Power check for seven-pin connectors
Phillips Industries’ new Qwik-Check offers, well, a quick way to check that power is running through the seven-way connector between a tractor and trailer. Integrated into a trailer’s nose box, the unit eliminates the need for a continuity tester. When…
Economic Watch: What Higher Interest Rates May Mean for Trucking
The Federal Reserve signaled its confidence in the economy on Wednesday when raised a key interest rate for the sixth time since 2015 – but this also could lead to trucking companies needing to rethink how they are handling their loans.
Utech brings load board data together
Utech Global’s new OneBoard dispatching software arranges multiple load board accounts and emails in a single spot. The subscription-based service sorts through emailed load offers and organizes them in an “available loads” screen. OneBoard also maps “…
6 Ways to Cruise Through an Inspection
Trucking Returns to Kentucky for 2018 MATS
The Mid-America Trucking Show this week at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky, features a variety of educational sessions, the country’s largest trucking expo, and other trucking festivities aimed at drivers, owner-operators, small fleets and other trucking enthusiasts.
Cloud-Based TMS Promises ‘Friction-Free’ Connections Between Broker, Shipper, and Carrier
Imagine an affordable, cloud-based software platform that would allow brokers, carriers, and shippers to easily assign and track loads, including back-end billing and financial functions. That’s the thinking behind the new EKA Omni-TMS cloud-based supply chain platform from EKA Solutions.
RoadCheck Inspections Will Focus on Hours of Service Compliance
With electronic logging device implementation a major topic for trucking in 2018, this year’s International RoadCheck inspection blitz will focus on hours of service compliance.
Bestpass Offers Toll Rebilling Service
Bestpass has launched Bestpass Rebilling to allow its customers to seamlessly reassign toll transactions to specific business units, customers or contractors, the toll management provider has announced.
Sometimes Trailers Can Be Taxed Twice
If a new trailer is bought and resold within six months, the Federal Excise Tax must be paid again. Life’s Not Fair?
Petro-Canada’s Duron wins award
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Petro-Canada Lubricants says its Duron next-generation product line has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan for its innovation. The oil was benchmarked against 10 criteria, including reliability, quality, and customer service ex…