How Truck Platooning Could Help Reduce Crashes
Following too closely is a factor in 5% of truck crashes. Deborah Lockridge says reaction to her coverage of Volvo’s platooning test illustrates why this is a problem. Can platooning technology help? More in the All That’s Trucking blog.
TruckPro adds two new Canadian service centers
LONGUEUIL, Que. – TruckPro is expanding its network with the announcement of two new partner locations. Garage Benoit Trudeau in Gatineau, Que. and Webb Truck Repair in Dryden, Ont. were announced as the latest locations to be added to the…
Peterbilt Offers New Powertrain, Safety Options for Trucks
Peterbilt has announced that the Paccar Automatic Transmission is available as an option with the Paccar MX-11 engine. Additionally, Bendix Wingman Fusion has been made standard on all new Model 579 trucks.
Iowa plan calls for closing numerous rest areas
Free meals at TA Petro on July 4
Milan hikes pay for regional OTR drivers and teams
Ups stop and accessorial pay too
You can now get Giti tires
Giti Tire commercial offerings are rolling into North America, with a lineup of longhaul, regional, urban/light-duty and mixed-service products. Pronounced “G-T”, the Singapore-based company already offers original equipment commercial tires to more th…
Buenos Aires customs officers’ one-day job action hits shippers
Shippers in Argentina, hit Friday by a one-day customs officers’ strike in Buenos Aires, had breathed a momentary sigh of relief this week, after truck drivers accepted a 19 percent pay increase and did not strike. (Above: The DP World Argentin…
Specialized software give logistics edge over standard spreadsheets
Shared work sheets and manipulatable charts are the standard in trucking logistics, as they are in other sectors, but there is a scenario that would see truckers, shippers, and others abandon them. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com.
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New Love’s opens in the other Las Vegas
Has 32 truck parking spots
FedEx drivers win big at Oregon championship
Walmart Transportation wins team title