Deflecktor introduces wheel covers to Canadian market
ST. PAUL, Minn. — For the first time in Canada, Deflecktor has rolled out its aerodynamic line of wheel covers. The rollout was officially announced at Truck World on April 19. The wheel covers, made of durable polymer feature an…
Rainier Truck & Chassis Opens Online Ordering
Rainier dealers and customers both utilize the companies factory website to order trucks anytime and anywhere.
The ‘Black Gold’ scale memorial Mack, Cecil Spurlock’s son and family’s tribute to the Kentucky coal hauler
The 1/25th scale model of Spurlock’s 1981 Mack DM 800 coal hauler is their way of honoring his legacy. When Spurlock passed in 2012, says his son David, he was buried “with his Mack cap on his head, and a coal miner on his grave stone with a pick and s…
Navistar adds to board of directors
LISLE, Ill.– Navistar International today announced Raymond T. Miller has been named to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Miller replaces Michael Sirignano, who has resigned from the board after serving for more than …
CIFFA names annual award winners
TORONTO, Ont. — CIFFA has handed out its annual awards earlier this week. Lucia Pinherio, the president and country manager for Damco Canada, was named the winner of the Donna Letterio Leadership Award. CIFFA introduced the annual Donna Letterio Leader…
If you can’t be safe, get out: Laskowski
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – If you can’t be safe and compliant in trucking, get out, said Steve Laskowski, the president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) at the Truck World kick-off breakfast event on AprilR…
Crestwood Transportation raises driver pay by 14 cpm
Starting pay now 60 cpm
Pilot Flying J expands in West Texas oil fields
Total of 84 truck parking spaces added
After error, payments to be reissued in Caterpillar ACERT engine settlement
Caterpillar has said it will be reissuing checks to former ACERT engine owners who were part of a $60 million class action settlement reached with the company in 2016. According to court documents, a calculation error caused the checks to be lower than…
Truck availability rose on spot market last week, moderating rates even as reefer/van volumes increased
The post-Easter lull in reefer volumes didn’t last long. Load counts were up 15 percent last, close to where they were at the close of the first quarter. Produce is moving out of Southern California and Central Florida, but we’re just getting started.