Old Spice and sunshine: Remembering Jim Johnston
“He looked like sunshine and smelled like Old Spice and Marlboro cigarettes, and he was a big deal to me.” –Wendy remembers OOIDA head Jim Johnston, who passed on at 78.
Kenworth Shows Hydrogen Fuel Cell T680 at CES
Kenworth showed a zero-emissions T680 day cab equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell as part of its Paccar Innovations booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
EPA, CARB Certify Cummins Westport ISX12N Natural Gas Engine
Cummins Westport announced that the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board have certified the 2018 ISX12N natural gas engine.
Glasvan offers antimicrobial protection for its reefer trailers
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Glasvan Great Dane’s new 2019 model Great Dane Everest Reefer trailer line up is now equipped with Microban protection. Trailer liners with Microban offer broad-spectrum 24/7 antimicrobial trailer to help support compliance and safety requirements under…
OOIDA boss, ‘crusader for truckers’ rights’ Jim Johnston dies at 78
Johnston was “a resilient leader whose determination secured a position on the frontlines for truckers’ rights,” the group said in a statement. He served as OOIDA’s president and CEO for nearly 44 years, since 1974. He was part of a group of truck drivers that founded OOIDA in 1973.
Major work can mean hefty tax
William Shakespeare knew how to turn a phrase. As many as 50 expressions used in our everyday language were coined or popularized by The Bard. “Break the ice,” “Greek to me,” and “dead as a doornail” are just a few…
Traversing Canada’s north
New year-round highway means more freight and additional revenues for local trucking industry
Continental invests $9.3 million to expand Nebraska operations
NORFOLK, Nebr. — Continental has announced a $9.3 million expansion of the rubber mixing operations at its industrial hose plant in Norfolk, Nebraska, to accommodate its North American manufacturing facilities by providing rubber for industrial hoses and whitewall tires for…
Celadon’s new driver center offers private rooms, bevy of leisure activities
The new facility in Indianapolis with 104 single occupancy rooms, dining options, a health clinic, business center, laundry facilities, private showers, a driver lounge and a fitness area.
Volvo Trucks’s 2018 calendar now available for order
DUBLIN, Va. — Volvo Trucks’s 2018 calendar is now available for order. The new calendar features photos of the new VNR and VNL series. Calendars are just $15. You can order yours by clicking here: www.proforma.com/volvopublic.