Retread Instead Launches Letter Campaign to Combat Cheap Foreign Tires
Marangoni Tread North America’s Retread Instead campaign to promote the use of retreads over cheaper foreign tires has launched what it calls an “aggressive” Senate letter-writing campaign to reach legislators.
Top 10 Feature Articles of 2017
With 2017 in the rear view mirror we wanted to take a look back at the most important feature articles of the past year based on what our readers were most interested in.
Covering Trucking in 2017 – in Photos
Get a peek behind the scenes at HDT as Senior Editor Jack Roberts looks back at the places he went, the trucks he drove and the technology he reported on in 2017.
Economic Watch: Consumer Confidence Slips, Overall Expectations Still High
Uncertainty about tax reform was the likely culprit as a measure of consumer confidence retreated this month after hitting a 17-year high. However, expectations are the current quarter will show solid overall economic performance once more numbers start rolling in.
Speedee Transport expands B.C. facility to include cold storage
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Speedee Transport has expanded its Delta, B.C. facility adding a cold storage warehouse to meet market demand in the area. Speedee will open the new cold chain warehouse in January as the first phase of the project.…
Things to leave behind in 2017
The phrases “driver shortage,” “level playing field” and a variety of other trucking bugaboos. “Be happy we don’t all ‘get on the same level,’ and quit saying that. …”
Westport Supplying Natural Gas Tech to China
Westport Fuel Systems will provide its high pressure direct injection technology to the Chinese market, which is designed to enable heavy-duty trucks to operate on natural gas.
Tesla’s Musk ‘Dying to Build’ Electric Pickup
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is promising to produce a battery-electric pickup truck in the near future as the latest entry in his growing lineup of vehicles that has begun to include more commercial models.
Telsa’s Semi – separating innovation from hype
In his Nov. 16 tweet promoting the rollout of Tesla’s new electric semi-truck, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised, “This will blow your mind clear out of your skull and into an alternate dimension.”
So, you can imagine my disappointment when I awoke the next morning to find my brain still contained…
2017 year in review: A month-by-month look at trucking’s top stories
In addition to ELDs, President Donald Trump’s regulatory freeze in January, the permanent removal of the 34-hour restart regulations, the withdrawal of a potential sleep apnea rulemaking and more were some of the most-read stories of the year on Overdrive.