Truckload Linehaul, Intermodal Rates Growing Stronger
Newly released figures show the market for truckload freight shipments is improving and the intermodal sector has completed nearly a year of increasing rates while the outlook for both has improved.
Q. How does a fleet manager prepare for a storm?
A. Every fleet and organization is different…
Craig Krumpton’s retirement project 1971 Kenworth W900 and classic 1980s Double Eagle sleeper
Another beauty I came across at the Southern Classic Truck Show, owned by retired Craig Krumpton of West Columbia, S.C. Krumpton picked this 1971 Kenworth W900 in 2008. Its original owner-operator team hauled in it through the mid-1990s, and it still b…
Spot Truckload Rates Hit 2-Year Highs, Hurricane Effects Continue
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have come and gone but their effects on supply chains continue, according to the freight matching service provider DAT Solutions, with spot freight rates remaining at two-year highs.
Shell Rotella’s Starship concept rig could see cross-country efficiency run in early 2018
The rig, which is being built by AirFlow Truck Company, aims to combine already-existing technologies to create the most efficient truck in the world, as measured by freight-ton efficiency, says Shell and Bob Sliwa, head of AirFlow and the project’s chief designer.
Shell Rotella’s Starship Truck to debut early 2018
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – If Captain James T. Kirk and his sidekick Spock were to get behind the wheel of a big rig, surely Shell Rotella’s Starship Truck would be an obvious choice. Providing a sneak peek into the details…
WSIB raises 2018 premium rates for trucking
TORONTO, Ont. — The WSIB announced the 2018 premium rates today at its annual general meeting and general trucking (RG570) and courier services (RG577) will see increases. General trucking rates will go up 3.7% (from $6.72 to $6.97) and couriers…
HighJump and KeepTruckin Integrate Fleet Management Platforms
The integration is an effort from HighJump and KeepTruckin to enable truckload carriers to comply with the latest FMCSA ELD rule while streamlining operations.
Roehl offering $10,000 sign-on bonus to experienced drivers
The bonuses will be paid out in $500 increments beginning with the completion of the first load hauled. Subsequent $500 payments will be made every 10,000 miles.
Video: Brandon Avant and his Pete 389 ‘Mistress’
Brandon Avant spent so much time with this 2010 Peterbilt 389 during the two years it took to turn the rig into a championship-contending show truck, his wife Melissa had to give the truck its nickname, “The Mistress.”