Blair Weatherby’s 1998 Kenworth C500
This 1998 Kenworth C500 is used in Canada’s Northwest Territories on and off the ice roads, hauling heavy equipment, skid shacks, mobile homes, houses, buildings and more.
Road trippin’: Trump’s hollow infrastructure pledge
This industry and the public at large deserve a rational plan, not smoke and mirrors, for maintaining and improving our infrastructure.
September calendar: Driver Appreciation Week ahead
The nation is gearing up to celebrate the truckers who keep America moving this month with National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 10-16. During the week, trucking companies, truck stops and other industry leaders will offer driver celebrations and discounts to show appreciation for truckers. If you’d like to celebrate on your own by attending […]
Calif. City Switches to Renewable Natural Gas
The City of Long Beach, Calif., recently began dispensing renewable natural gas (RNG) at its new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station. The station is used for the city’s growing fleet of refuse trucks and street sweepers.
Ford Recalls F-Series Crew Cab Trucks for Seat Belts
The recall covers more than 117,000 2015-2017 Ford F-150 Crew Cab and 2017 F-250 and F-350 Super Duty Crew Cab trucks in the U.S.
Trucking Ready for Harvey Recovery, Spot Market Data Suggests
Noel Perry, chief economist of Truckstop.com, explores what spot freight data can tell us about Hurricane Harvey’s impact to the trucking industry, examining how the market is predicting conditions on the ground.
How GHG Phase 2 Will Affect Fleet Costs
The EPA’s GHG rules have fleets sifting through 1,700 pages of the latest plans, making it difficult for fleets to understand where they stand, and where they need to be.
Trucking rap sheet: Trucker sentenced in homicide case, drivers involved in drug trafficking
A Georgia truck driver was sentenced for homicide of Georgia Port Authority officer, a trucker got 30 years for drug trafficking, another driver was arrested for having more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana in his truck and more.
Harvey effect: Texas rates climbing, diesel could jump 15-25 cents, high-dollar FEMA loads available
According to a seven-day rolling average maintained by load board DAT Solutions, van rates between Dallas zip codes and Seguin, Texas, zip codes (about a 250-mile run) have shot up 49 percent in recent days to a $3.46 per-mile average, with some loads …
FleetPride Acquires Colorado-based Trucking Supplier
The Colton Truck Supply acquisition builds upon FleetPride’s nationwide network, with sales surpassing $1 billion in 2016.