Harvey adds a tailwind to US truck price hikes
Houston-area roadways remain mostly impassable.
As Hurricane Harvey recedes, truck rates will only rise, not just in Texas but nationwide, thanks to the Gulf Coast storm. The question is, by how much?
Perhaps in the high single digits, an industry pricing expert said. “It will be somewhere in the 8 to 10…
Geotab Integrates Service with McLeod Software’s LoadMaster
LoadMaster integration grants users access to continuous, automated retrieval of each driver’s Hours of Service data along with the availability of the driver and their on-duty hours.
Minimizer Brackets Help Fleets Hang Fast Flaps
The Fast Flap Mounting Bracket is designed to accommodate Fast Flaps on all major truck and trailer applications.
OOIDA petitions FMCSA to withhold federal funding from 20 states for enforcement, including ELDs
The petition singles out 26 states that haven’t as yet adopted the ELD mandate, while 20 of those are out of compliance with fed regs adoption rules in general, OOIDA says. The MCSAP program granted more than $65 million in funding to those 20 states last year.
Optronics Adds SuperLamp to More Lighting Options
Optronics International plans to make LED SuperLamp technology available on a variety of lamp products, including headlamps, back-up lamps, marker/clearance lamps, and work lamps, as well as interior cab and trailer lighting.
Allison’s Graziosi to be promoted to CEO in 2018
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Allison Transmission Holdings announced today that David S. Graziosi will been promoted to CEO effective June 1, 2018. Graziosi is currently president and CFO of Allison Transmission, and he will be replacing current CEO Lawrence E. Dewey. “Larry…
ITI Offers Online Urban Driving Courses
Instructional Technologies has announced a series of online Urban Driving courses, designed to teach urban driving techniques for a variety of vehicle configurations, including light-, medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles.
Temisko manufactures colossal 89-ft. trailer
NOTRE-DAME-DU-NORD, Que. — Temisko has manufactured its largest lowbed heavy hauled trailer in its history. On August 28, the 89-foot heavy hauler trailer was loaded onto a boat to Baffin Island to the Baffinland Iron Mines. The trailer has 130…
Don Cuddeback shows how to avoid a head-on collision
Watch: Headed toward the last stop before his ultimate destination, Fraley & Schilling driver Cuddeback was on an “access road to the plant,” a pretty narrow road, and “coming around a curve here come some lights lined up square with my truck.” …
Three truckers named finalists to win Kenworth in rookie driver contest
Wayne Roy, a Marine Corps veteran driving for U.S. Xpress; Daniel Shonebarger, a Navy veteran driving for Melton Truck Lines; and Gregg Softy, an Army veteran driving for Stevens Transport, were named finalists in the program. The winner will receive a…