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Grand Opening Rush Truck Centers’ Denver Location

The official Grand Opening of Rush Truck Centers’ new Denver location took place June 26. The new facility is located at 6955 E. 50th street in Commerce City CO. Directly across the street is Rush’s new Ford light and medium-duty truck shop. Both sites are new from the ground up and replace existing stores in the Denver area. 

Commentary: Will Electric Trucks Charge Ahead?

They are already here in small numbers, and several P&D fleets…are aggressively evaluating their performance today. So what does the future hold for electric trucks?
Senior Editor Jack Roberts writes in his June column.

HMDA to Hold Annual Breakfast Briefing at NACV Show

Persio Lisboa, executive vice president and COO of Navistar, will be the keynote speaker of the 26th annual Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association Breakfast & Briefing, to be held during the new North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta.

E-commerce ‘cold war’ seen disrupting logistics

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Disruption is headed for transportation, but not from, as many expect, high-technology startup companies. Amazon increasingly is disrupting logistics from first to last mile, and transportation, logistics and technology executives at the SMC3 2017 Connections Conference here this week are racing to identify the resulting…

Choptank Transport Helps Mentor Future Leaders

When it comes to improving the image of the trucking industry and getting young people interested in pursuing careers, it’s hard to beat the personal approach of being involved with your community’s youth. Read about one 3PL’s efforts in Deborah Lockridge’s All That’s Trucking blog.

LA-area truckers end strike by picketing at City Hall

Truckers working in drayage operations in Southern California ports held a week-long strike last week to protest what they say is employee misclassification and the costs of compliance with area ports’ emissions reduction plans. They marched to LA City…