Slow cooker delivers Cajun classic jambalya
Yes, we know we’re a day late for Mardi Gras, but we figure if a hangover can last after the celebration ends, there’s nothing wrong with tucking into a staple of New Orleans cooking once the music fades. This slow cooker recipe for jambaly…
Spot Market Truckload Rates Soar in January
Spot truckload rates for van, refrigerated, and flatbed freight set new records in January as capacity remained tight due to shipper demand and fallout from the electronic logging device mandate, according to load board operator DAT Solutions.
Spot truckload rates on rise in U.S.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Spot truckload rates for van, reefer, and flatbed freight hit new highs in the U.S. in January, in the face of tightening capacity caused by shipper demand and a mandate for electronic logging devices, DAT Solutions reports.…
Join our Facebook group for women drivers
She Drives has created an opportunity for women truck drivers to chat, raise issues of concern and get to know one another better. The She Drives Trucks: Women Truckers Group is now on Facebook and is meant to a space for women drivers to connect. We i…
White House Infrastructure plan falls short: ATA
ARLINGTON, VA – The American Trucking Associations (ATA) says the new infrastructure plan from the White House falls short on what’s needed to repair roadways, and is calling for more funding. President Trump kicked off infrastructure week in the natio…
‘Clean trucks’ program at Washington ports gets extension to 2019 with registration
Announced last week, the Northwest Seaport Alliance offered owners as yet noncompliant with the requirement to utilize 2007 and later emissions-spec engines by April 1 an extension through to January 1 of next year, with a caveat.
POLL: Your most-recent truck purchase: Bought new, used, or leased?
Owner-operators, was your most recent truck acquisition a new or glider purchase, a used-truck purchase or a straight lease or lease-purchase? Weigh in here pursuant to an upcoming feature on the truck-purchasing landscape.
Link Manufacturing promotes Jeff Vierkant
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – Link Manufacturing has promoted Jeff Vierkant to vice-president of manufacturing. In his new role, Vierkant will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of manufacturing including manufacturing engineering, production, quality, p…
Bendix reduces waste, energy consumption
ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix has announced it has diverted 96% of the waste created at its plants in 2017, while also reducing its energy usage by seven million kilowatt hours over the past three years. The company is on target…
Bendix reduces waste, energy consumption
ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix has announced it has diverted 96% of the waste created at its plants in 2017, while also reducing its energy usage by seven million kilowatt hours over the past three years. The company is on target…