA terminal and he delivered a gift to Barry Smith from Mike Gerdin, Chairman, President & CEO of Heartland Express. Jacques was met with a warm welcome from the... -
Bolt Express Recognized as Hyundai Glovis Elite Service Provider
TOLEDO, OH… Bolt Express, an industry leader in Time Critical™ Transportation Services has been recognized as a 2021 Elite Service Provider by Hyundai Glovis. At the 2022 Hyundai Glovis Club Elite Conference in April, Bolt Express was recogni... -
Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp at Shell Super Rigs
Truett Novosad, owner of Equipment Express was a big winner at the 2022 Shell® SuperRigs® held in Branson, Missouri this past June. “Wyatt Earp”, a 2005 Peterbilt 379 EXHD (pictured above) won 2nd Place in the Tractor/Trailer Division. �...