Swint Named Head of Travis Body and Trailer
Stuart Swint was named general manager and president of Travis Body and Trailer, whose current head is retiring.
Love’s Adds Oil Changes to Tire Care Facilities
Love’s Truck Tire Care has made diesel engine motor oil changes available at more than 130 locations.
7 truckers to showcase fuel-saving tech in cross-country roadshow
Seven truck drivers, including one independent owner-operator, will pilot tractor-trailers equipped with modern fuel-saving tech in a cross-country roadshow in September.
Alaskan trucker avoids injury as truck swept away by rushing river
Trucker Joel Barber, 40, of Palmer, Alaska, reportedly swerved off of the Glenn Highway to avoid a crash and bailed out of the 2012 Kenworth before it went into the river on Friday, Aug. 11. The truck was later pulled out of the river.
Love’s adding oil change services to Truck Tire Care locations, expanding diesel tech training
The company now offers diesel oil changes at more than 130 of its 270-plus Love’s Truck Tire Care locations and is continuing to add the service to other locations.
Drivewyze adds North Dakota to weigh station bypass service
Truck drivers now have bypass opportunities at 13 approaches to seven fixed weigh stations, as well as eight mobile sites, for a total of 21 locations in the state.
Feds call for crackdown on sanctuary cities in response to latest truck-involved human smuggling discovery
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Thomas Homan released a statement this week partially blaming sanctuary cities and policies for recent human smuggling operations after law enforcement, acting on a tip, rescued 17 migrants in Edinburg, Texas.
An ELD rate boost? Maybe, but look out for the safety banana peel
“The real tragedy is the runaway economic and safety burden will fall on an unsuspecting public at a time when economic stress has been at an all-time high since the Great Depression.” –reader and truck owner Gary Carlisle
How Trucking is Preparing for the Solar Eclipse
The solar eclipse is coming on Aug. 21, bringing total or partial darkness to much of the continental U.S. – and with it, a potential traffic nightmare for drivers across the country.
Answering ELD questions: Texas-enforcement panel at GATS
What questions would you put to Sergeant Dana Moore and Lieutenant Monty Kea in Dallas next week? And: An update on anti-ELD mandate grassroots efforts from the ELD or Me group and others.