Rosenau places large investment into CentrePort Canada
WINNIPEG, Man. – Just a year after opening its first location at CentrePort Canada in Winnipeg, Man., Rosenau Transport has invested in a significant expansion plan, moving to a much larger facility. “As one of Western Canada’s largest regional carriers…
FleetUp Offers Ruggedized Tablet for Fleets
The FleetUp Orange is a ruggedized tablet designed for fleet drivers required to display records of duty status upon request instead of printing out hard copies.
Ontario Labour Ministry’s upcoming blitz to focus on flatbed safety
TORONTO, Ont. — This year the Ontario Labour Ministry’s fall blitz will focus on supply chain flatbed safety, thanks to the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and Ontario Trucking Association (OTA). The CTA and OTA has urged the government to specifically…
Watch: Tony Justice’s ‘Stars, Stripes and White Lines’ video released
Produced and shot by Big Rig Videos videographer Chris Fiffie, the video in part utilizes footage captured during a convoy of military veteran truck drivers that followed the 2016 Guilty by Association Truck Show in Joplin, Mo., at 4 State Trucks.
Economic Watch: New Figures Showing Storm Damage
Retail sales in the U.S. reversed course in August along with industrial production, both taking a hit due to due to recent storms, as price inflation reared its head, while consumers appeared to be ever resilient.
Giving a little trucker love back to Texas
Chronicling a haul of donated hay to Southeastern Texas in the wake of Hurrican Harvey, under the power of driver Jerry Novak’s Ohio-based rig: “This isn’t just the way Americans are supposed to act, it’s the way human beings are supposed to act, and i…
Luxury old and new: Test driving Volvo’s new VNL
Volvo has made inroads with owner-operators with the roomy comforts and drivability of its VNL 780, but the truck maker is hoping a new super-luxury model will open even more doors.
Ron and Liz Arguin’s 2014 Kenworth T800
The truck features a 230-inch ARI sleeper, which includes a five-foot garage with a Rampage power lift for Ron’s 2014 Indian Chieftain motorcycle. The rig sports a 550-horsepower Cummins with 2,050 ft-lb of torque and a 13-speed with 40,000-pound, 3:55…
Fast-changing economy could upend trucking, analyst says
The U.S. economy is in the midst of major shifts in the way consumers buy and receive goods, and some of the largest segments of the economy — such as prominent freight-producing sectors like the food and automobile industries — will be upended in the coming decades, said forecasters at the FTR Conference.
Spot Truckload Rates Jump in Wake of Hurricanes
The number of loads on the spot truckload freight market fell 3% during the week ending Sept. 9, which included the Labor Day holiday and supply chain disruptions caused by two hurricanes, according to freight matching provider DAT Solutions and its load boards.