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  • Mack LR Electric To Begin Production In 2021

    December 2020
    Volvo Group’s American subsidiary Mack Trucks has announced plans to commercialize the Mack® LR Electric, its revolutionary refuse model equipped with a fully electric integrated Mack drivetrain. Orders for the Mack LR Electric will open in Q4 202...
  • Montgomery Transport Adds Appreciation Pay For Truck Drivers

    December 2020
    Birmingham, AL…  Montgomery Transport, a leading flatbed carrier based in Birmingham, Ala., has announced a fourth quarter pay program to show appreciation for its hard-working drivers. The two-installment Appreciation Pay program will reward driv...
  • Pedigree Technologies Teams with Drivewyze to Offer Weigh Station Bypass

    December 2020
    DALLAS, TX… Pedigree Technologies, a leading provider of ELD solutions and complete Fleet Management systems, was named as Drivewyze’s newest partner today at the virtual McLeod User Conference.  Pedigree Technologies will deliver an integrated...
  • Peterbilt Delivers Its Milestone 10,000th Model 579 UltraLoft

    December 2020
    Denton, TX… Peterbilt Motors Company is excited to announce the delivery of its 10,000th Peterbilt Model 579 UltraLoft to Long Haul Trucking. Based in Albertville, MN, Long Haul Trucking’s 32 year tradition of excellence is a major part of what�...
  • USA Truck Introduces Drive Your Plan Company Self-Dispatch Program

    December 2020
    Van Buren, AR… In a move designed to offer company truck drivers more freedom and flexibility, USA Truck has introduced its unique Drive Your Plan self-dispatch system.  “We are excited about Drive Your Plan; it addresses the age old issue be...
  • Battery-Electric Volvo VNR Truck Leads Port of Long Beach Clean Truck Parade

    December 2020
    Volvo Trucks North America’s Class 8 VNR Electric truck led a group of Southern California freight movement fleets in a clean truck parade on Friday, October 2 to commemorate the opening of Port of Long Beach’s new cable-stayed bridge. The lead V...
  • Challenger Driver Stops To Assist Fellow Driver, Dispatches First Responders

    November 2020
    The Truckload Carriers Association has named Donna Wright, from Kelowna, British Columbia, a Highway Angel for stopping at the scene of an accident and rushing to dispatch first responders.  Wright has been team driving with her husband, Geoffr...
  • Daimler Trucks And Torc Robotics Celebrate One Year Of Successful Collaboration – Adding Testing Center In

    November 2020
    Blacksburg / Stuttgart / Portland – Sept. 3, 2020 – September 2020 marks one year of Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics partnering as a team after the U.S. based automated driving technology company became part of Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous T...
  • Driver Aids Motorcyclist Injured Trying To Avoid A Deer

    November 2020
    The Truckload Carriers Association has named Jeremiah Johnson, from St. Alban’s Vermont, a Highway Angel for coming to the rescue of a motorcyclist who lost control and skidded across the pavement trying to avoid a deer. It was June ...
  • Mack LR Electric To Begin Production In 2021

    November 2020
    Volvo Group’s American subsidiary Mack Trucks has announced plans to commercialize the Mack® LR Electric, its revolutionary refuse model equipped with a fully electric integrated Mack drivetrain. Orders for the Mack LR Electric will open in Q4 202...
  • Melton Truck Lines Driver Rescues Fellow Driver Following Serious Crash

    November 2020
    The Truckload Carriers Association has named Richard Rubio, from Victoria, Texas, a Highway Angel for freeing a fellow truck driver from his mangled tractor cab following a crash. Rubio had just delivered a load to Houston and was now southbou...
  • New Love’s Truck Care and Speedco Locations Open

    November 2020
     OKLAHOMA CITY, OK…  Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers at seven new Love’s Truck Care and Speedco locations that are open 24/7. The locations offer tire, lube and light mechanical services for professional drivers and fleets at af...
  • Transervice Logistics Partners With United Way Of Long Island To Help Families In Need During Covid-19 Pandemic

    November 2020
    LAKE SUCCESS, NY… Transervice Logistics Inc., a leading provider of customized fleet maintenance and leasing solutions, partnered with United Way of Long Island to respond to the needs of local families experiencing unparalleled hardship during the...
  • Trucking Delivers Laura Relief to Louisiana


    November 2020
    Arlington, Virginia – In the wake of Hurricane Laura’s strike in Louisiana, American Trucking Associations is dispatching its Mack Heroes Truck to deliver relief supplies to citizens of Lake Charles.

“Whether it is a hurricane or a pandem...
  • Proven. Like No Other: Western Star Puts Next Generation Truck Through Hell

    November 2020
    PORTLAND, OR…  Western Star’s all-new vocational truck is set to be the toughest Western Star yet after being subjected to the extreme and grueling testing conditions designed by the Product Validation Engineering (PVE) team of Daimler Trucks No...
  • Zero-Emission Kenworth K270E and K370E Battery-Electric Vehicles Available for Order

    November 2020
    KIRKLAND, Wash., Sept. 11, 2020 – The zero-emission Kenworth K270E Class 6 and K370E Class 7 battery-electric vehicles are now available for order from Kenworth dealers in the United States and Canada.   “Kenworth is committed to provide advanc...
  • Crossett, Inc. Shows Appreciation For Their Drivers

    November 2020
    In line with the nationally recognized Truck Driver Appreciation week, Crossett Inc. dedicated September 13th-19th to showing our appreciation to professional drivers. The week was spent preparing and serving a hot meal each day for drivers to enjoy...
  • Manac Reached A New Production Milestone

    November 2020
    Manac is proud to announce the production and delivery of its 200,000th trailer out of its main production facility in St-Georges, Quebec Canada. Mr. Charles Dutil, CEO and President of Manac said “This is a huge milestone not only for our company ...
  • Photo Auction To Benefit Truckers Final Mile

    Kim Grimm
    November 2020
    There are a lot of amazing truckers out here who shoot some awesome pictures. One of those drivers Brent Collins made a post in the photo group A-Frame and Friends Pics asking what people thought about an idea he had.  How about organizing an auctio...
  • Top Four Finalists Named as Search Narrows For Top Rookie Military Veteran Truck Driver

    November 2020
    KIRKLAND, WA… FASTPORT recently announced its top four finalists for “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence,” a program dedicated to finding America’s top rookie military veteran driver. The program recognizes top drivers who have made ...