Spot market pricing hints of improving conditions for truckers: FTR
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trucking conditions in the U.S. improved in April, returning to a mid-positive range, according to the latest Trucking Conditions Index from FTR. The index read 7.03, up more than four points from March. FTR is projecting trucking…
Top fleet graphics win PMTC awards
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – In what has become known as the most colorful awards ceremony in the industry, the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) once again recognized some of the splashiest fleet graphics found on the road. It’s…
Penske Truck Leasing opens Windsor location
WINDSOR, Ont. – Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new location in Windsor, offering full-service truck leasing and commercial truck rental, as well as contract truck fleet maintenance services. The new facility is located at 4505 Fourth St. It features…
More U.S. fleets looking to add equipment: ACT Research
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Fleets in the U.S. are indicating strong intentions to purchase new equipment, according to the latest ACT For-Hire Trucking Index. It showed that May’s purchase intentions remain elevated, recording the strongest three-month sequential reading since the third…
Saturday round-up: Spring cleaning, chaining the trailer to the coil, best wisecracks of the year
Terminator once declared he could not self-destruct — how about self-driving vehicles?; an e-log solution for the ages; and a check-in with flatbed owner-operator Joe Bielucki’s real-man coils and overdue spring cleaning. . .
Manitoba Truck Driving Championships
Volvo’s VNR Regional Tractor in Winston-Salem, N.C
Volvo Trucks hosted and editor Ride & Drive event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in early June. Senior Editor Jack Roberts and Equipment Editor Jim Park were there. Here are a few of the photos we took at the event. Watch for the full stories in the July issue of HDT and here on truckinginfo.com.
All photos by Equipment Editor, Jim Park
‘Bomb Carts’ Haul Containers at Busy Port of Charleston
A Pro-Shuttle has a well-type floor with short, slanted sides that guide a container in as the gantry crane lowers it. For the short trips within the port, containers are not tied down. Tom Berg has more in his Trailer Talk blog.
FMCSA Committee Tasked with Picking Rules to Cut
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has begun to take specific action to comply with President Trump’s Executive Order 13771 that agencies relieve businesses of burdensome regulations.
Auxiliary Lighting Makes Nighttime Fuel Deliveries Safer
MAC Liquid Tank Trailers has developed an auxiliary lighting system for gasoline trailers intended to improve safety during nighttime filling station deliveries.