UPS makes successful drone delivery
LITHIA, Fla. – UPS and truck-launched drone maker Workhorse Group this week delivered a residential package by drone, which was launched from atop a package truck. The package was successfully delivered to a home Feb. 20. The drone then returned…
BettsHD reveals new Trailer Mud Flap Retention System
FRESNO, Calif. – BettsHD has unveiled a new Trailer Mud Flap Retention System that it claims virtually eliminates the age old problem of mud flap loss on trailers with sliders. The BettsHD system is specifically designed for the retrofit or “as needed”…
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US freight economy showing “signs of life”: ATA
ARLINGTON, Va. – US for-hire truck tonnage increased 2.9% in January, on the heels of a 4.3% contraction in December. The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) says its tonnage index was up 2.6% compared to January 2016. For all of 2016,…
Brain-injured trucker publishes children’s book
Roger Hodge had planned to drive a truck until he was 70 years old, but a mishap with a tarp put an end to that dream. He had been driving for 25 years, when, in Conshohocken, PA, in 2002, he was helping to take a tarp off a trailer at a tree nursery.
One week left to take the youth in trucking survey: Trucking HR Canada
OTTAWA, Ont. — Trucking HR Canada is calling on all employers and employees in the Canadian trucking industry to have their say and complete its youth in trucking survey. The survey is part of Trucking HR Canada’s plan to develop a national…
Reckless driving on gorge nothing new, claims truck lobbyist
In response to images that emerged on Monday of a campervan crossing well over the double yellow lines on the windy Manawatu Gorge, Road Transport Forum chief executive Ken Shirley said such behaviour was seen frequently by its members. The pictures we…
Ray West accepts promotion at TMW Systems
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ray West has been named senior vice-president and general manager of TMW Systems’ complete portfolio of transportation management solutions. West has been in the transportation industry for 28 years. “This is a period of significant innovation at TMW, and Ray’s…
Team Penske restores The Blue Hilton
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – After a long restoration process, Team Penske has unveiled a customized 1972 International Fleetstar truck known in the racing circles as “The Blue Hilton.” According to Penske, the truck was one of the first known enclosed transporters used for…
CarriersEdge offers customized driver surveys on online platform
MARKHAM, Ont. — CarriersEdge announced today that customers can now conduct their own customized driver surveys on the CarriersEdge platform in order to gain valuable insight into company performance and driver satisfaction. “Every year when we produce the Best Fleets to…