Cooper Tires Names Ball Senior VP of North American Operations
Cooper Tire & Rubber has named Christopher Ball senior vice president of North America Tire Operations, effective March 19.
February Truck Orders Exceed Expectations
Class 8 truck orders have surpassed expectations in February, at 40,200 units for the month, according to preliminary reports from FTR and ACT Research.
OOIDA to honor Jim Johnston at MATS
OOIDA will host a free open house event at MATS March 23 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in conference room B101/102 in the Kentucky Expo Center’s south wing. OOIDA’s Acting President Todd Spencer will speak at the event.
Drivers file suit against XPO alleging misclassification, seek back wages
The class-action lawsuit, filed Feb. 26, accuses the company of denying drivers of earned wages and benefits such as workers’ comp due to their classification as contractors.
New inside-outside video event recorder
The Pro-Vision Video Systems company’s newly released HD Drive Recorder features 1080-pixel, high-definition recording with both interior- and exterior-facing cameras.
Carroll Fulmer Trucking hikes company driver pay
Company’s focus is on the South
Q. If a driver operating from Canada or Mexico is stopped for inspection by U.S. authorities, how must the driver verify his or her compliance to the ELD rule?
A. Drivers operating in the U.S., who are subject to the ELD rule, must record all of his or her time operating in the U.S. on an ELD, and…
Two drivers die as sand haulers collide in Texas
Investigation continues
PFJ opens new stores in South Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Manitoba
New truck stops are open in Summerville, S.C.; Ste. Agathe, Manitoba, Canada; Suffolk, Va.; and Falfurrias, Texas.
E*DRAY aims to get cargo from terminal to shippers quicker
Containers stacked near ships at the Port of Seattle. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.)
The US trucking community has officially launched a digital platform that, if successful, would quicken the supply chain by creating a network of draymen cap…