Magazine / Industry News
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Penske Logistics Honored by MI Windows and Doors
GRATZ, PA… Penske Logistics has been named 2017 Transportation Partner of the Year by MI Windows and Doors, LLC of Gratz, PA. The award was presented on Oct. 18th at MI’s Prescott Valley, AZ, plant by Mike Ohlin, MI’s Vice President of Supply ... -
Peterbilt Celebrates 1,000,000th Truck Milestone with Peterbilt SuperFan Campaign
DENTON, TX… Peterbilt Motors Company will celebrate a significant milestone with the production of its 1,000,000th truck in mid-January 2018. “Since the early days of production in 1939, Peterbilt has been the preferred brand of drivers and owne... -
Peterbilt Truck Calendar Includes Vintage Vehicles
Sioux City, IA… The ninth-annual Peterbilt Working Trucks of the Midwest Calendar includes some truly vintage vehicles in the 2018 edition. Traditionally, this calendar features real work trucks, operated by customers of Midwest Peterbilt Group (... -
Professional Truck Driver Chris Lemaire Earns Highway Angel Wings
ALEXANDRIA, VA… Chris Lemaire, of Erath, Louisiana, a professional truck driver for Earl L. Henderson Trucking Company of Caseyville, Illinois, has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). He is being recognized for p... -
Shell ROTELLA® Debuts Saarloos and Sons Documentary as Part of “Unsung” Series
Shell ROTELLA® has unveiled its latest work on Unsung, a series of highly stylized, dynamic short-form documentaries capturing the often-overlooked stories of hardworking individuals in their unique element, providing an inside look at the inspirati... -
Stagecoach Cartage & Distribution Driver, Adrian Parada, Recognized as Highway Angel by Truckload Carriers Association
EL PASO, TX… Stagecoach Cartage & Distribution, a Roadrunner Transportation Systems company, proudly announces that driver Adrian Parada from El Paso, Texas has been recognized by the Truckload Carriers Association as a Highway Angel. Parada is b... -
TCA Welcomes Mattie Efferson as a Highway Angel
ALEXANDRIA, VA… Mattie Efferson, of Joplin, Missouri, a professional truck driver with CFI of Joplin, Missouri, has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). She is being recognized for assisting a fellow truck driver ... -
"Tommy Pike Customs, Pennzoil Deliver Fully Restored 1937 Dodge Pickup To Celebrate MOPARs 80th Anniversary"
"Project Long Haul," a total restoration of a 1937 Dodge 1/2-ton pickup by Tommy Pike Customs celebrating MOPAR's 80th anniversary, was unveiled Monday night at the 2017 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Tommy Pike and his team at Tommy Pike Customs in Greenv... -
Western Star Rewards Veterans with Discount Program
PORTLAND, OR… Western Star Trucks and Daimler Truck Financial (DTF) are proud to announce that their program to give discounts on new trucks to U.S. and Canadian military veterans will continue throughout 2018. The Western Star VetStar Military App... -
Women In Trucking Association (WIT) announces its November Member of the Month
Plover, WI… Women In Trucking Association (WIT) announces Sherri Squier as its November Member of the Month. Having begun her career as a nurse, Sherri Squier gained an immediate life or death understanding the urgency of the word "stat." Moving fo... -
World’s Largest Truckstop Moves Forward With Massive Expansion and Remodel
WALCOTT, IA… Iowa 80 Truckstop has begun a $10 million expansion and remodel project that will add 23,000 square feet to its already 100,000 square foot main building. As soon as this year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree concluded construction fence ... -
Channing Tatum visits Mack Trucks World Headquarters
Actor Channing Tatum visited Mack Trucks World Headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina (top left) as part of Jimmy Logan’s Run, a promotional tour for his new film, Logan Lucky. A Mack B model truck briefly shares the screen with Tatum in the fi... -
Congressman Adam Smith Introduces Proposal to Fund Freight Network Improvements
WASHINGTON, DC… Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) recently reintroduced legislation to create a freight infrastructure improvement program that would provide competitive grants to boost efficiency and capacity of the U.S. freight network. The Coalition... -
Cummins’ Technological Leadership on Full Display at North American Commercial Vehicle Show
COLUMBUS, IN… This week, power and technology leader Cummins Inc. had its technological leadership on full display for customers and attendees at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV) in Atlanta, GA, showing its latest products and conn... -
Enerburn® & Diesel Fuel Additives For Preventive Maintenance
EnerBurn® is at the right place at the right time as a great fit in the vast array of readily available “after-market” fuel additives. It is growing increasingly common for diesel fleet managers, independent transport “owner operators” and ... -
Epes Transport System Invests Over $1 Million In New Compensation Programs
Epes Transport System, Inc. of Greensboro, N.C., is pleased to announce new compensation plans for both company drivers and independent contractors representing an investment of more than $1 million in its driving force. “This spring, we improved o... -
Got Milk? Thank A Trucker
VOLANT, PA… While we of course must thank farmers for raising the cattle that give us our milk, sometimes we forget about the fact that a Professional Truck Driver must transport it from the farm to the processor and then to the retailer. Don Rice ... -
Letter To The Editor
I saw in your June 2017 issue (page 9, http://www.movinout.com/magazine/industry-news-bri...) that speed limiters might control truck speeds in the future. That’s a good idea, since many driving situations are made more dangerous at high speed. An... -
NATSO Disappointed Epa Preparing To Lower Renewable Fuel Mandates
ALEXANDRIA, VA… David Fialkov, NATSO's Vice President of Government Affairs, issued the following statement today in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's "Notice of Data Availability" indicating that the Agency is considering lowering ... -
Nextraq ELD Solution Is Now Certified By FMCSA
ATLANTA, GA… NexTraq, a pioneer technology company in fleet management and compliance solutions, announced that its electronic logging device (ELD) solution has been certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and is now li...