Magazine / Industry News
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St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund and Award-winning Country Music Artist Joe Nichols Team Up to Support Truck Drivers and Promote Health and Wellness in the Trucking Industry
KNOXVILLE, TN… Nonprofit St.Christopher Truckers Relief Fund (SCF) is teaming up with CMA and ACM award winning, 3 time Grammy nominated country music artist Joe Nichols to help raise awareness for the organization’s mission to help promote healt... -
TravelCenters Of America® Expands Maintenance And Repair Service Network
WESTLAKE, OH… TravelCenters of America LLC announced the addition of a TA Truck Service® center at I-85 Exit 61 on Highway 74 (Senoia Road) in Fairburn, Georgia. The facility, located at the Fairburn Family Travel Center, will offer maintenance a... -
Tri-State Trailers Adds Wheels, Wings and Wishes Trailer to TSTL Fleet
PITTSBURGH, PA… Tri-State Trailers Sales has added a third trailer promoting a charity to their rental and leasing fleet (TSTL). This trailer’s graphic depicts Wheels, Wings and Wishes, an organization started 5 years ago in Moon Township, Pennsy... -
Women In Trucking Announces its 2019 July Member of the Month
Plover, WI… Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced Linda Caffee as its July 2019 Member of the Month. Linda is an owner- operator team driver leased to Landstar Express America.Linda has been fascinated by trucks from a very young age; n... -
Automotive Industry Partners Support the Carlisle Truck Nationals - From Bumpers to Tires, Car Care Products and More – Top Names Join Annual August Offering
Carlisle, PA… Central Pennsylvania is rich in the trucking industry. Not only do many major roadways pass through or near the area, but multiple companies have established trucking hubs to help get their products from point A to point B within the... -
Beemac Trucking Marks 35th Anniversary
BEAVER, PA… A 35th Anniversary celebration was held on June 26th by Beemac Trucking at the historic Beaver Train Station in Beaver, Pennsylvania. Beemac employees enjoyed hors-d'oeuvres, drinks and fellowship to mark the occasion.Beemac was founde... -
Brake Safety Week is Sept. 15-21
Greenbelt, MD… The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Week is scheduled for Sept. 15-22. Throughout that week, enforcement officials will conduct roadside safety inspections on commercial motor vehicles throughout North Am... -
Bridgestone Launches New Fuel-Efficient Trailer Tire to Help Fleets Maximize Savings and Performance
NASHVILLE, TN… BridgestoneAmericas, Inc. (Bridgestone) has announced a new addition to its fuel-efficient Bridgestone Ecopia commercial truck tire portfolio. The BridgestoneR123 Ecopia tire is a SmartWay® verified trailer tire engineered to deliv... -
Buying Vs. Carrier Based Lease Purchasing
Lease purchasing a truck from a carrier is a popular way for many drivers to purchase their first truck. But before signing on the dotted line, there are a few things to consider. The first consideration is if the payments are affordable. Many carr... -
Class Counsel Announce $135 Million Proposed Class Action Settlement of Federal Navistar Diesel Engine EGR Emissions Defect Lawsuits
NEW YORK…Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, together with co- lead counsel DiCello Levitt Gutzler and Audet & Partners LLP and liaison counsel The Bellows Law Group announce that the parties in the In re Navistar MaxxForce Engines Marketing, Sales... -
Double the Fun: Iowa 80 Trucking Museum Hosts 100th Birthday Party For 1919 Trucks
WAL COTT, IOWA -- Iowa 80 Trucking Museum hosted a 100th Birthday party for two of its 1919; a 1919 International Model F1 and a 1919 Pierce Arrow were feted during the 40th Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree. “The 1919 International is the first tru... -
Estes Announces Expansion of Truckload and Logistics Capabilities Through Purchase of Eastern Freightways and Carrier Industries
RICHMOND, VA… Estes Express Lines will expand its truckload and logistics capabilities with the purchase of Eastern Freightways and Carrier Industries — two affiliates of New Jersey-based trucking company New England Motor Freight (NEMF). The s... -
IBTTA Applauds Competitive Enterprise Institute Report Calling on Lawmakers to Remove Restrictions on Interstate Tolling
WASHINGTON, DC… Patrick D. Jones, Executive Director and CEO of the International Bridge, Tunnel andTurnpike Association (IBTTA), the worldwide association representing toll facility owners and operators and the businesses that serve them, release... -
John Brown Trucking Holds Safety and Awards Banquet
PORTERSVILLE, PA…. Saturday, May 18th, John Brown Trucking, located on Rt. 422 near Portersville, Pennsylvania, hosted their Annual Safety and Awards Banquet at Brown’s Country Restaurant. Twenty-three drivers were recognized for their safe driv... -
John Cerni Celebrates 50 Year Anniversary With Cerni Motors
Austintown, OH… June 1st marks 50 years since John P. Cerni, II began his summer job as a janitor at the dealership founded by his father and uncle. Fresh out of high school, John started sweeping service bays and mopping floors at the family busin... -
Kenworth T880S with Set-Forward Front Axle Adds Mid-Roof Sleeper Options
KIRKLAND, WA… The Kenworth T880S with a set-forward front axle is now available for order with Kenworth’s 52-inch and 76-inch mid-roof sleepers. The T880S sleeper configurations are focused on heavy haul and severe highway applications where rugg... -
Montgomery Logistics Opens First Regional Office In Chicago Area
Birmingham, AL… Montgomery Logistics, Inc. recently announced the opening of its first regional office in the Chicago, Ill., market. The addition of this local office will provide job opportunities in the Chicago area and help Montgomery Logistic... -
NATSO Applauds Proposal to Increase Federal Motor Fuels Tax
Alexandria, VA… NATSO, the national association representing truckstops and travel plazas, today applauded a proposal by Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) to raise the federal motor fuels tax and index it to inflation.Rep. Blumenauer’s pr... -
New Energy America: Statement On EPA Announcement Allowing Sale Of E15 Year-Round
New Energy America issued the following statement following the announcement that the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Administrator Andrew Wheeler approved year-round E15: “The science supports making E15 availa... -
PA Turnpike OKs Six Percent Toll Increase for 2020
Increase is set to start next year at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 5. HARRISBURG, PA… The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) has approved a six percent toll increase for 2020 for both E-ZPass and cash customers. The increase is set to start at 12:01 a.m...