Magazine / Industry News
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Uptime Further Improved with Volvo Trucks’ New Dynamic Maintenance Service
Volvo Trucks introduces dynamic maintenance, a connected vehicle maintenance service which seeks to improve fleet operations efficiency through proactive and flexible vehicle-specific maintenance planning. The service is designed in partnership with... -
Women In Trucking Announces its 2019 September Member of the Month
Plover, WI… Women In Trucking (WIT) has announced Regan Morton as its 2019 September Member of the Month. Morton is a professional driver with 13 years of experience. She has been a line haul driver for YRC Freight for the past four years. Regan Sh... -
Wreaths Across America Honors Tyson Foods, Inc. with 2019 James Prout/Spirit of Giving Award
Wreaths Across America (WAA) recognized Tyson Foods, Inc. as the fifth recipient of the organization’s annual James Prout/WAA Spirit of Giving Award. WAA Founder Morrill Worcester and his son Rob – a volunteer who helps coordinate transportation ... -
Another Attack On Small-Business Truckers: Small-Business Truckers Concerned About Their Livelihoods - Trial Lawyers Only Concerned About Their Bank Accounts, Not Highway Safety
Washington, DC… The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association adamantly opposes recently introduced legislation that would drastically increase insurance costs for our nation’s small-business truckers. According to OOIDA, H.R. 3781, the IN... -
ATHS Steel Valley’s Chapter Celebrates 20 Years
Celebrating 20 years the Steel Valleys Chapter of the ATHS held their annual truck show in New Stanton, Pennsylvania on July 6, 2019. More than 35 trucks made it to this year's show despite the hot weather and the threat of rain throughout the day. ... -
AVERITT EXPRESS SURPASSES GOAL TO HIRE 1,200 VETERANS
Cookeville, TN… Averitt Express recently celebrated a major achievement in its ongoing efforts to support military veterans transitioning to civilian careers. After making the pledge in 2016 to hire an additional 1,200 veterans by 2020, the compa... -
Bendix Tech Tips: Avoiding The “Gotchas”
ELYRIA, OH… Parts fail: It happens occasionally in even the most maintenance-conscious fleets and drivers. Often, though, the service and support teams at Bendix encounter reported failures or problems – those unwanted “gotchas” that lead to ... -
Bipartisan Rouda Provision Blocking Federal Transit Dollars To Chinese State Sponsored Companies Passes House In National Defense Authorization Act
Washington, DC… The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020. In the bill’s base text was a provision blocking federal transit dollars for procurement of electric ... -
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...
