Magazine / Industry News
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Celebrating 60 Years Of Saving Lives With Seat Belts But More Can Be Done
This year marks the 60th anniversary since the first Volvo drivers pulled Nils Bohlin´s innovative three-point seat belt over their shoulders in 1959. Today the seat belt is still seen as the world´s most important traffic safety innovation ever an... -
Continental Renames Long Haul Commercial Tire
FORT MILL, SC… Continental, one of the largest automotive suppliers and tire manufacturers in the world, has renamed its long haul tire for improved clarity. The new nomenclature is descriptive and easy to use, ensuring that tire dealers and fleet... -
DDH Trucking – A Breed Apart
New Castle, PA… DDH Trucking, a 100% flatbed and stepdeck carrier, has been growing rapidly. The company owned by David Henry, currently has a fleet of 45 tractors with plans for continued expansion to serve their growing customer base.DDH is hiri... -
Four Family Members Graduate from Same CDL Program, Learn to Drive in a Kenworth T680
ELKO, NV… True grit and determination are just a few ways to describe the Sasse family. It’s not every day members of the same family graduate from the same commercial driving license program – let alone four. But Cassandra Sasse and three of h... -
Freightliner’s Team Run Smart Deepens Focus on Careers in Professional Truck Driving
PORTLAND, OR… Freightliner Trucks has expanded Team Run Smart to include a deeper focus on career opportunities available in professional truck driving, while providing valuable resources on how to succeed in the career. Team Run Smart has also ad... -
Heskins, LLC – Safety Is Their Business
EAST BUTLER, PA…. Nearly every product made by Heskins, LLC in East Butler, Pennsylvania is used for safety. The company is America’s largest manufacturer of non-slip tape, floor markings and DOT conspicuity tape.Heskins was founded in the Unite... -
Kenly 95 Petro Opens New State-of-the-Art TA Service Center
KENLY, NC… Kenly 95 Petro, Kenly, North Carolina is pleased to announce the opening of its brand new six-bay TA Service Center. The new facility is fully climate controlled; A/C and heat in all six service bays with all new state-of-the-art equip... -
Member of OOIDA board of directors featured in education video created by U.S. DOT
Grain Valley, MO… A member of the board of directors for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is featured in a new video talking about sharing the roads with commercial vehicles. The video was created by the Federal Motor Carrier Sa... -
"More Than 1,600 Commercial Motor Vehicles Removed from Roadways for Critical Brake-related Violations on May 15 as Part of CVSAs Unannounced Brake Safety Inspection Initiative"
Greenbelt, MD… On May 15, 2019, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) law enforcement members conducted 10,358 commercial motor vehicle inspections focused on identifying brake system violations. Of those inspections, 16.1% of vehicles ... -
Moving Forward — Acquisition And Appreciation Trinity Logistics Joins The Burris Family, Planning National Truck Driver Appreciation Recognition
In April of this year, Burris Logistics announced the acquisition of Trinity Logistics, a top 25 freight brokerage firm and successful, 40-year, 3PL operation. “Our two, Delaware-based organizations are only 27 miles apart, but we are even closer ... -
MTO Approves Reg Change for Smart Lift Axles on Trailers and Longer Tractors with Multi-Axle Trailers
Effective July 1, 2019, Ontario Regulation 413/05 has been amended to eliminate the special vehicle configuration permits that were required to operate long wheelbase tractors with multi-axle semi-trailers, longer saddlemounts, and trailers equipped... -
NATSO Commends House Ways and Means Committee for Advancing Tax Extenders Legislation
Alexandria, Va. -- NATSO, the national association representing truckstops and travel plazas, issued the following statement today in response to the House Ways and Means Committee’s approval of legislation that would extend temporary tax provision... -
PGT Trucking Premier Professional Logs Over 1 Million Safe Miles
NEVILLE ISLAND, PA…. I recently caught up to Professional Truck Driver Larry Dworek at Tri-State Trailer Sales on Neville Island, PA. Larry was inducted in 2015 as one of PGT Trucking’s Premier Professionals, an exclusive group recognized for saf... -
Roamwild Car Crack Vac For The Small Accidents That Happen Inside The Car
Dirty carpets every time you leave your car, dropping coins/keys down the side of the seat, excess dog hair all over the place. These are all the problems we face in our car on an almost daily basis and it’s because of these problems we thought to... -
Rush Trucking Named 2019 Top Woman-Owned Business in Transportation
Wayne, MI… Rush Trucking Corp. has been recognized as a top woman-owned business in transportation by Redefining the Road, official magazine of the Women In Trucking Association, which recognizes and supports women in the trucking industry. A dive... -
Schneider Launches Intermodal Service in Barstow, California
GREEN BAY, WI… Schneider, a premier provider of truckload, intermodal and logistics services, has recently begun offering intermodal services at the BNSF Barstow, California, ramp. This new intermodal ramp service provides shippers in the eastern r... -
Southern Haulers Honors 2018 Safe Drivers
Safe drivers from Southern Haulers were recognized and honored this past spring during the Company’s Annual Safety Awards banquets. These meetings were held near terminals in Calera, Alabama; Brewton, Alabama; Mobile, Alabama; and Hartselle, Alabam... -
Stephanie Williamson of Dart Transit Named Women In Trucking’s 2019 August Member of the Month
Plover, WI… In announcing Stephanie Williamson from Dart Transit as the 2019 Women In Trucking (WIT) Member of the Month for August, the Association is recognizing an industry professional who has made the career journey from the driver’s seat to... -
TCA Announces Support of Speed Limiter Legislation
Alexandria, VA… The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) announces its support of S.2033, The Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act of 2019. The bill would require new trucks weighing over 26,000 pounds to be equipped with speed limit... -
Thunder Bay Truck Route Bylaw on Pause After OTA Addresses Council
Thunder Bay City Council voted not to proceed with the City’s Proposed Designated Truck Route bylaw as it’s currently written after hearing from the Ontario Trucking Association’s Geoff Wood and other critics of the plan. The meeting on June ...