Retreading to Maximize Casing Value
Retreading extends the life of the most expensive part of the tire, which lowers cost per mile significantly. This is part five in a five-part series for National Tire Safety Week.
BCTA’s Annual General Meeting and Management Conference
Webinar Explores Benefits of Outsourcing Fleet Maintenance
Listen in as fleet managers discuss their experience with outsourcing and how it has affected their cost control, quality of service, and vehicle uptime.
UPS Inks Joint Venture with a Top Chinese Courier
UPS has announced that it will join with one of the leading courier delivery services in China to develop and provide international delivery services initially from China to the U.S., but with expansion plans for other destinations.
Safety Companies Offer Advice Ahead of Roadcheck 2017
With the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck around the corner, several trucking safety brands are offering free training and advice to help fleets prepare for inspections.
Omnitracs to acquire Canadian company Shaw Tracking
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Transportation and logistics company Omnitracs today announced its intentions to sign an agreement to acquire the assets of Canadian fleet management solutions provider Shaw Tracking. “We’re very pleased to bring the operations of Shaw Tracking into the…
Omnitracs to acquire Canadian company Shaw Tracking
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Transportation and logistics company Omnitracs today announced its intentions to sign an agreement to acquire the assets of Canadian fleet management solutions provider Shaw Tracking. “We’re very pleased to bring the operations of Shaw Tracking into the…
WIT names Armour driver as its Member of the Month
PLOVER, Wisc. – Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has named Canadian, Susie De Ridder (Lyons) its June Member of the Month. Susie, a Fredericton, New Brunswick-based company driver with Armour Transportation Systems, knew from an early age what she wanted to…
Tension rises among US carriers, shippers over electronic logs
The deadline for compliance with the electronic logging mandate is now less than eight months away, and trucking operators, logistics companies and shippers are getting nervous. Many independent truckers and small motor carriers appear to be waiti…
IdleAir Not Letting Lower Diesel Prices Stop Idle Reduction Growth
As temperatures heat up around the country, IdleAir is working to expand the number of fleets using its idle reduction technology to keep trucks cool and provide power for cab comforts. IdleAir CEO Ethan Garber tells HDT’s Deborah Lockridge how the company is adapting to lower diesel prices.