Tread Rubber and Repair Group Puts Recommended Practices Online
The Tread Rubber and Tire Repair Materials Manufacturers Group has completed additional recommended practices for retreading and repairing tires and is making them available online. The new recommended practices are available through the Tire Retread &…
Commentary: Driver is King at All-American MATS
At this year’s MATS, Made in America was still a big selling point for many trucking suppliers, writes editor in chief Deborah Lockridge.
2017 Truck Fleet Innovators
Please allow us to introduce you to four forward-thinkers who are helping lead the trucking industry to overcome challenges and grasp opportunities smartly and swiftly.
Carriers and Drivers Express Concern with Medical Examiner Registry
The American Transportation Research Institute has found that the Medical Examiner Registry is not fixing the problems that fleets and drivers have had with the DOT examination process and may be making them worse.
Penske Launches Device-Neutral Connected Fleet Platform
Penske Truck Leasing has announced the rollout of its new connected fleet data platform, which allows it to connect its systems with virtually any truck and engine configuration or telematics service provider.
Checking items off the bucket list one mile at a time
The temptation to move on is there, but the benefit of sitting tight are hard to ignore
Banning dangerous goods shipments in bad weather impractical
So, the Mayor of Prescott, Ont. wants dangerous good shipments banned in bad weather. Mayor Brett Todd, whose town is situated in Eastern Ontario alongside Hwy. 401, Canada’s busiest highway, called for the ban at a City Council meeting after…
Power lift
Huge components are moved for the Lower Churchill Project power system
Earnings Watch: J.B. Hunt First Quarter Profit Inches Higher
The first quarter earnings reporting season for trucking kicked off on Monday morning when multi-modal freight transportation provider J.B. Hunt Transportation Services Inc. released numbers showing slight improvements from the same time a year ago. Ne…
Equalizing Beam Designed for Painless Installation
Hendrickson has added an Equalizing Beam to its Genuine Parts portfolio, complete with Rotating Bar Pin Bushing for a quick and easy installation.