Isuzu Adds Crew Cab NRR to Cabover Lineup
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. will offer a Crew Cab version of its Class 5 NRR cabover that will carry up to seven passengers. The NRR Crew Cab will have a 19,500-pound GVWR, Isuzu announced.
Rates ease slightly in February from record-high averages in January
Rates remain strong despite the dips for van and reefer, with all three segments posting big year-over-year gains.
Martinez takes the helm at FMCSA
Raymond P. Martinez, the new administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, has officially assumed the role as boss of the U.S. DOT’s trucking and bus regulatory agency, FMCSA announced late Wednesday. Martinez was selected last fall…
Comchek Mobile streamlining load payment for 5,000 new users monthly
Comdata’s wide presence in facilitating load payments/fuel advances has translated to perhaps unprecedented ability for the provider to leverage the transaction ease enabled by smartphones with appropriate security to help drivers and owner-operators “…
Make-A-Wish Mothers Day convoy expects 600 trucks
Expect truckers to raise $300,000
Women with Drive Leadership Summit
Lawsuit Filed Against XPO Over Port Truck Driver Wages and Benefits
A lawsuit filed on behalf of three truck drivers against XPO Logistics Cartage in California alleges that they did not receive proper wages and benefits due to being classified as independent contractors instead of employees.
Daimler Names Head of Truck Connectivity Strategy
Daimler Trucks North America announced that Sanjiv Khurana has been appointed to the position of general manager of Trucks Connectivity.
Congressmen revive effort to ban older trucks at NY-NJ
Trucks in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where two congressman want to revive a ban on trucks age 2007 and older from entering the Port of New York and New Jersey. Photo credit: Hugh R. Morley.
Two New Jersey congressman are trying to revive a plan …
Doran TPMS Checks Trailer Tire Pressure in the Yard
Doran has launched the YardCheck 360 Wireless Gate Reader Tire Pressure Monitoring System, designed to monitor trailer tire pressure and temperature data.