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No screws, clips or lock rings needed with Stemco’s Zip-Torq axle fastener
LONGVIEW, Tex. – Stemco has released its new Zip-Torq single-piece axle fastener, which aims to simplify the wheel end bearing adjustment with its unitized design. The Zip-Torq eliminates special tooling and loose components like clips, keepers, snap rings and screws,…
Amazon developing Uber-like trucking app
A source close to the developments told Business Insider that the app, scheduled to launch next summer, “is designed to make it easier for truck drivers to find shippers that need goods moved, much in the way Uber connects drivers with riders.” The app…
Ontario carriers lacking optimism
TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario motor carrier executives are less optimistic about their business prospects over the next quarter than they were three months ago. The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) Q4 business conditions survey found only 49% of respondents felt good…
A tired trucker turns accidental trespasser
One driver who was straddling the fence between consciousness and sleep found himself turned upside down in Kandal on Friday morning. The tired truck driver lost control of his vehicle, veering onto a villager’s property and into their fence early that morning.
Texas trucker pulls over and finds family of undocumented…
A Texas truck driver discovered three undocumented immigrants who were hiding on the roof of his truck while he was on his way to Michigan. Bob Hollin, who hauls vegetables from Edinberg, Texas, to Grand Rapids, Michigan, found the father and his two d…
Moving Violations Top List of Citations in Safe Driver Week
State and local moving violations were the most common citations given to commercial vehicle drivers during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Operation Safe Driver Week. The recently released results from the week-long enforcement event, which took place from Oct. 16-22, show that more than half of all the citations and warnings given were moving violations.
Report: Overall Freight Shipping Levels, Rates Better than They First Look
While a measure of total U.S. freight shipments in October broke a string of being in negative territory for 20 months, November fell back while separate reports for the month show an improvement in intermodal rates for the second consecutive month whi…
Bendix Wingman Advanced Available to Order on Kenworth T270, T370
The Bendix Wingman Advanced system is now available for order as an option for the Kenworth T370 medium duty truck in certain vocational applications such as aggregate hauling. Photo: Kenworth The Bendix Wingman Advanced system is now available for ord…
Maverick USA Acquires Michigan-Based Marine Transport
Maverick USA has announced the acquisition of the Au Gres, Mich.-based Marine Transport, expanding the company’s dedicated service offerings and service footprint in the boat and marine business. Marine Transport was founded in 1983 and is a dedicated boat hauling company.