Used purchase: Lower costs ease risks of expansion for small-fleet owner
Small fleet owner William Howard has been contemplating purchasing a series of used trucks to keep up with freight demand with a regular broker customer. “It’s really just kind of a time in trucking where you don’t know what you need to do,” he says. “…
Buyers welcome: The truck purchasing landscape for owner-ops
Economic conditions, tax changes, productivity pressures and equipment improvements have spurred a big increase in truck purchasing by owner-operators and fleets of all sizes.
OOIDA’s Todd Spencer talks driver pay, ‘driver shortage’ in live Fox Business segment
In a live segment aired last week on Fox News’ spinoff Fox Business, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Acting President Todd Spencer fielded questions from host Stuart Varney about — what else? — the country’s “serious shortage of truck …
Penske Logistics Adds Video-Based Safety Program
Penske Logistics is introducing the next generation of truck fleet safety technology through a video-based safety program in more than 2,800 of its heavy-duty trucks across the company’s North America operations.
Fleet requests ELD waiver for Department of Energy loads
According to the notice, in order to haul these loads, electronic tracking of shipments must be disabled “in order to limit identification of the physical location of the shipment.”
Artur Express purchases 135 new trucks, adds trailers
Building new headquarters
Acquisition strengthens Ryder’s last mile delivery presence
MIAMI, Fla. – Ryder System has announced that it purchased MXD Group, an e-commerce fulfillment provider with a national network of facilities and last mile delivery capabilities. The deal closed Apr. 2, and Ryder says the acquisition makes it the̷…
New York warns truckers of high winds
Through 5 a.m. Thursday
Trucking research group sets 2018 priorities
Autonomous trucks and drivers a topic
Another train hits another truck in Georgia
Minor injuries reported