Wabco launches OnSide Blind Spot Detection System
ORLANDO, Fla. – Wabco, introduced Wabco OnSide, an advanced blind spot detection system for commercial trucks and trailers. The radar-based system alerts drivers of the presence of a moving vehicle in a truck’s blind spot and provides a side collision…
St. Christopher Truckers Fund offering free vaccine vouchers for drivers
Truckers can print the vouchers from the organization’s website and take them to Kroger, The Little Clinic, Walgreen’s or The Medicine Shoppe at White’s Travel Center to receive the free vaccines.
Is White House Considering Fuel Tax Increase for Infrastructure?
Published reports indicate that the Trump administration may be willing to push for a hike in the fuel tax to help pay for the president’s promised $1 trillion in infrastructure investments.
OPP publishes charges in three recent fatal collisions involving commercial trucks
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) announced the charges in three separate fatal collisions involving commercial trucks this morning at a news conference. All three collisions occurred this summer on Ontario highways and claimed the lives of six…
PMTC names new chairman of the Young Leaders Group
MILTON, Ont. — The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) announced recently that Matt Richardson, sales and operations manager of KRTS Transportation Specialists is the new chairman of the PMTC Young Leaders Group (YLG). Richardson, who has been a…
Checking in with Ben Cadle and a recent fleet addition: The ‘Joy Ride 3’ 1982 Freightliner cabover
Video: Take a run through small fleet owner Ben Cadle’s new flagship 1982 cabover, as seen at GATS this year as well as at the Southern Classic Truck Show in N.C. He hauls about a load a week in it today, he says, after spending a year and a half or mo…
Rolling Strong unveils new mobile app
RIVERSIDE, Mo. – Rolling Strong announced this week that it has a new mobile app that enables commercial drivers to focus on making healthy lifestyle choices on the road. “The subject of the health and wellness of truck drivers is…
Carrier Transicold introduces new engineless refrigeration unit
ATHENS, Ga. — Carrier Transicold’s sleek new model 35X direct-drive unit provides refrigeration for perishable and frozen cargoes for small- to medium-sized box trucks and large delivery vans. “With an attractive modern exterior design, the 35X unit expands our direct-drive…
Stemco introduces five-year aftermarket wheel end warranty
LONGVIEW, Texas – Stemco announced a new aftermarket five-year Platinum Performance System (PPS) wheel end warranty. Previously only available as a three-year package, both three- and five-year warranties extend PPS wheel end coverage with unlimited mileage for tractors and trailers.…
Daimler Trucks unveils E-FUSO brand
Logan Township, N.J. – Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) strengthened the commitment of its FUSO brand towards alternative drivetrains and announced it will electrify its complete range of trucks and buses in upcoming years. At the Tokyo Motor…