Truck West September 2017
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Mack Pinnacle, Granite models get an update
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Mack Granite and Pinnacle models will benefit from design enhancements making their debut in the all-new Mack Anthem highway tractor. The company says the interior updates will help fleets attract and retain drivers. Updates include, all-new…
Vid: N.C.-based Erick Engbarth’s 2009 KW — bonus in a Case tractor in the family a half-century
Independent Erick Engbarth showed his 2009 Kenworth W900 and 2015 Utility dry van alongside his son’s 1953 Case DC farm tractor, fully rehabilitated, at the recent Southern Classic show in N.C. Erick hauls motorcycles and other freigth coast to coast.
Mack introduces Anthem highway model
New model strikes balance between traditional Mack styling, aerodynamics
AMTA partnership aims to help bring missing children home
CALGARY, Alta. – The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has partnered with the Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) to help increase the scope of the organization. “When it comes to important causes, the AMTA is always ready to use…
Mitsubishi Fuso Starts Production of All-Electric eCanter Truck
Three of the new, all-electric trucks will be deployed in North America by UPS for testing and evaluation.
Spot update shows high demand across the country — vans, flats in detail, disaster-relief opportunities, more
Freight lanes re-orient North-South as demand picture shifts for dry vans. Some platform opportunity exists, notes FEMA contractor Foxhole Logistics, and in general terms the typical late-September-beginning fall freight season may be getting an early …
The Amazon Effect on Freight Transportation Discussed at FTR Conference
Talk about how the company Amazon is changing the future of freight transportation kicked off the final day of the FTR Transportation Conference in Indianapolis on Wednesday with a panel that included two truck fleet representatives.
Take your pick — Great bargains for owner-operators as oversupplied used truck market awash with more 3-to-5-year old tractors
That market should present owner-operators further opportunity to score cheap deals on nice equipment, particularly on aerodynamic fleet-spec sleepers.
Another construction group seeks ELD exemption for short-haul drivers
The Power and Communication Contractors Association is seeking an exemption from the ELD mandate for its drivers who typically operate under a short-haul log-keeping exemption.