W.B. Mason Adds Workhorse Hybrid-Electric Step Van to Fleet
Office products dealer W.B. Mason has taken delivery of its first Workhorse electric, range-extended step van, leased through Ryder System.
2017 GATS Best of Show winner, Working Bobtail: ‘Poison Ivy’ gets stripes right
The rig’s striping was originally dark green, so he had it restriped by Thunder Grafix in Joplin to make the bright green pop even more. He also had the cab lights and sleeper lights shaved down, and flush bullet lights were installed.
Gerry Mead Joins Phillips Industries
Gerald “Gerry” Mead, formerly executive vice president of maintenance at U.S. Xpress and a recent HDT Truck Fleet Innovator, has joined Phillips Industries as the executive director of innovations.
Truck West to moderate future of trucking panel during STA AGM
REGINA, Sask. – The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) will hold its annual AGM and Awards Gala this Saturday, Oct. 21, which will include a panel discussion on “The Future of Trucking,” moderated by Truck West magazine, a Newcom Business Media…
The saga of Tony the Truck Stop Tiger is over as tiger passes at age 17
After a long battle between Tiger Truck Stop owner Michael Sandlin in Louisiana and animal rights activists, tiger Tony, who spent his life at the stop, was euthanized Monday at age 17 and in ill health after repeated attempts at improving the big cat’…
Cody Bosch’s 2008 Peterbilt 389
This 2008 Peterbilt 389 is owned by Cody Bosch and is used to haul agricultural commodities such as seed corn, beans and grain out of Newman, Ill., across the Midwest.
Ormond Beach Love’s offering fuel-and-go only during Biketoberfest
No long-term parking will be available during the event from Oct. 19-22. Love’s says making the location fuel-and-go only is an effort to reduce traffic on the exit, which police have been forced to close in previous years due to severe traffic jams.
Anheuser-Busch Partners With Convoy Freight Matching Service
Anheuser-Busch has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with the Convoy freight matching network, a move some observers say gives Convoy a leg up in the race to see who will win in the “Uber for Trucking” space.
McCormick Trucking owner-operator’s dream hauler: This classic 1990 Kenworth W900
Dave McCormick fell in love with this KW when it was purchased new more than 20 years ago by original owner-operator, from his Roanoke, Va.-area home base. He was finally able to purchase it in January of 2014 and hauls cattle with it today.
Authorities approve JNPT truck toll hike
The vast majority of cargo at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust enters and leaves the port by truck.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) received final approval from port regulators to levy toll charges for truck cargo gated in and out of terminals at India’s busiest container gateway following months of stakeholder consultations.
The…