Economic Watch: Consumer Prices Jump; Retail Sales and Consumer Sentiment Skyrocket
Retail prices recorded their biggest hike in eight months in September, according to a new report, while separate ones show the best improvement in retail sales in more than two years amid consumer sentiment hitting its highest level since 2004.
Test drive: Mack composes its new Anthem
The Anthem will replace the Pinnacle axle-back models that have helped Mack carve out about a 2 percent share of the long-haul segment. While the exterior bears little resemblance to the model it will supplant, it does manage nods to Macks of years past
Wayne Skoglund’s 2013 Peterbilt 389
Skoglund, out of Caldwell, Idaho, makes two trips each week hauling dairy feed to California with his 2015 Western belt trailer.
Trucking Drives Another Record Setting Month in For-Hire Freight Movements
The amount of freight moved by U.S. for-hire transportation providers hit an all-time high again in August, according to Transportation Department figures, after breaking the previous record the month before.
3 Reasons you shouldn’t delay ELD compliance
Can I get the 411?
The story behind the Dock411 app, which combines crowdsourced reviews and information about shipper and receiver locations with research-based info — all verified by a team of bona fide truckers.
Trucking HR Canada gives out awards at annual Gala Dinner
TORONTO, Ont. — The nation’s best fleets to work for were celebrated on October 12 at the second annual Top Fleet Employers Awards Gala Dinner. The event was put on by Trucking HR Canada, the industry’s go-to organization for all…
Bridgestone Names New GCR President
As president, Harmon will drive the strategic growth of GCR commercial tire and service store locations in North America.
Trump Shouts Sweet Nothings in Trucking’s Ear
Trump deploys trucks to talk up taxes– but shouldn’t trucking take him to task on funding infrastructure?
ATA Supports President’s Health Insurance Executive Order
The American Trucking Associations has praised President Trump for signing an executive order that will allow individuals to purchase health insurance through association health plans.