Fontaine Releases Top Pate for Severe-Duty Applications
Fontaine Fifth Wheel has introduced a top plate designed specifically for severe-duty applications, the Fontaine H7, replacing the H5092 and X5092 Series.
Transportation, warehousing vacancies up
OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of unfilled jobs in transportation and warehousing increased 43.5% in the fourth quarter of 2017, compared to the same period a year earlier, Statistics Canada reports. There were 28,300 vacancies in the sector compared toR…
Fleet reps tout U.S. tax cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives from three carriers belonging to the American Trucking Associations (ATA) visited the White House Rose Garden today, touting tax relief under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The executives and employees from Werner Enterpr…
Two one-truck companies charged with falsifying DVIRs
According to the indictment, the owners of the companies directed their employees, under threat of termination, to falsify Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports (DVIRs) and not report safety defects or deficiencies that would affect the safe operation of v…
Amazon: The 800-pound gorilla still in need of a few good lumpers
This week’s Overdrive Radio podcast edition tells the story of an Amazon load hauled by Gary and Ondena Caraway, whose fine print said 12-48 hours would be required for unload at the Edwardsville, Ill., facility. When that 48 hours turned into a week…..
Trucking Execs, Drivers Tout Trump Tax Cuts in Rose Garden
Werner CEO Derek Leathers and Operation Freedom driver Quentin Ward were among the “everyday Americans” speaking Thursday at a press conference in the Rose Garden on the benefits of the tax reform bill signed into law by President Trump last December.
Trucker speaks at White House tax reform event
Executives and employees, including truckers, from Werner Enterprises, Crete Carrier Corp and TCW Inc. were in attendance Thursday at the White House Rose Garden for President Trump’s address about tax reform.
Trucking execs, drivers at White House for tax event
Drivers extoll tax change benefits
Peak power demands pose challenge for charging electric trucks
From Overdrive’s in-depth report on the emerging electric truck market: A key question regarding a surge in electric vehicle deployment is whether the power infrastructure, even with development of new recharging or battery swapping points, will have t…
XPO Launches Freight Marketplace for Shippers
XPO Logistics has introduced a cloud-based freight marketplace called XPO Connect that is designed to give shippers visibility across freight modes to improve the efficiency of the supply chain.