V. Young’s Trucking’s 1994 Peterbilt 379
The rig is equipped with a Caterpillar 3406E with a 15-speed.
Earnings Watch: Schneider National Profits Hit by Costs, Hurricanes
Trucking giant Schneider National Inc. on Tuesday reported increased costs and severe weather in parts of the country kept its third quarter profit from rising significantly when compared to a year earlier.
Survey shows shippers, 3PLs agree on capacity, but not rates
With the trucking market clearly in an upswing, the focus has shifted to how high rates will go. Photo credit: Shutterstock
ATLANTA — US shippers and logistics service providers (LSP) expect significant change in truck capacity and pricing next year, but they’re far from agreeing on the extent of that change….
Road Ready system now available on Wabash National trailers
FALCONER, N.Y. – The Road Ready system by Truck-Lite is now available on WabashNational dry and refrigerated van trailers. The Road Ready system creates the industry’s first wireless “smart” trailer with its solar-powered Master Control Unit (MCU), according to the…
Canada Cartage buys Doyle Transportation
GUELPH, Ont. – Canada Cartage has announced its acquisition of Doyle Transportation. Doyle provides dedicated fleet outsourcing, full truckload, and less than truckload services to customers, both domestically and cross-border. The company has a 20,000 sq.-ft. facility in Guelph, which…
Diesel Prices Hit Highest Point in Over 2 Years
The price of diesel fuel in the U.S. increased to its highest point since June of 2015. Crude oil prices also experienced a similar spike after news broke of a corruption scandal in Saudi Arabia.
Earnings Watch: Knight-Swift Affected by Merger Costs, Driver Shortage
Truckload and logistics provider Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. released third quarter earnings on Monday that showed a big drop in profit compared to a year ago, but the numbers do not paint an entirely accurate picture following the merger of the two truckload companies.
Workhorse to Unveil N-Gen Drone Delivery Platform at CES
Workhorse Group has announced that it will unveil the N-Gen low delivery-platform electric van with an integrated HorseFly drone at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.
Fatigue’s Fast Track: How auto industry’s embrace of fatigue monitoring affects truckers
Unlike trucking, where fatigue-monitoring vendors are trying to sell their wares to fleets, in the automotive world it’s vehicle manufacturers who are the main drivers in adopting the technology.
Change of seasons creates trouble for ‘Ice Road Truckers’
Todd Dewey, Lisa Kelly, Steph Custance and Art Burke each had problems to deal with as spring begins in the penultimate episode of the 11th season of “Ice Road Truckers.”