Three Cheers and a Tiger for the Convoy Drivers
There’s something in a convoy of trucks that seems to stir a driver’s imagination. It’s being a part of something. A cog in something turning, as the Woodstock song goes. The convoys I’m referring to are the various fund-raising convoys that take pla…
DeKalb County Takes 24 Freightliner CNG Trucks
DeKalb County, Ga., has ordered 24 Freightliner Business Class M2 112 compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks. The county will use the CNG trucks for sanitation and maintenance applications.
Area farmers donate, deliver hay to Texas
Some Texas cattle already might be munching on Indiana hay, forage that was donated and delivered last week by Hoosier farmers and truckers.
Fix-A-Ticket Can Protect your CDL
Drivers facing threats to their livelihoods from undeserved tickets and citations now have access to expert guidance to challenge those tickets. The experienced staff and attorneys at Fix-A-Ticket, Inc. handle legal issues for their driver clients on…
HDT’s 2011 Truck Fleet Innovators Talk About Sustainability
HDT’s 2011 Truck Fleet Innovators were honored for their industry leadership in areas such as driver safety, logistics and maintenance
Fine swine hogs the limelight
Harold Ridgeway calls out Oreo to prepare for Monday’s role-playing: A farmer heading to market complete with a wagon filled with corn.
Vipar HD Teams up with Meritor to Offer 3PL Services to Suppliers
Vipar Heavy Duty announced a new program with Meritor Aftermarket Services to offer third-party logistics services to the Vipar Heavy Duty supplier community.
One-year payback predicted when fuel economy standards take effect
DALLAS, Texas — When phase one of the NHTSA/EPA fuel economy standards for medium and heavy trucks goes into effect with model year 2014 vehicles, most progressive fleets will not have to spec’ trucks any differently than they do today. [Full Story]
DTNA rebrands powertrain portfolio; Detroit Diesel becomes Detroit
DALLAS, Texas — Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is dropping the Diesel from Detroit Diesel, as part of a new branding initiative designed to better reflect the diversity if its powertrain portfolio. [Full Story]
Extortion becoming a growing menace in Nagaland
Although several militant outfits have signed the ceasefire agreement with the government, there has been an increase in the number of extortion cases in the Nagaland.