Magazine / Industry News
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Minimizer Introduces Its Largest Tool Box To Date
BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN… ‘Do you have a bigger tool box?’ is a question Minimizer says is common among end-user customers.“We get it all the time,” Minimizer Director of Marketing Steve Hansen said. “A 36-inch tool box isn’t necessarily bi... -
New Shell Rotella T6 Full Synthetic 0w-40 Engine Oil Provides Protection For Diesels Operating In Cold Climates
Houston, TX… Shell Lubricants is introducing Shell Rotella® T6 Full Synthetic 0W-40 heavy-duty diesel engine oil which is now licensed as API CK-4 service category. The engine oil is designed to meet the needs of advanced engine technologies for b... -
SelecTrucks And Daimler Truck Financial Introduce New Purchase Program For Pre-Owned Freightliner Cascadia Trucks
PORTLAND, OR… SelecTrucks and Daimler Truck Financial announce the introduction of a pre-owned Freightliner Cascadia program offering customers the ability to purchase a late-model Cascadia truck for as little as $1,250 per month, with a 60-day def... -
Special Stewart Transport Kenworth T680 Raises Awareness for Truckers Against Trafficking
PHOENIX, AZ… It takes a high level of motivation, passion and execution to make as big of an impact in the local community and around the country as Don Blake, Inland Kenworth – Phoenix new truck sales manager, continues to make. Blake’s involv... -
Tickling The Ivories
EMLENTON, PA… 93 year old Ed Yasechko gets ready to tickle the ivories on a petite baby grand piano, the newest addition to the Emlenton Truck Plaza. Ed is the owner and original developer of the Emlenton Truck Plaza. He doesn’t actually play ... -
TravelCenters of America Dominates Driver Satisfaction Survey for 13th Year in Row
WESTLAKE, OH… TravelCenters of America Inc. (TA), nationwide operator of the TA®, Petro Stopping Centers® and TA Express® travel center network, has again dominated the annual “Voted Best” survey, created to gather professional driver feedb... -
Truck Hero And Building Homes For Heroes Announce Latest Family To Receive Mortgage-Free Home
LAS VEGAS, NV… Wednesday, November 6th at Truck Hero’s first ever SEMA media conference, two-time Purple Heart recipient Army Sergeant Curtis Crawford officially joined the Building Homes for Heroes (BHH) family, and learned he and his family wil... -
Truckers Hail “Phase One” Trade Deal with China
Arlington, VA… American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear issued this statement on December 13, 2019 following reports that the United States and China have reached a “phase one” trade deal:“We congratulate President Trump ... -
U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Completes 2,000 Mile Journey to Washington, D.C.
A Kenworth W990, hauling the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree – a 60-foot Blue Spruce cut from the Carson National Forest in New Mexico has completed the 2,000-mile delivery to Washington D.C. The Capitol Christmas Tree, transported by Wilbanks Trucking... -
U.S. Department of Transportation Offers New Resource to Help Military Reservists and Servicemembers Find Jobs in the Trucking Industry
WASHINGTON… The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that it has published a new job opportunities website to help 18-20-year-olds who possess the U.S. military equivalent of a co... -
Women In Trucking Announces its 2019 December Member of the Month
Plover, WI… Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced Jessica Luttrell as its December 2019 Member of the Month. Luttrell is a professional driver for Umpqua Dairy in Roseburg, Oregon. When Luttrell was 30 years old, she moved to Oregon in... -
You’re the Coach - The Ultimate Football Board Game
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a football coach? Well wait no longer, here is your chance! This is the story about a driver and a dream and what drives his dreams. Michael Wray Jr., age 51 and a Raymondville, Missouri resident ... -
2019 Snow Shoe Truck Show
One of the last truck shows for the fall season was held at the Snow Shoe Fairgrounds in Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania. The fairgrounds was also host to a very large Antique Car Show and food vendors offering tasty wares for sale. (The maple bacon-on-a-s... -
40-Year Driving Veteran Wins 2019 Driver of the Year Award
Toronto, Canada… Double D Transport president Ron Eadie says Winston Goold, his longest serving driver, is a problem for his company. A good problem, that is – in the sense that all his customers want Winston to deliver to them. “Our customers... -
Bendix Tech Tips: Dash Valves, Pop Pressures, And Regulations
ELYRIA, OH… Call them the questions that keep “popping” up over the years: What are the regulations for dash valve trip pressures, and how can fleets and owner-operators stay compliant and safe?This installment of the Bendix Tech Tips Series wi... -
Drivewyze Now Offers Weigh Station Bypass Service in Oregon
DALLAS, TX… Truck fleets and operators using Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass service will now receive bypasses at 10 locations in Oregon. The new Drivewyze sites are located in Woodburn (north and southbound), Booth Ranch (north and southb... -
Everblades Heated Wiper Blades!!
ATLANTIC MINE, MI…. Wouldn’t it be nice, when you walk out to your truck to clean off the snow some frosty morning, that you could flip a switch and defrost your wiper blades? Better yet, imagine driving in a blinding snowstorm and not having to... -
In Memoriam of Jamey D. Smith
Jamey D. “Jim” Smith died unexpectedly on October 28, 2019. He was 60 years old.Jamey was a Professional Truck Driver for all of his life and worked for Smith Transport since the company’s inception in 1983. Jamey was born in Roaring Spring, ... -
Kenworth W990 Features Special Design for 55th U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Tour - Wilbanks Trucking Services To Carry “The People’s Tree” To Community Celebrations en route to Washington, D.C.
KIRKLAND, WA… A special Kenworth W990, sporting a dynamic graphics wrap, will transport the 55th U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from the Nov. 6 tree-cutting ceremony in Carson National Forest in New Mexico to the tree-lighting ceremony in early Decem... -
Meritor Announces North America’s Lightest-Weight Trailer Suspension
Meritor, Inc. announced the introduction of the MTA-Tec6™ suspension, the market's lightest trailer suspension offering up to 23,000-pound capacity for tankers, flatbeds and other demanding vocational applications. "We built the MTA-Tec6 suspension...